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So I gave it a go at my first tripel and used WLP-530, which says is tolerant up to 15%abv. OG was 1080 and I was hoping to get it down to around 1010 which would put it around 9%abv but fermentation seems to have hit a wall and last reading had it at 1030 - 12 days in. The temp might have...

Cause of Death 5 gallons/19 L, all-grain | virtual OG = 1.210 FG = 1.044 | IBU = ?? | SRM = ?? | ABV = 21% Ingredients: 31 lbs. (14 kg) Maris Otter pale ale malt 32 AAU Warrior hops (60 min) (2.0 oz. /57 g of 16% alpha acids) 18 AAU Amarillo hops (60 min) (2.0 oz./57 g of 9% alpha...

Just had a few bottles of this stuff. One of the best winter brews out there imo. A few years back I had some Pete's wicked winter brew ( which was my favorite winter brew at the time ) but haven't been able to find it the past few years so this is my new fav. Wondering if anyone was working...

Does it make a difference in how much water you steep your grains for extract brewing. Anotherwords, if I'm doing a full boil (6gal) can I steep the grains in the 6 gal or does it have to be in 2-3 gal as I always read and topped off. What are the effects if any between the 2 ?

So my pot ( 8 gallon ) is too big for my sink, I have a double sink. Is it ok to pour hot wort into cold water in fermenter ? I have an ale pail that just fits in the sink. Will this have any negative effect on the beer ?

So my first batch ... after 10 days in primary the gravity was unchanged for the last 3 days at 1.010 and I was getting impatient so I bottled. How bad is it that I sucked on the siphon to get it started ? I guess only time will tell but I read "after the fact" that you should not do this as it...