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So I have Saison I brewed back in early December. I let is ferment down as far as it could with WLP644. This took it to about 1.016 by early January. I then hit it with some WLP650 Brett and let it sit till now. The grav is down to 1.000 and I think it tastes pretty good. I am worried that...

Like many, I have found that the exact model Love Temp controller listed on Lonnie's build sheet is no longer in production. I am looking at this one at Dwyer, https://www.dwyer-inst.com/Product/Temperature/TemperatureSwitches/DigitalPanelMount/SeriesTS Just curious if this will suffice...

I saw the recipe for Mint Stout in the recipes section on this site and decided to throw something together on my own. Just curious about my Crystal additions. Not sure if they will add any appreciable flavor or if they are wasted with the dark malts. I have some flaked wheat on hand if that...

I brewed up what was suppose to be a Smoked Rye Ale. It fermented out within 1 week but I got stupid and didn't let the yeast settle and kegged it. I force carbed it at 25 PSI for three days and then pulled of a glass to taste it. The entire first glass looked like trub mixed with something...

Just looking for some input regarding the grain bill on this recipe. Not sure if I'm using enough Smoked malt to get the smoke flavor. I am not looking for a terribly intense flavor, just something to add a new flavor I guess. I would also appreciate some input as to what hops I should use. I...

Ok, so I did my first All Grain BIAB this past weekend and I shot for the stars and tried knocking out 10 gallons of beer in a 15 gallon kettle. My bag and hoist handled it fine, the burner was an issue but I got it to a boil. But my efficiency is something I am wondering about. I bought...

Looking for some input. I want to brew this tonight, I built my entire recipe order around this. The hop schedule looks a bit suspect though. Any input? Amt Name Type # %/IBU 7 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 70.0 % 1 lbs Munich I (Weyermann) (6.0...

I just did a starter for my first BIAB and it doesn't look like it took off. It's wyeast greenbelt with a date of may 7th 2012. I started this Wednesday in hopes of brewing this afternoon but my starter doesn't look so hot. I have some back up US 05 so I can use that in a pinch. I also used...

I am looking at buying a freezer and converting it into a keezer with collar. I am wondering how much temperature swing I can achieve with the Johnson Controls in line controller with sensing bulb. I would like to be able to ferment Ales at a consistent 60-65F and then be able to turn it...

I have taken a recipe off the Beersmith website and upscaled it to a 10 Gallon batch. Any tips or critiquing would be much appreciated. THanks! 13 lbs Marris Otter(2 Row) US (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.0 % 2 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.0 % 2 lbs Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 10.0 % 1 lbs...

I am starting into BIAB and I should be able to make 10 Gal of Beer at a time. This means buying in bulk to save some money. my question: What grain is versatile enough as a base malt to cover these styles; Pale Ales, IPAs, English Ales and maybe a few Porters/Stouts along the way. I was...

Well, I just got ready to transfer this to secondary for clarifying and when I popped the lid this is what I saw. The stuff in question is not the green floating stuff, that is orange bitter. It's the foam looking stuff. I would love some more experienced people to chime in. EDIT: This has been...

Well, I now have a copy of Beersmith and of course I came up with something. Now I need the experts here to critique it. I'm going for a hoppy wheat. Amt Name Type # %/IBU 2 lbs- Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 20.0 % 2 lbs- Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 20.0 % 6 lbs-...

My first kit was the Northrim what kit from homebrewers outpost. I followed the instructions and didn't deviate from them as it was my first brew. It has now been 2+ weeks since bottling and all of what I have bottled has what I describe as a carmel-ish taste to it. After reading more...

This is my second batch of beer made. I used an IPA kit from love2brew and some WLP-001 yeast with a starter. It was in primary for 14 days and OG was 1.070. I dryhopped with pellets and transferred to secondary this past friday night. Cleaned with PBW and santized with Star san. I...

I am gathering ingredients for a Black IPA I plan on brewing in a week or two. My LHBS didn't have 90L Crystal on hand so I picked up some 120L Crystal to substitute. What type of differences will come from this substitution? This will be steeped for 30 minutes at 155 F.

I am going to brew second batch of beer on Saturday, it's an IPA that has several hop additions. I will be using all pellet hops with no muslin bags, After cooling my wort, I need to transfer to my fermenting bucket. I know that I need to transfer as little of the hop pellets as possible. I...

So I ordered a IPA kit from love2brew.com and totally forgot that I got liquid yeast with it. Left it sit in my basement at 66F-66F for about 2 weeks. I just opened the kit tonight and remembered. So I put it in the fridge, should it be ok? I have some pics if it helps.

My first brew was put into the fermenting bucket Tuesday night around 8. This was an extract kit with Nottingham ale yeast. It has been bubbling fine but with our temperature dropping quickly the ambient temperature is about 64-66 degrees. The bubbling has subsided quite a bit since the...

I am looking to make my first mead and I will going with the Joe's Ancient Orange recipe. In haste, at my LHBS, I picked up a pack of Lalvin K1V1116 to use in my first batch. I will be using a 6.5 gallon glass carboy to ferment then rack to 5 gallon secondary for clearing and aging. My...