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Kegged my NE IPA on Wednesday. 4oz of whole leaf hops are in the keg in a paint strainer bag. Tried to pull a sample last night to remove some of the yeast that built up. Here's the rub At 30 psi it comes out just fine. Aggressive as you would expect. When I dial it back to...

Looking for some feedback on some IPA issues that have persisted through several batches. Last 4 IPA batches (all different in scope- northeast, west coast, Pliny clone) all have an off taste. They aren't bad per se but just don't have that IPA pop I want. Some background All graiN RO...

Looking to do a take on the apple pie cider recipe on the site but wanted to add some vanilla. Does 2 beans in a tincture sound like enough. I don't want it to overpower. And could I make the cinnamon and vanilla together in a single tincture. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

I brewed an extract saison 4 weeks ago. I made a mistake with my hop additions and when I tasted a sample today it was crazy bitter. Hoping some of the bitterness was that when I got the sample with the thief I had some hop particle. Smells great, nice and peppery and saisony(that's not a real...

-Dead fruit flies in airlock for a few weeks -airlock was filled with vodka -Decided to add some more because the level was low - a few of the flies blew back into the fermentor -og: 1.065. Current is 1.010. So am I getting an infection or should I be ok? So

I have 3oz of citra dryhopping in a muslin bag in my zombie dust clone. Threw them directly into primary. Looking to cold crash tonight. Any thoughts on removing the hops before the cold crash. I put marbles into the bag to sink them. Just worried if I cold crash with the hops, it may rouse...

Making my first saison and need some help as a noob. Got 3711 and I know the top range is 75 degrees but I've read about some who ferment higher. Any idea how high I can go and not get a horrible batch or a batch that will need 6 months to mellow. Unfortunately space is at a premium so a...

Hey guys, Been doing a lot of research today and can't seem to find any advice for my issue. Brewed a DFH 60 minute extract clone on Friday, 5 gallons. I admit I screwed up and out of laziness didn't make a starter. Well not as much laziness as having 1 small kids. Anyway instead, I...

Hey guys, love the site. Hoping for a little help. Just put my 3rd batch into secondary. Midwest Octane IPA LME kit. Had a good 2 litre starter and used wyeast witbread. Everything went pretty smooth but I did scorch the wort just a bit. Had it in primary for 3 weeks and just moved to...