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I am going to brew an APA using El Dorado hops for the first time. I want to know what other hops might pair well with El Dorado. Here is my grain bill from Brewing Classic Styles: 10 # 2-row .75 # Munich .75 # Crystal 40 Here are the hops I have in stock to use: El Dorado, Centennial...

1. If I cold crash my beer, then keg it, is it okay for it to be warmed back up to mid sixties until I have room in my keezer? 2. Are there any ill effects if I cold crash in primary then let it warm back up before I keg it without racking? (I need more kegs, but they are hard to come by) Or...

Is there a timing to getting multiple styles going in one chest freezer? I would just recently got a chest freezer with temperature control and am hoping to finally be able to make lagers/pilsners. My chest freezer, from craigslist, holds 4 six gallon carboys and a keg, so I'd like to get...

Finally, I got myself a chest freezer for fermentation, no more water bath ice packs!!! Anyways, my chest freezer is outside and I'd probably like to not have to lift my cooled cold crashed beer too far, especially since I'd have to walk it up some stairs. I realize this could lead to stirring...

I had some leftover hops and still do, but am wondering if I should dry hop with some nugget. I have 3.5 oz left over. Here is my recipe: OG: 1.068 IBU: 65 11 lb 2-row 1lb Munich 1lb DMS (added with 20 min b/c OG was going to be low) 1lb Crystal 20 1 oz Nugget 60 min .6 oz Nugget 15 min .6...

The closest, easiest, and cheapest place for me to get a 20lb tank of Co2 is at the local hydroponic store. Is there any difference between this Co2 and the type I might get at a place like GasPro? I am assuming it is pure Co2 without additives.

I have a Saison that has been in the primary about 2 months and yesterday I took a gravity sample for the first time. It read 1.003. I used WLP568. I plan on bottling the beer as I don't drink Saison's that often and I want to enter it in a Competition. I normally would prime with about a 1/2...

I will be using some washed yeast slurry (White Labs San Diego) on my next 10 gallon batch. I will also be using White Labs Dry English yeast. I plan on making starters for both, but I only have one stir plate. Would it be better to put the slurry starter or vial starter on the stir plate?

I want to use two different yeasts for my 10 gallon batch of IPA. It will be split in two 5 gallon carboys. I only have one stir plate and flask, so making two starters isn't an option. However, I can wash yeast from a batch made two weeks ago (Pale Ale). I make sure that batch is not...

I want a hoppy PA. I also have Horizon hops that I could use for bittering. 10 gallon batch. What does everybody think of the recipe? I have read a lot of recipe posts and I am trying to dial a combo of much reading in before I brew. 18.0 lb (81.4%) 2-row 4.0 lb (18.1%) Vienna Malt (I have...

I toasted 2 lbs of 2-row today in the oven at 400 degrees for 45 minutes hoping to get a brown malt for a my brown ale I plan to brew next week. Out of the oven the grain tastes a bit burnt. I plan on letting it mellow out in a brown bag for a week before I brew, but should I worry that I may...

I have to say the counter pressure bottle filler from MoreBeer is the worst piece of crap ever sold. After multiple tries and reading forum posts on how to, my bottles are half way full and much more beer just goes down the drain. I am going to throw the thing in the trash where it belongs. So...

I have a homemade stir plate with 2 in. magnets connected to the fan. I had two 2 in. magnets that I used as stir bars, but one cracked in half and on the other one the silver coating is chipping away (worrying me). I ordered a stir bar from my LHBS, but it is a small pill sized thing. It won't...

I finally sacked up and bought a 4-way regulator and hooked it up last weekend. I sprayed with Star San and found no bubbles. Thursday when I went to pull a beer nothing came out. 2 of 3 of the kegs I had hooked up had no CO2 when I pulled the relief valve. One keg kept pressure. I have been...

I plan on brewing two beers on Wed. I have done this before but always used one Yeast starter on my stir plate and one rehydrated dry yeast pack. But this time I plan on making a yeast starters on my stir plate for both beers (WLP090 and WLP 007). The problem is I only have one 2L flask to make...

I have trouble keeping my mash temp over the course of the hour. But I can't decide whether to fire up the keggle during the hour and risk scorching the grains/overheating or leave it alone and let it drop to low 140's if stirred? FYI:I do the later more often than not and I never stir. The...

So I made my yeast starter on Saturday, put it on stir plate for about 30 hours, and took it off to put into the fridge last night. Only thing is that the yeast seemed to settle in the bottom of the flask almost immediately (15-20 seconds). It was White Labs Dry English Ale Strain WLP007 which I...

Just brewed a Cali Common (Anchor Steam Clone I believe) on 1/3/12 and was already thinking of pitching another beer on top of it. Here's the recipe calculated at 38 IBU's off Beer Tools: 9.11 lb (85.1%) American 2-row 1.59 lb (14.9%) Crystal 60; Crisp 0.9 oz (33.3%) Northern Brewer...

Using FermCap for the first time and I am impressed. Good boil is going without a worry about a foam over. No more of the tricky game with the old gas stove. I'll use it every time. But now the question is should I use it in my wort? 6.75 gallon boil down to 5.5 gallon post boil in a 15.5...

I recently made a 2 changes in my a keezer and have seen a huge jump in the electric bill ($80) without any other major changes in electricity uses in the house. First, I revamped my keezer collar to connect it to the lid and stain the new wood a different color. I haven't yet attached foam...