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Hi all, I'm looking for some feedback on my first attempt at creating a frozen yeast bank. I made a 2L starter of WY1007 German Ale yeast, left it on a stir plate for 48 hours, chilled it down overnight to settle out the yeast, decanted off the spent starter wort, leaving a thick slurry. Mixed...

The last 2 hefeweizens I have brewed have turned out pretty crappy. I may be talking prematurely as the most recent on is still in the fermenter, but I'm pretty sure based on hydro samples it's going to turn out the same as the last batch, which I struggled through 3/4 of the keg and then dumped...

Foundation Brewing Company are located in Portland Maine, nestled in the same sweet locale of brewing excellence as Allagash and Bissell Brothers. They have an IPA called Epiphany which is extremely sought after in the area, very unique and extremely drinkable. It sells out very soon after...

I've been brewing for about a year and a half, and I recently submitted 4 entries into the 20th annual Boston Homebrew competition, hosted by The Worts. I submitted an American IPA (37/50), a Belgian Golden Strong Ale (34/50), A Belgian Tripel (25/50) and A Saison (30/50). All of these were...

I'm making the Heady Topper extract clone kit from NB ("Off The Topper"), and it uses Hopshot. It beaded up during the boil into little tarry looking balls, and then during high krausen blew off, and there a greenish tinge and hoppy smell remaining in my blow off tubing after cleaning. I've...

I'm brewing my second Saison (the first was with 3711 - rapid and a piece of cake), and this one was definitely an emotional 4 weeks. I had a stall around 1.040 from a OG of 1.056 (a little early compared to the norm) for around a week, but after 4 weeks controlled at 90 - 92 degrees F it...