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I'm new to lagering and thought I'd ask the experts... I have a Munich Dunkel in day 4 that just started showing signs of activity this morning. OG was around 1060. Fermenting at around 50*. I was thinking of transferring to a keg after 2 weeks to let lager for a couple of months. Do you...

How long should a lager stay in D-rest? Like ales, wouldn't it benefit from longer on the yeast cake (clean up)? That's my thinking, but not sure if sitting at 60* for too long is detrimental, before lagering.

I have a fermentation fridge that works great, but found the need recently to have 2 different spaces of different temps for lagering, so I decided to put an unused mini-fridge to use. Total cost = $60 3 hours labor Plywood: $12 Latch: $1 Caulk: $3 Styrofoam insulation: $10 Foil...

I was at one of my local brew club's member's houses yesterday and discovered using corny kegs as primary fermenters. I've been holding off brewing for a couple of weeks b/c my fermentation chamber is full (only holds 3 buckets / carboys). This guy's cold storage can hold 18 corny kegs...

As a tribute to Michael Jackson, I thought it would be fun to brew a beer in his honor, and a Wit-Porter hybrid seems appropriate. :fro: How do you think this would taste? Recipe: Thriller Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 7.78 gal Estimated OG: 1.054 SG Estimated Color: 21.8...

For the American IPA category, if there is any variety of hops not American, does it go in a different category?

Got the new Zymurgy today, complete with recipe for Pliny the Elder from the man himself. What do you think about the "top beers" list?

I haven't, but have seriously considered dumping a keg of blonde ale that I have. I have other kegs that are in line and I'm just not happy with this one. Some guests have said that they like it, but I hate even letting anyone try it b/c I know that it's just not right and I find myself...

I was late getting my rhizomes into the pot, but the one that was starting to grow went missing today. I couldn't believe it. Not just the tips -- the whole rhizome was missing. I found it about 10 feet away on the ground with, of course, the roots and sprouts gone. What would do this...

If I'm adding a pound of corn sugar to my boil, does it matter if I add it at the beginning or the end of the boil?

I'm running a recipe through Beer Smith for an IIPA that calls for 1lb of corn sugar, but I'm considering adding more to up the ABV and thin it out a bit more. When I change the amount of corn sugar in Beer Smith, it changes the IBU's and OG estimate, but how is it accounting for that since it...

I brewed a Young's Special London Ale, it's been sitting in primary for 3 weeks, and here are my numbers: OG 1.079 FG 1.024 (if it's done) ABV: 7.2% Expected numbers per the recipe were : 1.066-1.067 OG and 1.016-1.017 FG with an ABV of 6.3% Is this beer done or should I give it...

Whenever I open my brew closet door, the blowoff jars bubble, even if the beer is finished and no longer bubbling. I imagine it has something to do with co2 being pent up and released when the door opens, but I don't get how opening the door releases co2 from the blowoff tube. Anybody ever...

So I just finished my first AG which took all day (I hit my numbers dead on, btw :rockin:) but I just picked up a cup of iodophor mixture and had it to my lips before I caught myself and put it down. No, it's not in remotely the same glass than the belgian triple that I'm drinking, but you know...

So I'm finishing up my first AG (~7 hrs) and drinking a La Fin Du Monde. I saved a pint of boiled, cooled wort in a sterilized mason jar, and want to harvest the yeast from this beeaatch. Can I just drink most of the beer, and then poor the wort into the Fin du Monde bottle, and slap an...

I ordered some beer line from McMaster-Carr and got the wrong OD size. It's 3/16"id but 1/4"od instead of 7/16". Has anybody used this? I haven't hooked any of it up yet, but are there any downsides to such thin line?

I'm ready to brew my first AG but have to leave town early afternoon. Approximately how much time do I need to give myself? The guy at the LBHS mentioned something about 8 hours, which I find hard to believe. I have very high-powered burners, 5 g batch, 10 gallon gott cooler, 60 min mash...

Probably not a good idea! If you have kids, please think twice before brewing today unless your SWMBO truly enjoys having you out of the house and/or actually enjoys brewing with you. Happy Mother's Day!

These seem to be food grade (website says "meet UN Packaging Type(s) 4G & 6HG2 as well as applicable FDA regulations."), but I don't know what that means. Has anyone here ever used these as fermenters? 5 Gallon Plastic Liquid Containers

Today is the first day since I built my keezer that it's been hot and humid, and I noticed that the collar is sweating (ie. wet on the outside), as well as the taps. Is this normal? I live in Texas and it gets really hot and humid. I put a few coats of Spar Urethane on, which is supposed to...