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Ok, my last two batches have been infected by something (or at least im pretty sure they were infected: very bitter and sour aftertaste). I am assuming it was the yeast which was washed from previous batches. One was about 6 months old and the other was on its 3rd generation. Both I had in...

OK, so I leave a Scotch wee-heavy ale fermenting in my garage as we go to Disneyland for a couple days. I brewed this batch on Saturday, put on a blowoff until Wednesday (the day we left), it looked like it had calmed down for the most part, so I took out the blowoff tube and stuck an airlock...

Just brewed a fresh batch and would like to step up my starter for another day before pitching. My question is how long can you keep wort before pitching the yeast in? I have heard you want to cool down and pitch as quickly as possible.

Im wondering if anyone has used the Dark Candi Sugar in a brew and does it really give a 275 SRM color? Specifically I have the Brewer's Garden Belgian Dark Candi sugar rocks. BeerSmith says dark candi sugar is 275 srm and specs on websites that have it for sale do as well. I just cant...

I brewed a beer a few weeks ago with a very high OG of 1.09. It was a German brown ale which we ended up pitching WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt yeast onto. It was straight from the vial, no starter made. The WLP036 has an alcohol tolerance of "medium" and produces a "slightly sweet alt beer". When...

Last night I was at this swanky new place in Point Loma called The Pearl Hotel (San Diego) and they had a keg of Alesmith X on tap..... it was freakin delicious! I need to make this beer! NOW! :rockin: Anyone know of a clone recipe for Alesmith X Extra Pale Ale? It just had this unique...

Is there such a thing as too much yeast nutrient? First time using and we put in 1 teaspoon per gallon in a 10 gallon batch (10 teaspoons!). On afterthought, and reading forums, I think this was way too much as it was half of the bottle of nutrient we bought. Thoughts? :confused: p.s. i...

Whats up fellow brewers! I am still kinda new to home brewing and have been kegging up all my brews after a couple weeks of secondary fermentation up to this point. I was curious as to what the best methods for aging and stoarge is. I.E. to "age" a beer can I just leave it in the...

1st day of primary fermentation, hefeweizen going nutso with foam up the ying, putting in a blowoff tube and.... DAM pushed it all the way through and watched it fall into the wonderful, orange-colored, cloudy abyss! Question #1: should i worry about the rubber stopper being at the bottom...

Ok, I am an AG brewer and and having problems getting the efficiency and higher OG that I am looking for. I have heard many people (including Lagunitas and with their Hop-stoopid beer) add some extract during the boil to kick up the OG and resulting alcohol. My question is: about how much...