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I've got about 10 extract/specialty grain batches under my belt and decided to try a small 1 gallon all-grain batch just to get the feel for all-grain. I mashed approx 2.5 lbs in a bag in 2.5 quarts of water. Stirred every 10 minutes or so, raised the temp to 170 while stirring and then lifted...

Awesome! Thanks for posting this. I recently found out that my great grandfather (and a few generations before him) made their living by making 막걸리 back in the day. I've only brewed beer so far but am dying to give this a shot. I've never had any experience with wine...

I pitched 2565 for the first time about 10 days ago (1L starter following instructions on wyeast website). Fermentation temp was between 62-64 degrees. I read all sorts of things about it taking off quickly, people needing blowoff tubes etc, so I was worried when I saw no airlock activity...

Thanks for the input folks. I've got another batch to bottle today that used S-04 and almost the same recipe. Will see how that settles out in a few weeks.

Thanks. I read up on S-04 before I brewed with it and that is why I was confused. The manufacturer describes S-04 as: "A well-known English ale yeast, selected for its fast fermentation character and its ability to form a very compact sediment at the end of the fermentation, helping to...

Thanks for the input. Every other yeast I've used so far (WL007, WY3787, WL001, WY1028) has settled down tightly, looking like a sort of like a compact silt whereas this is kind of cottonlike. Is this normal for S-04? Just S-04 being S-04? Thanks!

I recently brewed an extract/specialty grain pale ale using some sweet orange peel and coriander (in a muslin bag) in the last 15 minutes of the boil. I also used whirlfloc and the yeast was S-04. 4 weeks primary and so far 3 weeks in the bottle. I've noticed that there is a sort of...

Thanks for the input! Just out of curiosity, if it is sort of a second krausen that's popped up, should I wait for it to settle before bottling? (I would plan on removing the dry hops after their 7th day in primary regardless).

5 days ago, I dry hopped 2 ounces of simcoe pellet hops. Boiled 2 muslin bags and two dozen glass florist marbles in water for 10 minutes, let it all cool to room temp, then added one dozen marbles to each bag, one ounce of hops to each, tied it up and tossed it in the primary. (Primary had...

I've been looking for something to try out with sorachi ace hops. Would you mind sharing the recipe?

The tip of the tube was at the bottom of the bucket, but just to the side. Having an extra coil seems like it would make a lot of sense as well. If you want the tip of the tube to be under the priming solution, would it make for better standards to start the siphon first, wait for the beer...

Thanks for the reply! -Boiled 1 cup water with 5 oz of corn sugar for about 5 minutes, let it cool. -Poured entire contents of sugar water mixture into bottom of bottling bucket -Placed end of tubing covered in hopsack toward side of bottling bucket so that nylon bag wouldn't sit in or soak...

I have read and re-read the incredible thread on patience (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/never-dump-your-beer-patience-virtue-time-heals-all-things-even-beer-73254/). I am not going to throw out the beer, but I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why I'm having this issue so that I...

Guys, thanks for the input. I'll give the towel/fan thing a shot first. I hope that will bring the temps down at least a few degrees...from what I've read, large bins and ice seems to be more effective, but storage space is a little hard to come by.

After reading all 25 pages of the thread below, I've decided to try out an extended primary (4 weeks) for my next few batches to see if I notice any differences. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/secondary-not-john-palmer-jamil-zainasheff-weigh-176837/ I have a question that doesn't appear...

Thanks for the advice. I'll stick with the recipe as-is. Even though I've always been paranoid about opening up the fermenter due to potential infection, I just picked up a wine thief, so hopefully the hydrometer readings should be easier to take.

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Just wanted to say hi to everyone in my first post. I've been lurking for awhile because it seems like every question I've ever had has already been extensively covered (In particular, I have enjoyed being alternately frightened, enlightened and confused on the topic of Starsan rinsing). I...