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Hi guys, I recently brewed a pumpkin extract kit by AHS and used WLP005 as my yeast. My OG was 1.062 and I used a 1.8L starter. I pitched the yeast at 65 degrees and aerated the carboy but due to the heat, my carboy shot up to 70 degrees within a manner of minutes. I did the swamp cooling...

Hi guys, I'm going to attempt my first pumpkin ale, I want to make a beer honoring the new upcoming season of fall. Fall is my favorite season, football and hockey is starting (I hope at least), The Walking Dead comes back on and weather seems to be more enjoyable. I never added any type of...

I pitched my 2L yeast starter in my carboy between 70-75 degrees, I had the air conditioner going, so thinking the temperature would drop, my power lands up going down while I'm at work and the temp rose to 82 within 6 hours. When I came home, there was a lot of activity (krausen was pretty...

I brewed a Belgian Saison yesterday, I pitched at 70 degrees, went to work came back and the temp rose to 82 in my room within 6 hours. There was a lot of activity going on at that time, so I was able to get the temp down to 68 degrees for the last 12 hours. My question is, should I let the...

I made a yeast starter for the first time and its overflowing pretty good right now, is there anyway I can stop this before it gets worse? I was reading that I could split the starter in half by putting it another vessel, would this be recommended? Or should I just let it continue doing what...

I made my first yeast starter this afternoon and I was planning to brew tomorrow morning but my boss at work called saying I need to work all day, so I have to push back my brew til Weds morning. I was planning to pitch at high krausen but its probably going to settle down before Weds...

Hi, I never used a yeast starter before, last beer I severely under-pitched my yeast, so I decided to learn from my mistakes and make a starter. So I bought a 1L starter kit from morebeer thinking it would be enough. However, the mrmalt calculator said I needed a 2L starter making my 1L...

Hi, I have a Belgian ale kit that I got from morebeer.com, I brewed this one 3 weeks ago and decided to get a whiff of the brew. I opened up the lock and suddenly a really strong sulfur smell rushed out, then quickly dissipated. This was the first time I opened the airlock, since pitching the...

Hi, I'm on my fourth batch, I'm brewing a Belgian Ale kit that I got from morebeer in Riverside, CA. For my yeast, I'm using White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast (WLP500). So when I pitched my room was ridiculously hot (I have no AC, unfortunately, so I'm miserable too and I also work out in...

I recently brewed a red ale and added 3 pounds of honey for the first time. Here was my recipe 6lb Pale Malt Extract 2lb Amber Malt Extract 3lb Orange Blossom Honey 1 lb 80L Crystal (Grain) 1/2 lb (levabon) Crystal 1/4 lb of Red Wheat (for color) 2 ounces of cenntenials 60 mins 1 1/2...

I brewed a chocolate stout, I tasted it, I had a few friends taste and were pretty overwhelmed by it. The aroma is great, the initial taste and mouthful is great but it leaves a horribly nasty after taste in your mouth. It taste like dirt, old coffee, feet and chocolate blended together. It...

I brewed a Stout with fuggle hops, everything went text book with sanitation, I made sure everything was sanitized etc. I had new racking tubes with this batch, however, I noticed a slight tinge of sourness in my beer. It wasn't pervasive at all but I noticed an extra sourness at the end of my...

Not sure if this thread belongs in this section but I'm putting it because I'm a newbie. I learned how to brew a few months ago and just completed a red ale, I offered the beer to a few friends and they said it tasted great. The only criticism I received was that it was a bit weak but overall...

Hi guys and gals, My red ale has been sitting in my secondary fermentor for about two weeks, last week I decided to throw some centennial hop pellets in my secondary. The first week, there was hardly any activity, the hops actually settled at the bottom of the fermentor. Last night (a...

First time brewer here, I brewed for the first time three weeks ago ( a red ale), I took a look at my secondary fermentor today and noticed a white circle sitting on top of my brew. It looks like sugar bunched together, I'm not sure if its mold or what. I know its not bubbles because it...