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Good evening! I'm taking a recipe I created and reducing the estimated OG from 1.077 to 1.059 and reducing the IBUs from 77 to 65. My hop schedule is as follows: 1.2 oz Centennial [10.0%] - 60 min 0.25 oz Chinook [13.0%] - 60 min 0.6 oz Centennial [10.0%] - 30 min 0.5 oz Cascade [5.5%] -...

I brewed an IPA that has a very strong alcohol taste. I've heard that aging an IPA can result in lost hop aroma and flavor. What can I do to balance out this high alcohol flavor? I currently have 2oz of Centennial hops in the keg...should I do more? Is there something I could have done prior to...

Today I brewed a 5.5 gallon Dunkelweizen and expected to get a starting gravity of 1.058 but ended up getting 1.063. I used the following grain bill: 7lbs German Wheat (potential: 39) 4lbs 2-Row (potential: 36) 1.5lbs Caramel Wheat (potential: 35) 1lb Caramel 40 (potential: 34) Pre-Boil...

Good afternoon! My brother and I are wondering what is the cheapest method of carbonating a five gallon keg of beer. Natural carbing with corn sugar / DME, or force carbing? This is assuming that the CO2 tank and all required accessories are already purchased. Thanks!

Hey brewers, I've been mashing 11.5lb of pale malt and 1.5 Crystal 40 malt for 35 minutes now at 154 degrees. My iodine test suggests that the mash is complete. Should I transfer to the BK or wait until I've mashed for 60 minutes?

For sale is a like-new condition Dayton Blower Fan. Model number is 4C668C. Two of these were installed in my home to exhaust the fumes from making glass beads. The one for sale was only used to test that it worked but it was never used during production. The one that was used is going to be...

I have my RIMS set up and wish to integrate more electricity to my brew stand when I get a sub-panel installed in my garage. However, I still need to fill in my element connections with some potting compound but I don't know where to buy the stuff. I looked online and it's pretty expensive from...

Last night I racked my IPA and washed the yeast (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/) ending up with four pint jars full. I thought I read somewhere that people stored yeast in the freezer so without thinking...I did the same. I checked on them this morning and...

I built up a starter to 2000ml over the week with the intention of brewing today (Sunday). However, due to some unforeseen issues I could not brew today and won't have the opportunity to do so until next Saturday or Sunday. What is the best way to handle my starter? Some thoughts I have are...

I have an IPA that's been in the primary for two weeks. I've been fermenting in the primary for three weeks and then cold crashing for one week prior to kegging and serving. However, after two weeks my fermentation is complete. Is it time to do the cold crash now or should I wait another week...

Unfortunately it's redeemable only in the store. You can purchase up to two per person though! I got two for myself and might have SWMBO get two more for me :ban: http://steals.startribune.com/r/4d00ff8c79f41d7810403ca3

I brewed what was supposed to be an Imperial IPA today. Using Beer Smith with the brewhouse efficiency set at 75% my recipe calculated to have a 1.082 SG. However, I ended up with 1.062 instead. Here are my grains: 5.5 gallon batch 14 lbs Rahr 2-Row Pale 2 lbs Crystal 20L 3.2 oz...

I used to fill my fermentation bucket and add enough Star San to create a solution and soak everything in there. Lately I've been creating a 25oz solution in a spray bottle and simply spray everything down. When it dries I spray it again. I've never had any issues with contamination but am I...

I'm going to calibrate the temp on my PID this weekend for my new RIMS setup. I have some ideas on how to calibrate it but I'm not sure which will give me the best results. I'm thinking about the following: Glass of ice water Pot of boiling water Ice water in my MLT with the water running...

I'm just about finished with a brew stand I am making using recycled bed frame metal. I mounted my burners and they look great however, the banjo burner looks a little close to the bottom of the kettle. How much distance should I leave between that burner and the kettle? Thanks!

I have a SS false bottom in my boil keggle with 1/8 in holes and a dip tube going through. I brewed my first all-grain batch on Sunday and when I transferred the wort through the CFC to the primary, all of the hops went with it. What do I need to do to filter out the hops from the BK? Do I need...

I found some 55 gallon drums for a great price today but they have a label that says Dimethyl Carbonate. I'm no scientist so the explanation on wikipedia didn't do me much good (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_carbonate). Does anyone know if these can be used for homebrewing or is Dimethyl...

Hello, I have the plastic QDs and I would like to remove the cross section from inside so it doesn't clog. I read that I should drill it out but when I tried this my bit got caught and split the disconnect. Any tips?

I think I screwed up a little. I brewed a brown ale over the weekend with a 60 minute boil and hops added at 60, 45, 30, and 15 minutes. When the boil was done I left the pot on the cool side of the stove and took my family out for dinner. I'm now thinking that my aroma hops might now be...