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Well I have searched the web, books and here to try and figure out what is the proper pitch rate for pitching yeast at lager temps. I cant find an equation, rule of thumb ect. any where. I have been making a 2 litre starter using a Wyeast Activator smack pack and letting it set on a stir...

I have always used liquid yeast and decided to purchase a couple packs of this yeast. I used it in two brews that I normally use WYeast 1056. I fermented them at 66F where I normally ferment these two beers. Both beers have a mild fruity, wine finish. Is this something that others have...

Eight Ball Lock Corney Kegs for $20 each. I will ship them if you pay shipping cost but I do not wish to ship only one keg. If you are around West Texas area you can pick them up. I bought fourteen kegs thinking I was going to fill them all up. I relized that six is plenty for me so eight...

I planted these cascade hops about a month ago. It has been over a 100F every day and no rain for months. They seem to be doing fine but growing very slow. I have them on an automatic sprinker system that waters them four times a week (with the wifes flowers). I have been giving them liquid...

I found this recipe and loved the hop additions so I thought I would share it, OG-1.080 Final-1.020-28 Potential Alcohol 7-8% 10 gallons: 21 pounds English pale malt 3 pounds English crystal malt 8 pounds thistle honey 3 good sized handfuls of norhtern brewer hops or 2 smaller...

I brew all grain and latley I have gotten myself into brewing alot of extravagent and complicated recipes. I was thinking about just making beer this weekend. 5 gals: 10lbs 2 row malt (1.050 Orig Gravity) 1 oz liberty hops (14.3 IBU, 60min) 1056 Wyeast For whatever reason I never done...

I have been brewing partial mash for the last two years and was thing about moving to all grain. I have searched through the threads and have only found mostly negative comments about using the 10 gallon water coolers for all grain brewing. I guess they warp pretty easy. I was planning on...

I sure this has been covered but I was cleaning out my cellar and found three kegs that I completly forgot about. One is a BLue Moon Clone that I kegged on 3/21/10, one is a Light Ale that was also kegged on 3/21/10 and the other is a Blonde that I kegged on 1/22/10. All three still have CO2...

I did two all grain batches in the past two days, one was a Kolsch and the other is Blonde that I am using the same yeast in. I used Wyeast 2565 Kolsch in both. According to Wyeast it has a range of 56-70 degree's F. I normally ferment Ale at 65F. I cranked the chest down to 58 degrees and they...

I did two all grain batches in the past two days, one was a Kolsch and the other is Blonde that I am using the same yeast in. I used Wyeast 2565 Kolsch in both. According to Wyeast it has a range of 56-70 degree's F. I normally ferment Ale at 65F but after reading about the yeast having lager...

Have you ever went to draw yourself a brew and the tap is stuck? Seems like I am always cleaning my taps. If i let a beer go a couple days or more without drinking it they get stuck. It seems like the worst ones are the ones that have the best head retention. I try and clean my lines every two...

After 23 beers I have got my first "Stuck Stout", in fact I think I am going to nickname it that. It is a Sweet Stout and the S.G. was 1.059, I used Wyeast British Ale 1098. It was in the Primary for three weeks and I was going to move it to a bright tank to clear and age for a while. I...

I recently aquired a pack of Wyeast 4766 Cider Activator from a friend. I was looking around the net for a simple recipes and found the following: 5 gallons of fresh pressed sweet apple juice (Cider) 5 cups of sugar (what kind of sugar ?) 1 package of Wyeast liquid lager brewers yeast...

I have a keg of stout that is going very slowly and was thinking about putting it in bottles to make room for something else but I do not have a counter pressure bottle filler, beer gun or other. Anyone ever have any luck bottling right of the faucet? Any suggestions?

Anyone have any thoughts on the AHS Ordinary Bitter? I have been thinking about brewing a bitter but have really not drank to many of them. This one looks pretty good. I am a mild hop kind of guy but have read not to let the name bitter fool you. From the Website: "This is a British-style...

I brewed a Pumkin Ale and a Blonde and put them in a 120 quart ice chest up to the 4 1/2 gallon mark with water and have been swapping out frozen two liter bottles. For the last five days I have kept the water bath at 60 degrees even though my house is 78. From what I can tell the beer inside...

I am brand new to kegging and brewing. I have been given some bad advice by local brew shop already so I wanted to confirm how to age in a keg. I was told to put the beer in the keg and purge the O2 out a couple of times with about 5 pounds of pressure. Then turn the regulator up and put 25...

I am new to brewing and have read many threads on this wonderful site after finding it a week ago. I am having a problem with cidery, harsh flavor, you might call it green apple. I brewed my first beer and went by the advice of the local homebrew shop. It was cream ale and I was told one...