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I brewed my 1st lager - a Marzen. OG 1.062. 50F 21 days in primary and a 2 day D- Rest. 1.5 L starter using Wyeast 2308. Everything looked great until I took a gravity - 1.020. Now what? Is there any way to fix this? Or shall I go ahead and lager?

I've not used this yeast before and heard it isn't a flocculant strain. So, I've made a 1.050 batch that appears to be fermented out but there is still about half and inch of kraeusen sitting on top. I'm thinking of racking off to a keg and crashing in the keezer, then pushing to another keg...

Thanks to HBT, I discovered Brewsteel and had Kurt build me a Bad Ass Single Tier. Picked it up a couple days ago and brewed a 5 gallon batch yesterday to test things out. As you can see, I still need to plug one of the March pumps into the stand. But for now, things worked out great. Hope to...

Made a Wyeast 3522 (Belgian Ardennes) 2 liter, 1040 starter 10 days ago. Then something came up and had to cancel brew day. So I stuck it in the fridge, like the Wyeast website suggested. May not get a chance to brew for another week or so. I'm new to starters. Any thoughts, comments...

Looking more hop aroma and flavor and considering the following for an AG-IPA- my second attempt, the 1st is quite tasty. Can anyone spot any potential problems here. Have not tried FWH or whole hops before: 1oz Cascade (whole) FWH 1oz Columbus (pellet) 60 min 1oz Centennial (pellet) 15...

When using Starsan and glass carboy, my stopper is slippery and will not stay put. Seems fine using a dry stopper and bottle. Anyone have a solution?

I boiled my first batch of IPA from a kit a week ago. Trying to figure out if I'm ready to transfer to secondary fermenter. Bubbles in the airlock have subsided to about one every 1-1/2 to 2 minutes. SG is 1.016 at 67˚. It looks and tastes great. Am I ready to transfer to the secondary? I...

My first batch is from an IPA kit which contained instructions. Everything went pretty well. Had trouble keeping the 'rolling boil' going. I'd say that it was rolling for at least a half hour. But then I was trying to boil five gallons on the stove top. I'm reading in this forum that many of you...

Hey All, I drive a tug boat, pick a banjo, drink beer and ride a bike. Like over a hundred miles a week. Here's how I got here. I was searching the internet for an answer to this question- Is it cool to clean your bottles in the dishwasher? I'm obviously new to home brewing and can...