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Wow this yeast makes a killer Hefe. Figured I would crack one open that I bottled less then a week ago to see how the carbination was coming, and I am really impressed with this beer. Its not even cold and I like it. The vanilla and banana tones in this are definatley there. This is going to...

Well, I have read about it, but this was a first to me. The fermentation has been so active in my Hefe that it blew the lid right off the fermenter. It was off for about an hour before I realized what I heard was the lid blowing off. Will the air that contacted it ruin it, or should I be ok? I...

Going to brew a Hefe tomorrow afternoon. Here is what I have on hand. Mind you I woould of definatley bought all Belgian grains if I had bought stuff just to do this, but I am doing it with grains that I had left from other beers. 2.5lbs Am 2-Row 1.5lbs Am Wheat 1 lb Light DME 2.5lbs Wheat...

I brewed a brown ale a few weeks ago. It has been in the secondary 8 days. No more activity from it at all. Its very clear, in other words its defintaley done. However the FG seems a little high. The OG was 1.052 and the FG is only 1.020. Recipe was 4 LBS Light DME 3lbs Two Row .5...

I have a few cases of 16 oz returnables that have been delabled and are in good strong cardboard returnable cases. I dont want to sell them, what I would like to do is trade them for wine bottles. I will trade a case for a case up to 4 cases. If anyone is intrested let me know. I am looking for...

All of my beers are cloudy after they are poured. If they are warm they are fine, when cold and poured they cloud. I guess this is chill haze? What can I do to correct it on upcoming batches? Thanks.

I collected the yeast from the primary. Its now seperated in the fridge. There is clear beer on top a greyish stuff in the middle and a clean white solid on the bottom of the jar. I am thinking that the white stuff on bottom is yeast, but isnt the yeast supposed to be suspended in the middle? I...

I still dont toally understand how to calculate mash efficiency when doing a partial mash. I just got done brewing and I am very happy, I hit the OG# that the calculator I was using said I would, I just dont know how to calculate the efficiency of the mash. I used 4 lbs of DME, as far as the...

I made a starter on Tuesday because I thought my grains and extract would be here yesterday and I would be brewing today at the latest. However, the shipment went out late and I wont have my stuff until tomorrow. The starter is done fermenting the DME that was in it, and what I would like to do...

Does ABV have anything to do with fermentation? Does it take longer to ferment a beer with a higher ABV or does one have nothing to do with the other?

Need to brew another Brown Ale (my favorite style) Looking for a Nut Brown 4 Lbs Light DME 3 Lbs British Pale Male .5lbs Belgian Choclate .5lbs Belgian Biscuit .5lbs Belgian Special B 4 oz. Malto Dextrin 1oz Halletrtau (60) .5oz Fuggles (30) .5oz Fuggles (5) OG-1.046 FG-1.012...

With St. Patricks day coming, I want to brew a good Irish Red Ale. Can anyone help me with a recipe for this? I cant do AG only PM. I can convert it though if it is an AG recipe. Thanks. I have thought about this one 3 lbs of light LME 4lbs of Am 2 row 1lb Munich 10L .25 Special B 1lb...

I know this has been talked about alot, but I have a question. I am trying to do this tonight for the first time. I am trying it with a dry yeast only because I want to know I can do it before doing it with Wyeast. Anyways, I poured the water from the jar onto the yeast cake which was in the...

Anyone have a PM recipe for this? My brother has asked me to brew some for him, and I cant find a recipe for it at all. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am pretty pissed. I used my new mini mash tun tonight for the first time, and the efficiency was about as low as it could of possibly been. However, I really think I know why. The biggest reason is that the grains which I got from a LHBS that I found today were barley crushed (this is my fault...

Just started drinking a few of these tonight after being in the bottle for 2 weeks. Only were in the fridge about 6 hrs, and I have to say they are really really good. I am supposed to be bringing these to the Super Bowl Party, and Im worried now they may not make it.

Is the PH level critical in a PM? I know I read in Homebrewing For Dummies that the PH should be 5.0-5.5. However I never read anything about it in any PM recipes or here it talked about in PM topics.

I made a pretty simple recipe with some DME and grain that I had bought for another recipe and changed my mind. So I had this stuff here and decided to just do a brew on Wed night. Here is what I did. 6lbs of Muntons Plain Light DME 1 lb of Muntons Plain Amber DME .5 lbs of Crystal 60L 4oz...

What is the easiest way for me to keep yeast after I rack to the secondary? NOw that I am using better yeasts I dont want to keep spending 6 bucks a batch. Thanks.

I did my first PM today, it didnt go as well as expected. I should of waited for the mini lauter Tun I purchsed, but as usual I didnt. I still think the beer is going to be good, but I had a target SG of 1.064 and ended up with 1.050 so I know it wasnt good. I wont use this method again. I just...