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I have read that, after kegging, I can jack up the pressure in my keg and simply shake the hell out of it to get it carbonated immediately. Obviously, I would purge all the oxygen out. Im sure this works, but are there any disadvantages to doing this? Why wouldnt everyone do it every...

I have a recipe that calls for about 8 lbs of 2-row. It is a scaled down version of the Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale posted by Yuri https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/thunderstruck-pumpkin-ale-ag-extract-versions-26699/ I have about 5 lbs of US 2 row, and about 6 of Maris Otter. Can I just...

I have brewed about 18 AG batches. I have had 1 batch that was undrinkable, my 15th... WTF? I can only describe it as a chemical-ish, bitter, "baking soda" taste. I dont really have any better of a way to describe it. Its crystal clear, and has good head retention, but tastes horrible...

Every singe batch of AG that I have brewed has ended up very cloudy/hazy. I am recirculating with my pump for several minutes before I start to collect. I even use gelatin before I keg. What is the cause of the cloudyness, and how do I stop it? (i know that my hefe's are supposed to be...

Washed some WL001 a couple weeks ago. I threw it in a starter a couple days ago and it seemed to fire up ok. (it was about 1/2 cup of yeast). After 2 days, the yeast has gotten pretty solidified at the bottom of the glass jug. I can swirl and shake it around, and it eventually seems...

I am going to try to brew both of these beers at the same time, using one mash. Not really a true partigyle (because Im not seperating the wort mid sparge). But something similar. Here are the two recipes I am going make...

I got 4 ounces of fresh organic Vojvodina hops from the wonderful people at Foothill Farms in the beautiful Stockbridge Valley in upstate NY. So, now what the hell do I do with it? I have only been able to find one post where it says that it is a higher AA english noble hop. Can anybody...

I can do 10 gallon batches with my keggles, and I want to use 1 grain bill to split and boil two seperate 5 gallon recipes, with different hops, yeast, etc... I did this a few weeks ago using the grains for a nice summer ale, then using different hops and yeasts to make 2 very different...

My first shot at pressure canning wort. From what I have read, everyone says that theirs turns out very dark colored. Mine isnt, and it has a lot of trub at the bottom (more than I would have expected). I am using pilsen DME, about .75 cups per quart. I am keeping at 15 psi for about...

I am going to wash some yeast this weekend. Rather than boil water, and cool it (which is such a god awful hassle...), I was thinking about simply using some jugs of distilled water, without preboiling them. I have like 10 of them, unopened, that will never get used otherwise. Is...

Ok, before you send me this link: Yeast Washing Illustrated - Home Brew Forums please read on... I have already read through the entire thread. Unfortunately, I didnt read it 3 weeks ago when I simply poured some sterilized water in the bottom of my primary, swirrled, and poured it all...

Im on my 10th AG, and I cant seem to get my system to mash out temps. I use 3 keggles and a march pump, false bottom, and a KAB4 burner. I have my HLT at about 180, and direct fire my MLT. Before I sparge, I hit it the MLT with heat, and the temp either stays still, or shoots up to 190...

I had no choice but to leave the grains for my hefeweizen in my car all day, which got pretty hot yesterday. How bad does that affect grains? Does that count for an acid rest (it might have been hot enough in there for a protein rest....) Kinda kidding... kinda not.

I have a couple vials of the While Labs East Coast Ale yeast, but I cant seem to find many recipes for it. I would prefer a nice light summer ale, but will take whatever... Any suggestions, or at least what this yeast would be good to substitute for?

Im gonna brew the Bee Cave Hefe this weekend. I am going to brew another hefe next weekend. Since the Bee Cave hefe calls for 10 days of primary, can I let NEXT weekends hefe sit for a few days until my Bee Cave hefe ferments out and I can transfer it? I would like to be able to toss NEXT...

I dont feel like keeping my Amarillo IPA int he secondary for 5 WEEKS!!! Im like an impaitent little kid.... I wanna keg that sucker after 1 week in the secondary (with some dry hop of amarillo). I dont mind taking a hit on the dry hop, as I am over 70 IBUs anyway. What do I risk by tossing...

I am going to brew my 5 batch of all grain and it will be the Bee Cave Brewery Hefe. I only started to dial in my system on the 4th and 5th batches. The first 3 were rough... I brew with a 3 keggle system, direct fired mash tun, and a SABCO false bottom. Im still having a hard time...

Using my MLT (direct fired keggle), I cant hold temp to save my life. Therefore, my grainbed cycles between 156 and 150 for an hour as I TRY to keep it at one temp (i.e. 153). What exactly is this doing to my final taste? I know what I get if I have a low mash, or a higher temp mash, but...

I have a SABCO false bottom on a keggle MLT. Any time I have to adjust my flow into the kettle, a bunch of grains come through. How do I fix this? Also, due to this issue, i assume that I have to strain my wort before I boil it. Is this correct? Thanks guys.

If i have a recipe that calls for, lets say, Cascade at 5.5, but I can only get Cascade with 7.8, then how do I work this out in my recipe? For example, my recipe (beersmith) suggests 34 IBUs, but if I plug in the same weight of the cascade that I have, then I end up with 54. How do I...