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Ok, to clarify: The past 2 times I've tried to use this fermenter, no visible fermentation/BEER PRODUCTION has taken place. No bubbles in the airlock, nothing inside the bucket either. NO KRAUSEN. The first time, I let it go for a few weeks, kegged it and it tasted like some kind of crap juice...

Hey all. I've got a nice 6 gallon fermenting bucket that suddenly won't ferment. I've used it 2 times without success this year, but and I've never had any problem with my glass carboys. I use Starsan. I clean after emptying each vessel, no metal. I think I'm pretty good about...

So, definitely not moving to secondary today. To be clear, Krausen had fallen after 6 days. Thanks for the help, all. I normally use a water bath to keep the ferm temp low but didn't have the space to set it up. Would it make any difference to do so at this point?

Brewed 10 gallons of Holiday Ale on 7/22. When I left town on 7/23, each 5Gal carboy was fermenting vigorously, and had a thick krausen at the top. I would, however, estimate the ambient temperature in that room to be 75-80 at any given moment. (I live in STL, and it's too hot to keep my place...

Thanks guys. I figured it was done but thought it best to wait and be embarrassed into confidence about bottling it. Happy brewing to you all.

Is it safe to bottle? GF would love to have the dishwasher back. (admittedly, that question should've been asked in the initial post.

Made an IPA with WLP002 on 8/24, kept it in primary for 3 weeks then added 1 oz of Cascade leaves on 9/14. I was getting ready to bottle today and removed the hops a few hours ago while bottles were sanitizing. As I'm prepping bottling equipment, I can see the airlock bubbling! 2-3x...

Typo: used the 3068 propagator, not 3060.

Any advice on how I can balance the banana out with the clove typically found in Wyeast 3068? Extract Recipe 4 oz munich malt 8 oz Muntons Wheat DME 6lbs 6oz of Briess Wheat LME 1 oz Mt Hood Hops 1/2 Gallon starter made with 8oz of Wheat DME and 3060 propagator. Advice on flavors...

Grains 5 lbs 8 oz of Extra Light DME. 8 oz Caramel 40 8 oz Caramel 80 Hops 1 oz Cascade at 75 1 oz Cascade at 60 1 oz Cascade at 20 1 Dry Hop I really want the cascade and the malt to feature in this brew. I've looked around at the usual suspects, but can anyone recommend a yeast...