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Update: Did a FG reading while kegging last night. Both finished out to 1.008... both taste the same. I'm concluding it was the temperature issue, just giving the lower volume SS batch a slower start.

Did not check the dates, but had gotten them in the same 3-pack, so assumed they were same lot.

[emoji106] I'll report back in a week w/ FGs...

I didn't taste any funk in either sample. They actually tasted fairly similar too, despite the gravity difference. Also, I expecting both of them to be in that 1.010 range after 5 days. I'm typically only getting a point or two of further attenuation in the second week...so I don't think...

I brewed a 10g batch of a smoked pale ale last Wednesday... Split it into 2 fementors (5.5 g into a plastic bigmouth bubbler... only 4.5 into SS brew bucket.) Took a sample of each last night (5 days in) and was surprised... OG: 1.047 Current gravity in plastic fermentor: 1.010 Current gravity...

Awesome. I'll give it a try. Thanks Double D!

What character does Vienna give? I haven't used it yet.

Hey all, I'm made a Grodziskie inspired beer, but w/ home smoked malt. (Used Apple wood smoke). I mainly did this as a test to see what Apple Wood smoked malt would taste like in a beer, but I ended up really liking the result! Dry, clean, w/ a solid smoke flavor that had a hint of fruity...

Makes sense. Thanks all!!

Has anyone tried making a hop spider out of something like this and some SS Mesh or Aluminum Screen mesh? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DVG3PCE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Thoughts? OR other suggestions for cheap and easy hop spider?

9.5% ABV There is a 1.5oz of horizon at 60 mins, and then the 2oz of East Kent Goldings at both 10 mins and 1 min... I'm leaning towards just brewing it the way it's written (who am I to question Jamil Z?), but it didn't jive w/ my limited understanding so I wanted to see what others thought...

I am about to brew JZ's RIS recipe from Brewing Classic Styles, and it has a 2oz addition of EKG at 10 mins and then another 2oz at 1 min... I am curious: what is the point of a 1 minute addition in a beer that will age for 3-6months? Has anyone done this, or better yet, tried with and w/o...

Sign me up. Happy 4th everyone!

Thanks again solbes and JimRausch. I wanted to check back in and update you guys (better late than never, right?) I ended up bottling without extra yeast. (The guy at my LHBS convinced me not too...). Initially, they did not carb well. Very light carbonation. BUT, then I realized the...

This one shows it a little better. 1st picture looks lighter than it does in person...