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I have always seemingly had an issue with creating hazy looking beers. Last year I made a blueberry wheat and the beer turned out crystal clear. But this year I just made a NE IPA and its not crystal clear, but its definitely not remotely hazy at all. Here is the recipe I used, what can I tweak...

Hey guys, Ive been into all grain for about the last 5 or 6 batches I've done, and I think all but 2 have turned out poorly (low efficiency and perhaps some oxidation flavors). For me, repetition and frequency are the ways I am going to get better at this process, however, with 5 gallon batches...

Hey guys, Im going to brew my first NE IPA and ive been trying to do a lot of research but ran into a small snag and looking for some general advice on the recipe. I got it out of the Brew Your Own magazine but needed to make a couple of tweaks based on whats around me. In addition, i haven't...

Hey there, Ive read a lot on this forum and found numerous things that are super helpful for me, but I'm struggling to improve my mash efficiency past 65%. I know its not super important, but I see people who follow similar processes as me and are hitting 70-80% efficiency. So I was hoping I...

hey, Tried to search for photos but struggling to figure out if this is infected. Made a barleywine in November, transferred it into a secondary after a month (Dec 26th), and honestly forgot it was in my closet until today. Pulled it out and saw this stuff floating on top.

Hey guys and gals, I am currently using a 7.5 gallon stainless brew kettle that was in this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004070Q9E/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Its the first big brew kettle I had, but I want to buy a 10 gallon kettle just to give myself some extra head room when...

Hey guys, Trying to pull together some ideas into my own recipe. This is my first recipe from scratch, so im definitely open to feedback on it. I like rich smokey porters, and I thought adding the Peat Malt would add a touch, but im not 100% familiar with the grain, so I dont know if its going...

Hey guys, I brewed yesterday and ran into a low efficiency again and feeling a bit frustrated that im so off from my numbers. It doesn't seem like the beer matters, but anytime im aiming at 1.070, I end up getting maybe 1.055 for my OG. So yesterday I took exact measurements of everything and...

I keep seeing a pretty common theme of 1/2 cup of DME to 2 cups of water for a yeast starter. And its a rule of thumb I always followed, and I havent really ever paid attention to much detail beyond that for the starter. My starters have always been ok, but never great. Well, I upgraded my...

Hey there, I brewed this recipe on Saturday: 10 lbs Marris Otter 1 lbs Black Patent Malt 12 oz Roasted barley 12 oz Flaked barley 8 oz flaked oats 8 oz Crystal 120L 8 oz Cara Pils 8 oz Rice Hulls I mashed the recipe at 156 degrees for 1 hour (recipe said 45 minutes, but I let it...

I brewed approx. at 5pm last night (16 hours ago about). I forgot to shake my carboy to aerate it. Its not making the sounds like its in rapid fermentation, so given that should I go ahead and shake it now? Or would that harm it and I should just be leaving it be and going about my day?

Hello all, Two things happened in the last month that requires me to get a new setup. First off, I just moved into a smaller apartment, and I was worried about size considering I had a fairly large (4-5 keg) keezer setup. Unfortunately for me, that freezer died and now I am left without a...

Hello, I brewed a NW Style Red Ale using Wyeast 1056 back on August 2nd, 2013. Its been sitting in a primary because I had a couple week trip as well as moving and a new job, so I somewhat forgot about it (both good and bad, haha). My question, I am going to bottle it tomorrow, September...

Hello all, I finished kegging my beer and its been sitting for a week and ready to go. But when I went pour my first batch of god's nectar, it hardly dribbled out. Which is odd, because its never happened. So I opened it up and found it clogged with remnants of yeast and broken down hops that...

Quick question: I have a chilled vial of yeast in my fridge and plan to make a starter this afternoon for a brew day tomorrow at 1pm. Do I need to warm the vial up for a 3-4 hours BEFORE I add it into my starter?

So im doing the carbing strategy of 30 PSI for 24 hours, 20 PSI for 24 hours, and then down to serving PSI for 24 hours. My question: When I crank it to 30 PSI, should I shut off the CO2 and let it? Or should I be leaving my CO2 cranking in at 30 PSI for 24 hours. For my last one I put it at...

Im brewing an Orange Creamsicle ale from Austin Homebrew. And I have a (so far) FG that is 1.022. The recipe is: 1/2 pound Maize 1/2 pound 2-Row 1/2 Pound Crystal 10L 1/4 Pound Briess Caraplis 7 pounds of Pale Liquid Extract 1 pound of Lactose Used a Cream Ale Blend Yeast and made a...

I purchased a keg recently off craigslist, the guy gave me the keg which was pressurized to show that it worked right. And he also gave me new o-rings to replace the ones on there. So I took it apart, cleaned it all, and put it back together like usual (this is my 3rd keg). And everything is...

So im about to make a Dead Guy Ale clone today (estimated SG of 1.080). I am using California V ale yeast. I bought a vial with the kit, and I had every intention to make a starter prior to brew day (today), but I forgot... So I just want to know if I can do this: Before brewing, hit my...

Ever since i started drinking beer I have always stuck with the types of beers I like. Stouts and Porters of all flavors (coffee, chocolate, plain, oatmeal, you name it). I also like beers like Deschutes Dead Guy Ale, and Hopworks Deluxe Organic Ale. As well as most every Red ale I have tried. I...