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FYI, posted here on craigslist. I haven't brewed in quite some time and am looking to free up some space. I will be posting some all grain equipment (brew kettle, mash tun, etc) shortly. Thanks for looking!

So my dfg 60 min ipa will have been dry hopped for seven days on Saturday. I was planning on cold crashing before bottling but I've got a small problem. My fermentation cooler is also housing a seven day old milk stout. Should I bring the milk stout out of the chamber for a few days, or just let...

I've heard a lot of great things about the breweries in Asheville. I myself am in Chapel Hill. One of these weekends I have to head west to check it out.

I made a really gross batch of beer a few years back that was often described as 'salty'. This was before I had any sort of temperature control - so i chalked it up to that. What was your fermentation temp like? I think DME is typically better than LME, so i'm not sure that would be the source.

cool, I'm starting grad school down there - excited to see what the area has to offer.

i'm actually moving to durham county in august. hows the home brew scene down there?

check out this blog, has an interesting calorie "cheat-sheet" http://beercritic.wordpress.com/beer-calorie-cheatsheet/

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I missed a NB OG by about 5 pts -- thought i'd get my hands dirty with some troubleshooting. Any idea how a measured extract kit could be so off? I made sure to use all of the LME and I'm pretty sure my water volume was solid.

hi all, If I want to raise the OG of a recipe from 1.042 to 1.047, how would i do that? My current understanding is that i need to add about 25 pts to the entire batch ( 5gallons * 5 pts ). If DME yields about 40 pts per pound, could i just add a small batch of wort with 10oz DME? If this were...

to answer your question - bottling too soon can result in overly carbonated bottles. possibly to the point that they could explode. at two weeks your probably okay, but its a good idea to start thinking in terms of attenuation, original gravity, and final gravity.

i think this belongs in the Beginners Brew Brewing section. Its usually not a great idea to bottle based on bubble activity. the absence of airlock action does not mean that your beer is done. did you instructions mention an OG or FG? Do you have a hydrometer?

you should be fine, star san is safe to consume and doesn't contribute to flavor (at least in the quantities you're talking about)

Yes, it looks fine. I would take a gravity reading in a few days to be sure of the actual attenuation %.

Did you take an OG reading before pitching?

I do this except I also have one hand stirring the water clockwise and one hand stirring the wort counter-clock wise. I get great results.

in my experience, 75 doesn't kill a beer, but you can taste the flavors imparted by the yeast at those temperatures. in the past a swamp cooler has worked wonders for me, as grinder 12000 suggested.

Check out Craig's list for chest freezers. After waiting a few days I found a $60 freezer in great condition.

Hi everyone, Ive had a nugget nectar clone with a strong fermentation for 24 hrs at 68 deg. Over night it dropped to 55 deg. It is wyeast British ale yeast. Any lasting effects on the beer? It's still got bubble activity.

Does anyone use their fermentation cooler to cool their corny kegs as well? I figure a one carboy cooler could probably fit a small co2 tank/regulator/corny keg setup.