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Hey fellas, So I brewed an Altbier recently, that I kegged 3 weeks later... I just tasted it (4weeks since brewing), and I get some acetaldehyde (or maybe green pear?) taste from it.... Any ideas why? Any way I can try to fix this? -OG 1.053 (oops, too high) FG 1.010 -Used WLP029, with a...

Hey, So I found a Clone recipe for Stone's Russian Imperial Stout and Im currently planning to brew it on Saturday. https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3128-stone-imperial-russian-stout-clone I got all my malts and hops, but I am still confused about which DRY yeast to use... Most people...

Hey there, So there is a hardware store super close to where I live that refills paintball co2 tanks. I went there to refill my 5lbs tank for kegerator, and unfortunately they were not able to fill it (they were able to screw in their adapter, but couldn’t force co2 into my tank. Is there...

Hey there! So, next week we have a huge party and I was looking to bring a keg of my most recent brew. My plan was to chill and carbonate the keg, and bring it at the party. My question is, can I move/drive with a keg full of carbonated beer? The car ride will most likely shake the keg quite...

Hi there, So, I was brewing a DIPA and had a double fail... 1- When transferring from my boil kettle to the Fermenter, I forgot to close my BrewBucket's bottom valve and ended up losing half my batch down the garage's drain. ARG!!! 2- 55% Brewhouse efficiency ouch. (I was aiming for 64%...

Morning! So I got a few corny (ball lock) kegs that I am now refurbishing and cleaning. While dissembling 2 of the pressure relief valves, I noticed that it seems like there are missing o-rings/gaskets. The one on the bottom (see picture) has not gasket whatsoever. As for the one on top...

Regarding bottle conditioning, I’ve been wondering for a while: After a few weeks (3) of bottle conditioning, I know that the bottle needs to stay in the fridge for at least 3-4 days for it be become carbonated. I also know that some(most) beer style will get better with age. This is the...

Hi! So last week i was preparing my brew day and I took out a certain quantity of my stored Dry Yeast slurry (S-04) in mason jars to let it warm up (in a small container, with sanitized foil on top). Long story short, I ended up not brewing on that day but still let the slurry at room temp for...

Hey there. I will be brewing a Saison recipe that is available here on HBT. Recipe calls for: 8.50 lbs. Pilsner Malt(2-row) 1.50 lbs. White Wheat 0.50 lbs. CaraMunich Malt 0.50 lbs. Flaked Oats 1.00 lbs. Orange Blossom Honey (added with 5 minutes left in the boil) Problem is...

Hi there. I know, another discussion on Grain Storage. Apologies, I did not find the info I was looking for in past discussions: Apart from 2-row, I do not buy in bulk. But I do buy all my grains in advance and mill them as I go along. So every time I go to my LHBS or order from my...

Hey fellas. I need your help to identify the reason(s) my efficiency is consistently so darn low. I brewed about 15 batches in the past year and they all were below 70% efficiency, even for low grain bill recipes. I brewed a couple of higher expected OG beers recently and got about 55-60%...

Hey you! So I know official instructions for Dry Yeast rehydration is to boil water, get it down to around 70-75F, add dry yeast, mix after 10minutes and then pitch in fermenter. The thing is, I brew in my garage where it is around 45F at this time of the year (Yay Canada) and it is hard...

Hi. A month ago I transfered the slurry that was in the bottom of my Baltic Porter fermenter (Fermentis S-23) I used two sanitized (starsan) masson jar, and put in the fridg right away. Now, the content of the two masson jars looks different one from the other. One has some kind of slurry on...

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Hey you. So I will be bottling a Baltic Porter (lagered) tonight. I read that, since the beer was at low temperature (39F) for a while (2months), it was recommended to add a bit of yeast to the bottling bucket. Will it work if I simply rack a bit of the yeast cake from the same carboy into...

Hi fellas. I apologies in advance since this is a subject that was discussed many many times, but unfortunately I cannot find all the info I need on all the steps required to re-use dry yeast. Yeast here (Canada eh!), I not expensive, but it is certainly not cheap (up to 7$ per sachets) so...

Oh, hello you! So, I'm not sure if I made a mistake or not, but my Baltic has been in fermentation for 11 days now. I Used SafLager S-23 yeast and I followed a recipe on HomeBrewersAssoction, which states: "Ferment at 61°F (16°C) in primary one week, lager in secondary for six weeks at...

Hello stranger! So I currently have a 5.5G batch of Baltic Porter fermenting. I used 2 packs of Saflager S-23 yeast (Dry yeast). After a year of brewing, I noticed that I spent quite some cash on yeast but keep dumping the yeast cake once fermentation is done, so I'd like to start re-using...

Hi people. So I brewed a Zombie Dust clone that is available here (such an amazing brew) and I had questions regarding the carbonation and bottle conditioning. Fermented at 66F I carbonated with S-04. 4.5oz of Priming sugar for a 5.5Gal batch. Been in bottles for 2months. 1- Some bottles...

Hey people. Quick question. I currently have 6Gal of Milk Stout fermenting and would like to add to Bourbon/Vanilla to secondary. Vanilla Bourbon Milk Stout. Yumm. I am planning to add 12 ounces of Bulleit Bourbon - 40%alc (2 vanilla beans are soaking in this bourbon) to secondary, how...