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Hi guys, I brewed a clone of 90 Minute from BYO on August 29th. I racked to the secondary (glass carboy) and added the dry hop on September 6th (today is the 15th). Over a week later, it still hasn't cleared at all. It looks like mud, or like I dug a hole on the beach, water filled it up, and...

I know this is a hot topic here, but I've searched and searched and haven't found a solution that works. I've had a kegerator for about 6 months. For the first few months we tried to balance the lines but were unable to (they were short and thick.). So, on the advice of HBTers, I got new, 10...

Emergency: I have a "brew off" tomorrow. My beer has been fine, and now it's suddenly not pouring. I've seen other similar threads, but none of those solutions have worked for me. Problem: I'm using a corny keg in my kegerator, both of which I've used before and haven't had problems. I've...

Like the subject says, I know there have been a lot of posts on this topic already. I spent hours going through them, tried what people suggested, and still haven't had any luck. So, I think it's ok for me to post this, no? Basically, I'm having problems balancing my line length/psi. At first...

Hi all, I've been experiencing a very frustrating problem with my new kegerator for the past two months, and I've posted it here before, but I have been unable to figure it out (but I have new info). Background: New kegerator. Sam Adams Oktoberfest was missing gasket on tap/coupler so it went...

Hi everyone, I posted a few weeks ago about a kegging problem I'm having. The backstory: new kegerator. A homebrewed pale ale and a Sam's Oktoberfest. We tapped the Sams the day we got the kegerator and it seemed fine. Unfortunately we didn't notice that we forgot the gasket in the coupler...

Hi everyone, I'm having some problems with my kegging. I have an Edgestar dual tap kegerator that we just set up. We accidently forgot to put the washer the coupler on a sixtel of Sam Adams Oktoberfest so it slowly leaked for about 2 hours. By the time we realized, the beer was pretty much...

Hi experts, So my beer is looking iffy. I've never had an infected beer before, so I'm not sure what's up with this one. Attached are two pictures. One is the top. there's stuff floating. Thought it was dead yeast, but it's very white (although it's hard to see that in the picture.) The other...

I brewed an AG Oktoberfest a few months ago, and it has been in the seconday since August-ish. The problem is that it wasn't very cold while "lagering" (mid-70s for a little, then mid-60s for the last month or so). Now looking at it, there's some stuff floating on top. Is it dead yeast (that's...

Hi everyone, In preparation for the big hurricane expected to come on Sunday (I'm in eastern NJ, predicted to be in or not far from the eye), I'm wounding what should do with my hops. I believe they are closet ready, although this is my first year growing so I'm not positive. Should I harvest...

Hello all, I'm brewing an Ocktoberfest/Marzen today and I was wondering whether I should do a protein rest or not. The recipe is found here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f59/worlds-best-oktoberfest-123493/ It calls for a double decoction, but I can't do decoction because of my inferior...

So I would've liked to start it earlier, but I figured 2 months or so lagering will still produce a decent beer (my last lager was a month and a half and turned out great). I'd like to make an Ocktoberfest, and I was wondering if anyone out there had or knows where to find a good Ocktoberfest...

Just wondering, has anyone here ever cross-breaded their own hops to make a unique species? I'm thinking of giving it a try within the next year or two. A friend of mine is a horticulturist and I'm sure he could help, but I thought I'd see if anyone on here has ever done it first. -C

Hi all, Our 5 hops are now about 2 months old. Looking good, but I have some questions for any experienced growers. First, here's what we got: Cascade (in the front) (About 12-13 feet high) Cascade up close Cascade again Centennial (about 5-6 feet high) Centennial up...

A few weeks ago I did my second all-grain. My first was a Sam Adams Summer Ale clone. I hit 63% efficiency, not too shabby, and brewed this second one before I ever tasted the first (which I have since tasted - almost dead on to the real thing). This second one was a Brooklyn Brewery Summer...

This may seem like a simply (even stupid) question, but how much water should I be using a day? I have 5 hop varieties (Cascade, Centenial, Fuggle, Kent Goldings, Willamette). They started out very well (sprouted a few inches within 1-2 weeks) and the Fuggle is doing well (about 3 feet high...

Hello everyone, So over the past week I've done my first 2 AG batches, and they did not go as well as I had hoped, so I was wondering if anyone could help me out a little bit. I did the brew in a bag and here's the summary of what I did: Ingredients: 6 lbs 5 oz British pale Ale Malt 2 lbs...

Hi all, Quick question. I'm doing my second all grain brew (my first didn't go so smoothly, but that's besides the point - I made some stupid mistakes I'll be sure to fix this time around). But I have two questions. I'm doing a Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale Clone and it says to do a protein rest...

Hey everyone, SO this weekend my brother and I made our own hop farm in our backyard. A few months ago we decided to try to grow our own hops, and this weekend we actually made it happen! We live in central jersey, so we got some that are known to grow well in NJ more than others, with one or...

Hi everyone! So I thought I'd report my first ever wood-aged beer. I wanted to do a beer that would be smokey and woodsy, so I tried a munich dunkel base recipe, subbed out some of the crystal malt and used .25 lb of smoked malt instead, and then aged with cedar for one week. I ended up using...