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currently fermenting a double black ipa (yes i jumped on the bandwagon) i didnt really do a great job of filtering out the hops durning brewing and now the trub is a greenish color and quite thick. Its been going for a week and 2 days i think and doesnt show much sign of breaking down. It...

i just opened my carboy filled with a citra ipa i did recently. its been in there for about 10 days and it has a very interesting smell. its not hoppy to the gills like i would have expected it to be but it doenst smell bad like there is an infection nor does it look like there is one. any...

I was just thinking to myself, how is it that commercial made beers rarely ever have that young, catty flavor to them like a lot of home brew does soon after its out of the fermenter. are the bottles left to condition for the proper time before leaving the brewery or are they doing something...

i just checked on my citra ipa that i brewed last night. its so hot that the stick on thermometer doesn't have an indicator for the true temp of my beer. how can i cool my fermentor to a safe temp with our a refrigerator (preferably quick)

5 Gallons Fermentables/Grains 6# Light DME 1# Crystal/Caramel 10L .5# Crystal/Caramel 30L Hop Schedule .5 oz FWH Citra (11%AA) .5 oz Citra 60 mins 1 oz Citra 20 mins 1 oz Citra 10 min .5 oz Citra 5 min .5 oz Citra Knockout 2 or 3 oz Dry hop 7 to 10 days WLP 001 California Ale Yeast OG...

I recently finished an arrogant bastard clone that recently just hit 3 weeks in the bottles so i figured it was time to start giving them a try. what i found was something of a shocker...the bottles have extremely low levels of carbonation (of the 6 or so that have been opened) I can detect a...

I recently finished an arrogant bastard clone that recently just hit 3 weeks in the bottles so i figured it was time to start giving them a try. what i found was something of a shocker...the bottles have extremely low levels of carbonation (of the 6 or so that have been opened) I can detect...

the next brew ive planned is a furious ipa clone. midwest sells a kit that was made with the help of surly's brewers 6 lbs. of Gold liquid malt extract 3.3 lbs of Amber liquid malt extract 4 oz. of Crystal 50-60L, 1 oz. warrior hops 60 min 2 oz. blend of Simcoe and Amarillo hops -...

the next brew ive planned is a furious ipa clone. midwest sells a kit that was made with the help of surly's brewers 6 lbs. of Gold liquid malt extract 3.3 lbs of Amber liquid malt extract 4 oz. of Crystal 50-60L, 1 oz. warrior hops 60 min 2 oz. blend of Simcoe and Amarillo hops - divided...

I just bottled an arrogant bastard clone (hopefully its a clone) last night with a bunch of friends and i just found a six pack of it in my refrigerator. i know if i leave it in the fridge it will never really carbonate as it should so i took it out and put it with the rest of the bottles...

I made a batch of arrogant bastard ale clone last week and during the better part of the karusening stage the temperature was aroudn 76 deg F. I used WLP007 dry english ale yeast I didnt realize because i cover my fermenter in a towel to keep the light out. after about 2 days i looked and saw...

This is the first recipe that ive ever written, i kind of modeled it after an Alesmith IPA recipe as far as the grain bill is concerned. 11# Pale 2 Row 2.5# Munich 10L .13# Crystal 20L .13# Wheat Malt Light SRM between 9 and 12 is my target coloring OG 1.067 16.68 Plato FG 1.018 4.606 Plato...

I'm trying to clone a kristalweizen a friend of mine tried while he was in Montreal. I know absolutely nothing about wheat beers in general let alone kristalweizen. I emailed the brew bar owner and he gave me the following (vague) list of ingredients La Secret des dieux (the secret of god) is...