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So I plan on bottling my hard lemonade, total volume 5 gallons. I am going to use corn sugar for carbonation. I also plan on adding lactose to add sweetness to the lemonade that will not be processed by the yeast. My estimates for the amount of lactose are 16 oz for 5 gallons. Does...

Do I have to worry about oxidation if I rack a 4 gallon batch into a 6 gallon carboy for conditioning in the secondary? I plan on conditioning in the seondary for 3 weeks (this is a Belgian ale).

I just cracked open an IPA. I noticed the bottle had a ton of sediment in it, almost 1 cm. I opened the bottle and the beer volcano out of the bottle. The sediment looked like debris caught up in a tornado. The beer was undrinkable. Other specs: Beer had been in bottles for 7 days. ( i...

after 9 days of the following: -3 days dormant until fermentation, -3 days vigorous fermentation requiring a blow-off tube, -3 days "normal" fermentation I measured the gravity today and it was only 1.041 (on day 9), og was 1.065. Given the vigorous fermentaion and the time, I was...

is there any difference between measuring pellet vs whole hops? I have 4 oz of whole hops and it looks like a heck of a lot more hop goodness than 4 0z of pellets.

So I was bottling my amber today and I used a screwdriver to tilt the carboy to rack to my bottling bucket. Of course, the screwdriver accidentally fell into the bottling bucket full of wort. We decided just to leave it there rather than risk further contamination. Just thought I would share...

The recipe 60 minute boil 7lb LME (3.5lb @ boil, 3.5lb @ 30 min) Steeped Grains: 0.5 Lb Dextrin 0.5 lb American Crystal 40L 1 oz Amarillo Hops @ Boil 1 oz Fuggle hops @50 min 1 tblspn fresh ground ginger @boil 0.5lb honey @ boil So I just tasted the wort after taking a gravity...

What are the pitfalls of shortening the time to bottling after fermentation is complete after 7-10 days. Baically what will happen if i just go straight to bottle after 7-14 days. Right now I have a beer I am planning on doing 2 weeks primary and then bottle for 3 weeks. This particular beer...

So i am racking the following to the secondary tomorrow. 5 Gallon batch 7lb Munich Extract Steeped Grains: 3/4lb Dextrine 1/2lb Victory 1/4 Dark Munich Hops: 1oz cluster @ boil 1oz Tettnang @ 30 min Yeast: European Ale Yeast My OG was only 1.036 @ 75 degrees. Is...

I am doing a recipe that is estimated to have 6.8 BHI 24.7 IBU. How bitter is that? Can someone help me guage the level of bitterness I am creating? Here is the recipe. 5 gallon batch 9 lbs Light Malt Extract Syrup 1/2 lb American Crystal 120L 60 minute Boil Willamette - 1 oz at...

I am brewing an Altbier style using a partial mash. I am noticing that as it is fermenting, the odor from the brew is quite strong. It doesn't smell quite like rotten eggs, more of a sweet malty smell. However, it isn't exactly pleasant. Anyway, is this normal? I don't recall the ESB I am...