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I just made 4 gallons of a beer and it came out at 1.080. I usually make a starter but forgot. Since it is only 4 gallons will one packet of Wyeast get the job done? Thanks!! :tank:

Does Dark Belgian Candi Syrup contribute any flavor to a beer? I was thinking about just using cane sugar and a little debittered black malt to achieve the same color and ABV% but I want to keep the flavor the same. I have used Candi Syrup D90 for a brown ale and have had great results but I...

I forgot to make a yeast starter and I started brewing. Is it a big deal to leave the beer in the carboy for a few days until my starter is ready. I am using washed yeast so I think I should probably make a starter but I could just throw the yeast in. I am only brewing 3 gallons. Thanks!!

Do I have to make a starter when using washed yeast. Please see picture. I am only making 3 gallons of beer and this seems like it should be plenty. Thanks!! :mug:

I am trying to make a maple porter. I have tried three times. The first time I added the maple syrup at the end of the boil. The yeast ate all of the maple syrup and I was left with a really nice tasting porter but lost any maple flavor. The second and third time I tried adding 1 oz. of...

I had a package of Wyeast that was exactly one year old. Manufactured in June 14th 2011. I made a one liter starter with it on Thursday morning for a 3 gallon batch I want to make. It appears OK but it does not have the dense white cake on the bottom. When I shake it the airlock does get...

I am making a porter and would like to use the following ingredients. Coffee, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and maple extract. The vanilla extract and maple extract I was planning on putting into the secondary(small amount). What kind of coffee should I use(whole bean, ground, etc) and when...

I am planning on doing my first double infusion today for a 5 gallon witbier. Could some one please let me know how much water and what temperatures to use? Thanks!! :mug:

Hello, I use a Coleman picnic cooler for mashing. I have drilled a hole for a themometer in the side and screwed it in. I probably made about five beers and only lost a couple degrees but now for some reason when I mash I lose 10-12 degrees over 60 min. I preheat the cooler everytime. I...

I am force cardonating my second beer. The first one I turned the PSI to 25 and let sit for 48 hours. I backed the PSI down to 5 and it came it really good. I did this again for the second one but now I am hearing a lot of bubbling inside the keg. I have seen some things where you can shake...

I am just getting done fermenting my begian brown for ten days. I was going to add priming sugar and bottle it and let it sit for a month. I was also going to put away a case for Christmas :). I was wondering if I should rack it and let it sit in a secondary before I add the priming sugar and...

I have a great recipe for a Belgian Brown Ale and I add 1 oz of Fuggle at 60 minutes and then add 1/2 oz of Goldings at 20 min. This beer is really good and wonderfully malty but I am wondering if I am losing all the taste of the Fuggles by adding them so early.

I am planning on brewing a 2/3 gallon batch of beer. I usually end up with a little more with the mash and the sparge water. I currently have a five gallon carboy and a 6.5 gallon carboy. I normally primary ferment in the 6.5 gallon and then secondary in the 5 gallon when brewing 5 gallons...

Hi, I am doing my first yeast starter. Last night I added 16 oz of water and the 1/2 cup of DME and boiled it and then cooled and added the yeast. It is good and the ring of yeast is on the bottom and the air lock is slowly going up and down. I would like to add another wort to it. I want...

I added some honey to my brown ale in the primary 72 hours after fermentation had started and the beer went crazy. I have an overflow set up so it wasn't a big deal however I was concerned that all the honey might have just left the beer. When do you normally add honey or candi syrup?

I made a honey brown ale with the following recipe(5 Gallon) 10 LBS of 2 Row Pils 1/2 LB Crystal Malt 1/4 LB Chocalte Malt 1/4 LB Harris Otter Pale Malt I had three hop additions. 3/4 oz of Kent Goldings at 60 min, 2/3 oz of Kent Goldings at 30 minute, and 3/4 oz of Williamette...

Hello, I am using a half pound of oats and a little roasted barley (.17 LBS) for a five gallon recipe. Should I add this in when calculating out my water to grain ratio for the mash? Please advise. Thanks!!

My beer is overflowing through the airlock. I watch the top and everything is just flowing right out and up through. If I add more water it just shoots the water right through. I have a 6 gallon glass carboy. Once it stops going crazy I was going to add water and let it go but I am worried...

I preheated my cooler too long and when I added my strike water to the grain the temperature jumped to 198 degrees. The strike water was only 165 degrees. It took my about a half hour of adding ice, some cold water and stirring but I am now down to 169 and I will keep the lid open till it gets...

Which Hops are more bitter Cascade or Liberty?