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I made a Flanders red recently but got a higher OG than I wanted at 1.070. It fermented down to 1.020 and I transferred it and pitched the sour mix. Is the alcohol level going to be too high for that beer? Any suggestions on what I should do with it? It's been about a month since that yeast has...

I wasnt paying attention to my scale and I added about 1.75 lbs of corn sugar to an ipa that I made with a grain bill of 9lbs 2 row, and 1lb each of carapils and crystal 40. Is it worth it to keep this going (I'm boiling right now) or should I toss it and start over tomorrow?

Do I have my beersmith configured incorrectly? Obviously a longer boil will yeild a higher gravity. When I change my boil time, the estimated OG stays the same. For some reason I thought it took boil time into account? Anyone?

I am brewing a berliner weisse this friday and I was planning on aging for 6 months to let it get tart. Can I do like 3 weeks in the carboy then bottle for 6 months? or will it age best in the carboy? Also, can I leave it on the yeast 6 months? that seems like a bad idea normally, but I was...

How does that makes sense? I pitched a 1200ml starter of WLP001 into a 1.066 OG IPA that I made last night. The starter was pitched at high krausen from a stir plate. I used to get vigorous activity in the carboy after about 12 hours before I started using a stir plate. I thought you yield the...

I've been brewing for a couple months and had most of my beers turn out well. For some reason the last few batches have been finishing at 1.020 ish. I'm really racking my brain to figure this thing out. I have 3 thermometers that I use to ensure my mash temps arent too high. for darker beers...

I have a 16cu ft chest freezer that I have a digital temp control on, in it I have 2 carboys a 6 and a 6.5 gallon. I brewed a batch last sunday and another one on tuesday afternoon. I have my temp controller is set for 68 degrees. I tape the temp probe to the side of the carboy to be as accurate...

I dropped my hydrometer last night when I was about to take my gravity reading before pitching. i saved my sample that I had taken post boil. will my reading be accurate if I measure this afternoon?

I recently bought a kegging setup with brand new regulator, tank, and lines. When I hook up to my keg, I have the regulator set on its lowest setting and the pressure just keeps climbing way past where I want it. I'm looking to hold in the 12psi area and it goes to at least 20-30. Is my...

I wasnt paying attention to what I was doing at my local home brew store and I was getting my grain ready to mill when I realized I had added more than I needed for my 5 gallon batch. my recipe called for 11.5lbs 2 row, 1lb carapils, .5lb crystal 40, and .5lb wheat malt. Which by the recipe I...

I'm really new to this, so please forgive my simple question. I want to brew a batch of the san diego county session ale from stone/ballast/mcnair. I found the recipe and entered the ingredients in beer smith but the recipe I found is for 7gal of wort. I dont have equipment to make 7 gallons...