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My first attempt at brewing a hard seltzer and I have issues. After two weeks of primary fermenting the SG appears stable but very weak. OG was 1.035. SG is stable at 1.014 and the batch smells very yeasty. Also appears cloudy so I think there is still yeast in suspension. Any suggestions on how...

I have a ball-lock corny keg that has damaged threads on one of the ports. I can no longer screw the ball-lock connector on without it cross threading. I looked for a cutting die to try to straighten the threads but can't find one the right size?? Any ideas?

I brewed a batch of brown ale yesterday using White Labs WL002. I made a starter the day before as always but did not see any activity in the starter after 6 hours. I thought temp might be a problem since the room temp was ~65 and the yeast instructions said 70 or higher is best. To heat the...

I brewed up a batch of pale ale using Safale S-05. I always make a quick starter when rehydrating dry yeast; 1 cup of tepid water with 2 tablespoons of honey. I pitch the yeast into the starter during the boil and by the time I pitch it into the wort there is nice activity in the starter. I...

I'm brewing up a batch of Mango Pale Ale this weekend. In the base recipe, I use a late malt addition of LME at flame out. However, I have some extra DME on hand. Can you do a late malt addition with DME? When I brew with DME I find it needs to boil to completely dissolve so I'm concerned...

I have been home brewing for a couple years now and have turned out some pretty awesome brews (thanks HBT!). I am an extract brewer and always do partial boils (2 - 2.5 Gal). Almost every brew the OG is consistently lower than what is called for in the recipe. Recently, I brewed an amber ale...

I just sampled an English brown ale I brewed two weeks ago. It seems quite bitter at this point. Simpsons Medium Crystal Malt – ½ Lb Briess Carapils Malt – ½ Lb English Chocolate Malt – ¼ Lb Amber Liquid malt extract – 6 Lbs Muntons Amber Dry Malt Extract – ½ Lb Muntons Wheat Dry Malt...

I brewed a Pumpkin Ale yesterday. I usually let my wort settle out in a settling tank before racking to the fermenter to eliminate the trub. This brew had excessive trub and would not settle out. I racked it to the fermenter and pitched the yeast (S-04) last night. It is quite active this AM...

I have been home brewing for almost a year now with good results. Nothing too complex but real yummy. Extract brewing with some grain adjuncts. Right now I have an Oktoberfest / Marzen (can't lager) ale in my secondary from a recipe I got off the website. It was in the primary for 14 days...

I am preparing to brew my 5TH batch of home brew today, a pale ale. Last night I smacked the Wyeast #1028 London Ale and this AM there is no visible sign of swelling. This is third time I have used a Wyeast liquid package and have not seen this before. Every other time the package swelled up as...

I am on my third batch of homebrew, a maibock variant. I am on the sixth day in the primary and I still see activity. The vapor lock clicks once every 6 - 7 seconds but final gravity is in range. I plan to rack to my secondary and lager for three weeks before bottling. Can I do so while still...

I am a new brewer. I have my second brew (an IPA) in my secondary fermenter. It was in the primary for 7 days, then transferred to the secondary and added the dry hops (pellets). I am approaching 7 days in the secondary (14 total) and the beer is very cloudy (hops in suspension?) and shows no...

I'm a new home brewer looking for some advice on dry hopping. I recently (yesterday) racked my first IPA to a secondary fermenter to dry hop. The FG is on the money. How long should it stay in the secondary before bottling?