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I have been lagering an American lager for over 5 months now. I am aware that most all of the yeast I need for bottle conditioning is now out of suspension. Is there a proper amount and type of yeast that I should be using to bottle carbonate my 5 gallons of beer? Thanks for any input

I just received my feedback from Nationals and I have a question about a comment under the aroma section. The judge commented on the fact that he detected a slight touch of Husk Phenols in my Traditional Bock. When I looked up how this problem can occur, the book stated that too high of a...

Anyone know what the best method is for calculating mash temps when doing batch sparging? In 6 beers that I have made since going all grain, I have only hit my temp one time. I can get within about three degrees on average. I use Beersmith, but it has not been close on any of the temps...

I have been using a submersion wort chiller and I have had good results when using this device. However, I have noticed that without some stirring to promote a whirlpool effect, I will eventually hit a wall with my temps. I was recently listening to a podcast from the Brewing Network and they...

I have a very interesting question on topping off my carboy after the blowoff to get back to my original amount (5 gal.). My LHBSH told me that this is what they do and I have performed this in the past with boiled water that I cooled down to the carboy temp. I have been very lucky to have not...

Last year I produced 13 five gallon batches of beer. Out of those batches I had two batches that did not carbonate completely. I have always used secondary fermenters and I have always had good clear beer. Recently I began having my beer sampled by the local Brewmaster at our local...

Hi, I have a question about my powder sanitation mix. I have been brewing for a year now and I have heard that you can mix a batch of this solution in a 5 gal. bucket and use it over and over. I did buy a new bucket and I tried it for 1 month and used it for three batches including brewing...

Hi HBT ! I look forward to learning from some of the veteran brewers out there!