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Brewed a Pilsner and now I'm pretty sure it is infected. Hydrometer samples tasted fine. Now after conditioning and carbonating it has that buttery taste that can be the result of Pediococcus and has a bit of a sour finish to it. Has anyone ever transferred back to the fermenter and made a sour...

I brewed a Lager 3 weeks ago. OG was a little high at 1.061. Was supposed to be 1.054. Just took a reading and it was 1.029. Supposed to be 1.013. Should I rouse the yeast, pitch another pack of Bavarian Lager (pitched 2 packs originally) or will moving to Diacetyl rest finish it off? Thanks

Was given some homegrown Willamette hops. Thinking of brewing a Honey Nut Brown Ale. Thoughts? Honey Nut Brown Style: American Brown Ale OG: 1.056 Type: All Grain FG: 1.014 Rating: 0.0 ABV: 5.50 % Calories: 183 IBU's: 30.95 Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.83 Gal Color: 25.1 SRM...

I have a bunch of Vienna and have been thinking about making an IPA with it. I know in Nugget Nectar they use 80% Vienna. I know it is technically an Imperial Amber, but at 90 IBU's it could be considered a Vienna IPA. Below is what have come up with. Let me know what you think. Thanks...

OK. I'm trying to make a recipe with grains that I have on hand. It looks like I have the ingredients to make a Dortmunder. I love Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold. I know there website says 2row and Carmel 60, but I'm gonna use what I have left over. Let me know what you think. DW Dortmunder...

I'm in the process of creating a Coffee Vanilla Porter. I've brewed this once before and all went well except a little low on the OG. This time I was a bit closer on OG 1.09 instead of 1.094. Target mash temp was 154 degrees. Started a little high at 158-159. By the end of mash it was at 154...

I am getting ready to brew a Vienna Lager. My recipe exceeds the BJCP characteristics, but, why not. Looking for thoughts and tips. OG 1.064 Fav 1.016 ABV 6.29% IBU's 31.93 SRM 13.5 6 lb Vienna 4 lb Pilsner 2 lb Munich 1 lb CaraMunich Single Infusion @ 152 for 60 Min 90 min boil 2 oz...

Has anyone tried to brew this beer? Would love some suggestions. Website says 38 IBU's, 7% ABV and 43 SRM. Has nothing regarding hops or grains used. Thanks