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Hello all. I tried to keep the temp down for my imperial iPa clone but it was at about 70-74 through out its fermentation span (3 weeks, 4 days). I read that that was a little high. Will it just produce slightly off on the flavor? The yeast suggested 68 degrees. Tried to find the name of the...

Yes, exactly. There wasn't much citrus and floral like I've seen in so many reviews. I figured it was a bad batch but it seems consistently earthly. Maybe woody but very grassy earth (if that makes sense). Maybe it just comes down to not my cup of tea but I'd like to know why. maybe it was the...

I purchased a six pack of Sierra Nevada's torpedo some months ago and I have to say I did not like it. Well I decided to give it another whirl since I am a fan of their regular iPa as well as Hoptimum. But again it didn't appeal to me but this time I can say that it was because of the...

Ah let me just clarify that I put a lid. I suppose it's just carbonating in the bottling bucket. The bottles were very clean but there was an hour of them sitting upright (no cover)

Hello all I am here for another update. I decided to let the beer sit for a full 4 weeks and today I bottled most of it. I got about 24 bottles but I had to stop and basically I won't have time the rest of the day to bottle it. It smells delicious I have to say. On to the questions I have...

Yeah my biggest thing is bacteria. From the way everything I read on the internet sounds, sanitary conditions are very very important. I have been paranoid and I star san'd the hell out of everything twice over that came into contact with the beer. But I was still unsure about how easily it...

It's an "Irish stout." UK east Kent Golding hops and weyermann barley. Ah ok and you have explained to me the purpose of the secondary which I wasn't too sure on. Thanks. I've read elsewhere that a stout should take much longer and I don't mind. Although looking back maybe I should have...

Update: I took a gravity reading today and came out with 1.020. On the kit it calls for 1.012 to 1.016 so I'm pretty happy. I am going to wait a couple of days** and take another reading before bottling. I have a question though about a lack of krausen. When I opened it there were a few bubbles...

I might have to sanitize a ladle and go from there. Sounds good I will do that tomorrow then. Thanks

Sanitize the airlock? I just checked it and the airlock isn't moving at all. I stared at the thing for about 3 to 4 minutes. I've read it's not a good indicator of anything so I'm just leaving it alone. Could it have to do anything with aeration? I did aerate but I don't know if enough.

Great. It's my first batch so I rather ask than not know.

Hello all I am on my 2nd full day of fermentation and noticed that the airlock is not bubbling frequently. Perhaps one every 10-15 seconds. I Haven't opened the fermenter but I've pressed down as much as possible on the lid where it snaps in and I don't believe there is any leaking coming out of...

I star san'd everything really well so it should be ok. Thanks all for your reassurance!

Yeah I transferred to the fermenter and then threw the DME and yeast in ( at a temperature of 70~F). You're right about it not dissolving I would say half of it clumped up. I am more so worried about infection.

Hello I did my first brew today and I didn't notice that it was both a LME and a DME and I actually threw the DME at the end with the yeast... Yeah oops. Talk about a silly mistake. What will this do to the beer?