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The last 4 times I brewed my octoberfest, primary fermentation was finished by day 5 (OG = 1.054) with a fermentation temperature at 52 degrees so this does not surprise me. Just proceed with your diacetyl rest like normal, it might drop another 1 or 2 points through the rest. My Octoberfests...

I clean my beer lines with beer line cleaner, rinse them with tap water and let the lines dry out until the next beer.

Well update on my foaming problem, I seemed to have forgotten that moving kegs around can cause foaming. After just letting the kegs sit for a day after moving them for the sensor install fixed the problem. My foaming problem went away. Flow sensors are working very well and seem to be very...

Maybe one of you can help me. I installed swissflow sensors into my beer lines and placed them about 8" from the quick disconnects. Prior to the addition of these flow sensors, my kegerator was perfectly balanced and produced the right amount of head. Now I get a lot of foam whenever I pour...

Raise psi to 30 psi for 24 hours then drop to serving pressure and let it sit. Should be decently carbonated in about 3 days and well Carbonated by Sunday. Not a big fan of the shaking method as you risk some backflow into your regulator tubing.

I brew mostly Lagers and you are correct to start you diacetyl rest now. With my Lagers I usually notice fermentation slowing down around day 5 and start ramping up around that time. Primary fermentation usually averages 9 days for me.

Probably not ruined, just let if ferment out using your new blowoff tube setup. With such a vigorous fermentation, oxygen is going to have a hard time getting in and the yeast will quickly consume the little bit that does.

This method works. The majority of my homebrews are lagers. What I do for my beers with an OG of 1.042-1.058 is simple. 1. Chill wort to 48 degrees and pitch a good healthy starter. Immediately set fermenter to 52 degrees. 2. 5 days after pitching raise temperature to 55 degrees for...

That is correct, you set the pressure based on the temperature of your beer not the room. For most of my beers, I carbonate to 2.5 volumes and my kegerator is set at 38 degrees so I have my regulators set slightly under 12 psi.

I do .045 with my RIMs setup and get around 80% brewhouse efficiency according to Beersmith.

They do have a 21 day free trial. I use the software and it has vastly improved my brewing.

I use the dilution calculator in beersmith for that purpose. Using that, I can figure out how much top off water I need to add to my kettle to get to my desired OG prior to racking to my carboy and pitching yeast.

The boil evaporated off some of the water concentrating the sugars and raising your OG.

Well to give you an update. The recipe fermented pretty much like it has the last 4 times I brewed it. The OG was 1.053 and the FG ended at 1.014 which is right in line where it usually ends. I normally get 1.014 - 1.015 when I brew this Octoberfest recipe. It tastes clean and I don't taste...

Pulled a pint after a week of cold conditioning. Beer is crystal clear and has a nice rich creamy head. You can smell the malt up front and it just tastes smooth and delicious. I give this brew 5 Stars and definitely will brew again!

Kegged this beer recently. Substituted Cara-munich I for melanoiden malt since I did not have any on hand. After 5 days in the Keg, the beer is delicious. Has not fully cleared up yet. Taste resembles Heineken right now. I'm sure after a few weeks of cold conditioning it will be super clear...

The yeast was harvested and stored overnight in my kegarator at 38 degrees prior to pitching. Thanks for the responses Will keep you updated on how it turns out.

Today I was forced to pitch yeast into a lager before the wort had fully cooled to pitching temperatures due to an unforeseen event that would take me out of town for 4 days. Usually I pitch at 48 degrees and warm up to 52 for fermentation. Today I pitched at 62 degrees and set it to cool...

Probably the impeller is stuck. Read this article, it tells you what causes the problem, how to fix it and how to prevent it from happening again. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/craft-the-perfect-draft-pump-up-your-brewday.html

A delicious and refreshing beer to drink after a hard day's work.