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Just brewed an 8% NEIPA with 6oz of pellet hops in whirlpool and 6oz dry hop on day 1 of fermentation (my first attempt at biotransformation for permanent haze). All hops went in loose. The problem is they all broke down so much that strainers and hop bags over the siphon did not prevent...

I definitely agree with you, but I actually have opened it pretty often: 3 times during the second week of primary to test gravity, 1 more time to transfer to my Carboy for dry hopping, 1 time during dry hopping, and another time today to remove the hop bag before cold crashing. I'm not a...

I should have searched the forums more extensively. After reading more about this I have determined that cold crashing can't possibly absorb enough CO2 to make a difference. If I put a flat, opened, can of soda back in the fridge I would be a fool to think it would magically carb up again. So...

Thanks for posting that. It helps a little but also complicates things a little. So have you ever cold crashed before bottling? What kinds of precautions did you take? I'd like to avoid overcarbing if possible. I don't have room in my apartment for a big mess.

I'm cold crashing my DIPA as we speak bc after 7 days of dry hopping, an excessive amount of protein globs have built up. It's working and the protein is settling nicely, but it just occurred to me that I might need to account for this when using the priming sugar calculator. Primary...

So I have brewed my own version of Great Lakes Chillwave DIPA two times now. First time used us-05 and this time used wlp001. Both times the beer has turned out great (obviously the latter is a little tastier and cleaner with the liquid yeast) but with the same issue: my beautiful clarity is...

I've only ever used Mr. Malty so I was unaware that I could do that with Yeastcalc. I figured there had to be some way to use the mean viability of the two, but I was going to try using Mr. Malty with a date halfway between the two actual dates. Sounds like Yeastcalc will be much more accurate...

I am about to make a starter for a DIPA using WLP001. My LHBS only had one vial left so I ordered another to be shipped from Northern Brewer. I'm assuming this second vial will have a slightly different date than the other so I am wondering if anyone has ever used two of the same yeast with two...

Sorry for the repost. My phone gives me a hard time with this app.

I actually did use wlp099 to start and I just mistyped when I posted my original recipe. That's probably why it was able to ferment as low as it actually did. And I only used the San Diego super bc the store was out of wlp099. Thanks for all the advice from everyone. I will just let it clean...

I actually put the wrong yeast up when I posted my recipe. I did use WLP099 to start which is probably why it was able to get down as far as it did. I only got the WLP090 bc my LHBS didn't have WLP099. But anyway, thanks for all the advice from everyone. I will just let it clean up over the...

So it is now day 17 in primary and after pitching two viles of San Diego super yeast with a half cup of boiled and chilled corn sugar (I didn't come up with means to do a starter yet), my gravity has slowly dropped from 1.042 to 1.039 and seems to be stuck there again. I am assuming that the...

I had it at around 60-65 degrees during the first few days but now that fermentation has settled I have allowed it to get up to 69-70 degrees. That's as high as I can get it bc I refuse to turn the heat on in my apartment. :)

Unfortunately I live in a small apartment work my gf and we don't have room for extensive equipment which is why I don't own a wort chiller. Bc of this, I do partial boils so I can add purified water to assist the cool down time and reach full batch size. This didn't affect me when I did a Great...

It actually was not a full boil. I only did a 3.5 gallon boil and added water during the cool down so you may be right blizz81. Thanks for the help Zymurgist. I will grab some 099 and try to get a starter going. Will be my first attempt at one though. Am I safe to pitch it directly to primary...