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I brewed a saison a few weeks ago. I waited 2 weeks before I moved it to a secondary. It's been fermenting around 75 deg which I thought was fine for a saison yeast. The OG was 1.052 then it was 1.022 when I racked it to a secondary 2 weeks later and it's still at 1.022 a few days After that...

I brewed an oatmeal stout for the first time this past Monday. It's now Friday and I still haven't seen any signs of fermentation. I verified this by taking a hydrometer reading today and there was no change. I do know that when I pitched the yeast it was about 6 deg warmer than the wort. I...

I was planning on using a small freezer I have to hold fermenting carboys at a steady cool temp. The thing is if an airlock is on the top, it makes it too tall. Without the airlock the freezer top shuts fine with a couple inches of space. I've seen people use a sanitized piece of aluminum foil...

Does anyone use the program Beersmith? I was just wondering if it was worth the cost or if there were cheaper (free) substitutes (besides calculating by hand). Thanks!

Do you get the same results from dry hopping pellets as opposed to leaf hops?

I am in the process of making my first keezer and thought of a question. I'm used to using a priming sugar before I bottle to carbonate but when I start kegging I will no longer need to do that step, correct? The CO2 does the job of carbonating now right?