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I used 1.25 cups of DME with 2 cups water in a 5 gallon batch. I also usually put in the DME and wait ~15+ minutes before bottling. Also I am getting the same effect in every bottle so I would doubt its uneven sugar.

I know some of it is hops, and some is yeast. As I said, I dry hopped 5 oz of hops and I bottled a bunch of it because i couldn't get it out. In fact i only got 36 12ozs out of a 5 gallon batch because of the hops. Also the beer is around 45 F. Also want to add that the beer fermented for a...

I bottled an IPA a few weeks ago, and since i dry hopped 5 oz and didn't do a great job of getting the hops out, all my bottles had a layer of hops sitting on the bottom. Now every time I open a bottle, it opens OK but after a few seconds its starts to bubble and eventually i get a steadly flow...

My well went down today, and the only thing in the house to drink this morning is Dr. Pepper and beer. Since Dr. Pepper for breakfast is just wrong, I had a porter and it was great. Not overpowering, with a hint of molasses. Om nom nom. What is everyone else's favorite breakfast beer?

I would just like to thank the community for all their help so far. This forum is great for a read or to get timely help on questions that you can't find a solid answer for anywhere else. Cheers :mug:

I knew it!!!

I just finished my first imperial IPA. I was expecting a strong hoppy smell like Dogfishhead but apparently not. I'm guessing I used the wrong hops for that, but instead im getting some serious grapefruit. Is the reason my choice of hops? Attached is my recipe (I kitchen sinked my spare hops)...

I have been reading the forums, and there are some different opinions on correct lager starter technique. I was wondering if anyone could give me a short suggestion on how to prepare my boston lager clone starter given that I had 6 days until brew, a 100 billion count Wyeast 2206 lager...

You could try my MGD 64 recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/mgd-64-clone-173669-new/

Of course its a 10 gallon. What kind of noob makes 5 gallon batches of MGD 64.

Alright guys, now that I got a chest freezer I can make some real beer, and I just perfected my MGD 64 clone. Recipe 2.2 lbs 2-row 1 lb flaked corn .2 oz Saaz (.3 for a very hoppy taste) @ 60 min Mash at 147 F for 120 minutes. OG- 1.018 FG- 1.002 Ferment at 1 week @ 45 F Lager for 2 months 35...

RIBeer, I live on the west side of Connecticut, but I'm a Uconn Storrs grad student so I am all over the state. Also as a follow up. Apparently Maltose Express does sell them but they were out yesterday. :(

I just bought a 9 cubic foot chest freezer, and hopefully I will find a temperature controller before this weekend. But I had a questions about the best way to handle the different lager temperatures. I can fit at least 2 fermenters in the freezer (3 if I get a collar), and I prefer to brew 5...

Does anyone know if any national chain stores (Home Depot, Lowes, etc) or stores in Connecticut that carry temperature controllers? I just bough a 7 ft chest freezer yesterday and I MUST brew a lager this weekend now that I finally have a way to keep the temp constantly below 71.

As long as long as you stick to the recommended 2 12 oz beers a day you will be all set. :rockin::rockin::rockin:

I forgot to list it, but I was going to eventually switch to WLP099, though I haven't decided when to add it. Probably after the first 2 gallons are done i think would be best.

If people think it will work then yes...

I wanted to get everyone's opinion on my next idea for an extreme beer. I have been reading about the 120 min IPA clones and utopia clones and wanted to try my hand at this. I wrote the batch as a 4 gallon batch, but since I am thinking about pitching it on 1 gallon of another beer (total volume...

Did you make sure you stirred up the wort really well after sparging but before taking the gravity? Almost everytime I take a gravity, I forget to stir and always get a gravity in the 20s or 30s, even on an imperial IPA I made last week. After stirring the gravity went from 1.030 or so to 1.080...

There are 7 oz of hops going into the 5 gallon batch when all is said and done. If I taste anything besides hops, I've done something wrong. :cross: