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Turned out great. I'm cold crashing 3 gallons of my recipe now to filter it. After that I'll do force carbonating.

Ladies and Gentleman, the culprit for all the separation is the yeast! All the yeast needs to be filtered out of the beer before the extract is put in. Using a sanitized 30 micron filter will do the trick. Then you can add the extract and sugar to back-sweeten.

Lol the last 4-5 pages is our discussion trying to figure that out.

Well, wait and see once it's done if it separates. That'll make me so sad if it does.

I'm anxious to hear if there was any separation in this batch

It's possible it stalled. If it did you can lightly stir the batch, but be sure to not stir too much. If you add oxygen it messes it up. You'd just want to lightly "fluff" up the bottom. If you do it and still nothing happens, I'd still wait until the time frame it recommends

Well, it was the brew expert who's actually made hard root beer using Dme that said that. I'd follow the instructions. Better to be safe than sorry. You never know if boiling for that period of time changes the DME somehow

Unfortunately I have not had an opportunity. My wife and I are in the middle of boxing up my house because we are building a massive addition and expanding our kitchen. So I have not had time to get to the brew shop

WOAH!!! DMA HAS PHOSPHORIC ACID!!! The reason why milk separates in coke is because of a reaction of the Phosphoric Acid contained in the coca cola to the milk. Phosphoric Acid molecules attach to the milk giving them more density and separate out while the remaining liquid that makes up the...

Those who have been getting separation, have you been using lactose? I know I have and have gotten separation every time. I just finished talking to a brew expert where they make hard root beer and they said they throw their lactose in just before the end of the boil (5 min till end of boil)...

Too much sugar + used twist top bottles :(

Would you have any recommendations for single gallon brewing?

Yeah, I thought about getting a kegerator, but is not very transportable. I thought about going this route http://www.compactappliance.com/EdgeStar-Deluxe-Mini-Kegerator-TBC50S-Beer-Cooler/TBC50S.html

Trying to find a cheap solution to force carbonate. I think it's better than messing with priming bottle, especially after my 18 bottles exploded. Will this work as a cheap solution? Tap-A-Draft Starter Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064ODDOG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_ZpxMwb32DBA1X

Crap. Was really hoping the abv was the issue.

Let us know if you get separation in the priming (bottling) process.

I've run into similar situations, but you shouldn't be too worried. Usually that means it's eaten most of the yeast. However, you can help to stimulate the east i've run into similar situations, but you shouldn't be too worried. Usually that means it's eaten most of the sugar. However, if you...

Updated: sorry for dictation errors For all of those that have been getting separation issues, what is the alcohol content of your batch? I have a hunch. I wonder if we are setting the alcohol content too high. I was drinking not your fathers root beer yesterday and I noticed it did not...

😳 Did Siri screw up my dictation again? I'll go back and reread it when I get home and repost what I said. Sorry about that

WhT got you confused?