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last winter I brewed a belgian triple that came in about 12%abv and never really carbonated. It had a little tingle on the tongue but that was it. I used wyeast 3787. I'm guessing the yeast just couldn't handle the strong abv. I'd like to brew it again but I'm thinking about using champagne...

I plan on brewing a stout and an Irish Red within a week or two of each other. Rather than buying two propogators I was wondering if I could rack the stout into the secondary leaving the yeast behind in the primary container and then put the Irish Red wort into the same primary container. If i...

I would like to try my first lager but dont have a dedicated refrig or freezer. Could I put my 5 gal batch into 5 1 gal jugs and lager in my refrigerator? I could possibly rearrange things in our 2nd frige and fit a carboy in there (and protect it from the light) but would the temp swings in a...

I'm brewing an IPA. OG was 1.074, pitched a half gallon starter of wyeast British Ale II W1335 at 69 degrees. Primary in a bucket for 1 week. Bucket was in shallow water in a plastic container with a tshirt around it in my basement. Water stayed about 68 degrees while fermentation temp got...

Every day I drive by this farm market that has what appears to be a stainless milk can sitting out front. I'm wondering if something like this could be used for fermentation. I have no idea what the capacity is but it looks like its probably about 5 gals. I also see alot of these painted and...

So I just went to the basement to check on my first all grain batch that I brewed yesterday and the lid on the bucket is pushed way up but still on and the airlock is filled with krausen. There is some spattering of krausen around the bucket but I'm not concerned about that. What does concern...

I just recd the ingredients today for an IPA I hope to brew Monday. When I went to put the yeast in the refridge I found a packet of yeast that has been in there for a couple months. I think it should be viable. The one in my fridge is a Brit Ale and the one I just bought is a Brit Ale 2. In...

I've brewed a few batches usually using a starter where I boil a cup of DME in a qt of water and then pitch an "activated" wyeast activator pack a couple days before. I pitch this entire starter when the wort is ready. I'm now preparing to do a couple big beers (an IPA and a Tripel). I'm...

My brother would like to brew a Maple Strawberry Porter. Together we've brewed 7 or 8 batches of extract and PM. I'm ordering the ingredients for my first 2 AG batches, a Belgian Tipel and an IPA. I will use a modified version of DeathBrewer's...

I would like to brew a partial mash belgian tripel. Many of the recipes I've seen include coriander seed and orange peel, I don't think these are typical for a tripel. Thoughts? I'm thinking about 12 lbs pale DME, .5-1 lb of crystal. 1oz of hallertauer at 60 and 1 oz at 10 mins. Not sure...

I have access to a large commercial chest freezer. :ban: I would like to use it for both ale fermintation and lagering. I'm trying to work through my options. One would be to divide the freezer into 2 compartments separated by insulation and set the overall temp at lagering levels then use a...