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I brewed up a pale ale, that looks like the fermentation has stalled a little. The original gravity was 1.060 and the final gravity should be around 1.010-1.015. I am using pacman yeast with an estimated aa at 80%. once fermentation started i moved the carboy to my basement. We had a cold...

How many days in advance do people make their yeast starter from harvested yeast?

I am going to brew up an IPA tomorrow. Originally I was going to use White Labs California WLP001 yeast. I harvested some Pacman yeast, so now I am thinking about using that for my IPA instead. Here are the particulars: OG: 1.067 IBU's 66.8 SRM 10.4 With the pacman the final gravity...

I ordered a sack of grain, and the malt supplier accidentally crushed it. Generally I get 73% efficiency when I crush the grains. On the last two batches that I have brewed with the crushed grains that I recieved, and got 64% efficiency. I am brewing up an IPA tomorrow, and am...

Last night I had a growler of IPA from a somewhat local brewery that had a very pronounced grapefruit taste. It was an awesome balance between high hops and malty base. I would say that it was somewhat similar to Rogue's Yellow Snow, but with more grapefruit taste. Can anyone identify the...

I am in somewhat of a rush to produce a beer for next week. I brewed a batch five weeks ago. 3 weeks in primary, one week in secondary, and then i put the secondary in the fridge for a week. I just racked to the keg. I hit it with co2 to fill the airspace, and then turned off the gas. I...

So I am going to a buddy of mine's 40th birthday party next week. I was going to be supplying a keg of a great red ale that I made several months ago for consumption. Got home last night and found it all over the basement floor. The picnic tap must have become opened between the keg and door...

I just realized that I have 8 oz.s of Chinooks hops. They were hiding in my inventory, and I totally forgot about them. I have plenty of Maris Otter, 2-row, crystal 20/40/60 to accommodate most recipes. Can anyone suggest a good Pale Ale or IPA recipe? I am looking for suggestions. I...

I found a recipe for an ale that was brewed by Thomas Jefferson. 8 lbs pale malt 4 lbs wheat 1 lb molasses 1 1/2 oz east kent goldings 60 min 1/2 oz east kent goldings 10 minutes american ale yeast Anyone ever brew something like this? Any comments as to what this might taste like...

So I made a yeast starter in a 2l flask from harvested yeast this past weekend. The recycled yeast was Wyeast London Ale. The equipment was a 2L flask with a double bubble airlock and #10 stopper. No stir plate. This produced a fair amount of yeast in two days, but i noticed when i...

Okay, last sunday I racked my red ale from primary to secondary after being in the primary for a week. I checked the gravity and it was 1.016 right where it was supposed to be. My beersmith report estimated 1.015. I am using the secondary to help clear the beer. I noticed this morning a...

I just realized that I forgot to use any ph stabilizer in my last all grain brew this past Saturday. The wort started fermenting by Sunday morning, and is almost done in the primary. Do you think that forgetting the ph stabilizer could be a problem?

I was thinking about brewing up a red ale as follows: 13.5 lbs pale male 2 row 1.5 lbs 120 Crystal 1.25 oz Chinook 60 minutes .75 oz Chinook 15 minutes .75 oz Chinook 5 minutes Nottingham yeast This will be all grain. It looks like it would have a 1.074 original gravity with a...

Okay, So I kegged my first beer today. I have a primary regulator set at around 20 psi and I have a three regulator secondary. Since it is only my first beer, I only have one gas line hooked up. That regulator is set to 15 psi. All looks good. Now the question. I can hear a gas hissing...

I got so tired of bottling that I jumped in and bought a 3 keg system. I think I have kegging down minus one last detail. It looks like I am going to be force carbing my last brew at 12 psi. I believe that after a week, you lower the line pressure to around 5-6 for dispensing. If I brew...

Does anyone use a blend of CO2 and Nitrogen for their homebrew? I see that my local shop offers that option. This is my first time getting the C02 tank charged so I just want to make sure I do it right. Thanks

Okay, so I am taking the plunge into kegging. My keg system is on it's way, and I am brewing a nice amber beer this weekend. Kegging the beer appears easy enough. I just have one question. Are there any special procedures to perform to get clear beer? Do i rack right from the secondary...

A quick question for the brewers with keg systems. How many kegs do you have on tap at any one time? I was thinking about jumping in and getting a two keg system. I think for an additional forty bucks I can get three kegs going. I think it may be well worth it. What do you think? Thanks

Question. Are most people kegging or bottling their beer? I am considering going to kegging since I am getting tired of all the work associated with bottling. It seems like it would be a lot easier. If you are kegging, are you filtering your beer as well? Just wondering.

In your opinion, what is the worst part about homebrewing. For me, I think it has to be bottling. I did it again yesterday, and am considering to going to kegging just becuase it might be less of a hassle. Does anyone else have any other thoughts about their worst part of homebrewing...