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I just brewed an AHS IPA this morning. It included the alcohol boost and the OG was 1.062. This is the highest gravity beer I've done so far and I was wondering if it would be advisable to double pitch. I pitched a packet of US05 but I do have some US04 in the fridge if needed. And is it even OK...

Hi, I'm thinking of diving into all-grain (after having done several mini-mash kits) by getting a "regular" all grain kit and dividing it into 2 batches and doing brew-in-a-bag method. It was suggested to me that because this method might have less efficiency, it might be wise to add some...

I have a saison kit from AHS that arrived about a week ago. Came with White Labs AHS yeast blend vial that had an ice pack attached but was definitely warm. I put it in the fridge for a few days and took it out a few hours before making a starter (1 Liter water and 1 cup DME). This was my first...

Still on single-digit brews here so I am developing techniques and processes as I go. Here's a question about my bottle prep procedure: --About a week or less from bottling day, I soak my bottles (partially in order to get the labels off of some) in a water/bleach solution. Longer for the ones...

I brewed AHS Oatmeal stout (extract) and it has been bottled for about 6 weeks. The few I have tasted (the latest about a weeks ago) have had what I would describe as a fairly strong alcohol taste, maybe even a whiskey or bourbon hint. I added the 1% alcohol boost (might not have needed it). I...

OK, I sheepishly post here about my first homebrew. I'm glad I didn't wait too long to screw up! Anyway, I woke up in the night after brewing my first batch with the thought that I forgot to add the hops to my boil. I did the boil late on a Saturday and first thing Sunday I boiled the hops for a...