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Beer was racked into the keg at room temp. I am wondering when it should be fully carbed? Fridge temp is 35 deg.

I see some black spots on the underside of my orange carboy cap that I think may be mold. I cannot scrub them off at all. Also what's the best way to get the blow off tube clean after its filled with gunk? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Wondering where to go from here.... I have read a ton on mash efficiency.....I have consistently gotten low efficiency from batch sparging and can't really nail down the cause other than the crush. I set my Barley Crusher at .034 and have tried going smaller than that only to find that the...

Hey Vets, Just bottled a batch of a blonde ale and each bottle has a slight apple taste. What could be the cause ?? The details - Blonde ale -- low OG came in about 1.038 used US-05 yeast. Was only 3 gal batch and pitched a whole 11g pack of yeast. Sanitation was good in my mind...

Hi ALL. I need some help here to determine what the off flavor is in my lighter style beers. It tastes like oxidation or dms by the things I have heard but it seems to get worse as the beer sits longer in the keg. Made several blonde ales and recently a hefeweizen. Can someone ID the flaw...

Hi ALL, I just wanted to share this story for others that may think its funny or who have done this. Made a DFH Punkin' Ale clone last Sunday, used 6 gal better bottle and filled it about to 5.75gal or so (a bit to much, but some headroom) Started fermenting like a champ in about 6...

Hi All, I recently made a Munich Helles on Sunday and made a 2L starter with Munich Lager yeast (Wyeast). Zero activity on the surface etc. after 48 hours. Yeast was dated 8/2/11 so I figured 25% or so viable, hence the starter. Obviously I needed a lot bigger starter, but I chose to do only...

To get a mild vanilla flavor how much should I use ?

How much vanilla extract should I add to get a mild vanilla flavor in my kegged blonde ale? I could add then taste....repeat....but I might be out of beer soon that way. How much would those of you that have added vanilla suggest I use for this? Thanks :D

Hi All, Is there any difference in the pressure in a refrigerated keg, IF the CO2 tank is in or out of the refrigerator ? Sure to get various responses, but I'm not really sure. :eek: Thanks - EROK

I recently purchased two carboys one 6 gal and one 6.5 gal. BOTH have what looks like scratches made with a sharp knife across about half of the bottom of the carboys. You can actually feel the scratch with your fingernail on each one. Scratches are about 5 inches long on the bottom...

Hi there, I recently made a southern brown ale that had og of 1.039 and fg of 1.012. Right in the style guidelines. My previous brown ale had an og of 1.045 and was fantastic! I tweeked the recipe some (lowered choc malt 20% and raised c80 by 30% and also used london esb yeast) previosly I...

Say you had $2000 to put into a good system. What do you buy ? Blichmann or something else ?? I want to brew 10g batches. Thanks - Erok

Hi All, I'm looking for the BEST combo possible of a stand, burners, 1 nice pot at a reasonable price $1500 total or less? I will be making 10 gal batches. What do the power brewers on this forum recommend for that dollar amount to create a system. Mash cooler, HLT and chiller are good...

Looking at a brewing system, would you advise a blichmann top tier or another system?

Hi All, Just kegged my Goose Island Hex Nut Brown Ale clone, put the keg PSI at 18 for 24 hours, then I will drop to about 6 PSI. Any idea how long to get to FULL carbonation of 2.0 Volumes at 38* ?? I need total time needed from initial keg hookup, beer was very cold when kegged approx...

Hi All, Just a basic question but when do you pull your hops out of the wort, at 0 minutes, after cooling or when ?? I see a lot of people do a 2 min or 0 min hop addition but if you are pulling them out at 0 minutes, what's the point to doing that ? I use nylon boiling bags and can...

What is your fastest start to finish time for this yeast ? I had one finish in 3 full days !! :rockin: Anyone faster ??

Hi All, New member here as of today! Been lurking for months however :) I would like to know how many days I should cold crash a hefeweizen before kegging. I am not looking for total clarity of the beer, but want as much as possible to drop out of the beer. Thanks for your help. EROK