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I'm about to go for my first batch with WLP099. Planned OG for this batch will be 1.200. I've had success with my other high gravity beers but all below 1.110 and have never used 099 before so I'm looking for advice/constructive criticism to get this right. 530 is the primary yeast for this one...

I'm trying to add a mix of LME and sugar to my glass carboy primary. I boiled them together and stored the mix in jars to cool down to add today. Now the mix is too thick to pour out. I'll probably heat it up to get it thin enough to pour but it'll probably need to be over 100°. My primary is at...

I'm making a 3 step 7L starter. I have a 2L flask, a +5L flask and two 2 gallon carboys. Using WLP530. I have a weak stir plate from a pc fan. It BARELY makes a vortex. I plan to build a better one but don't know the specs of the parts I need (voltages, specifically). Steps one and two of the...

I don't post a lot on here because I'm still new to this so I thought I should contribute at least something. I've never seen an immersion chiller like this, maybe there's a reason for it, but I thought it would be more efficient to have 2 coils using one copper tube and stretch the coils to...

Hello! I'm new to this forum but not entirely new to brewing. Me and my buddies have done a couple simple all grain batches already and they came out great. Last week we did an all grain chocolate oatmeal stout with high ABV as one of the main goals, so we used 28lbs of grain. We got this from...