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The only injury ive had was a burn. I was doing a partial mash in a bag. Had my wife poor 170 deg water thru the bag to sparge it while my dumb ass was holding the bag up over the pot. She poured it all over my hands. "it was a accident" lol

I created a"Oktoberfest" recipe that really isnt a Oktoberfest. What type of brew is it? Its also higher ABV than a norm Oktoberfest so I was calling it Okturbofest. Here is a list of ingredients . I would really love some input on what style of beer this is. Also if anyone knows a link to what...

Good question. I dont know enough to have a opinion on lagering time. The only reason I planned on 6 months is because ive read everywhere that is nornal for oktoberfest type brews. I would like to know what exactly makes a oktoberfest a oktoberfest. I added 1 pound of rye to my recipe to add...

Thanks. I did that and didnt find the answer. Maybe I didnt spend enough time looking. You can make the point that EVERY question has been answered somewhere so if a question offends people then why do they take the time to respond "its been asked before"? Close down the question forums if...

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I have a oktoberfest that I plan to lager for 6 months. This is my first lager. Should I add yeast when its time to bottle? Its 2 months into lagering and at 38 deg. at this time. Ive thought about bottling now and then finishing the lager but im not sure how that would effect the brew. Might be...

Im going to invest in a stir plate now that im doing lagers.

That makes sense. I need to get a fancy scope so i only need a drop. I will do a reading tonight to see where im at. Some reason I wasnt thinking about the yeast needing to be still active to do a proper rest.

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I do have a hydrometer but I dont like to keep testing it. The lid comes off to test and then all the protective co2 is gone and risk of infection. Im patient so I usually wait a week after airlock activity stops and test when pitching to secondary. If no secondary is used then I wait 3 weeks...

Im sure im going to get alot of dont worry replies but Im very curious if this is normal or a sign of something wrong. This is my first lager. Its a 8.4 est ABV oktoberfest using Saflager s-23. I rehydrated yeast in wort cooled to 55 deg. for about 2 hours prior to pitching. I cooled wort to...

I just brewed my first lager. Its a high gravity Oktoberfest (8.4) . I have done a lot of research and one thing that has me wondering is the difference in opinions on primary at 40-45 degs and 50-55 degs. I understand lagering AFTER primary. But this is confusing me. Anyone care to share some...

Im posting this because I really want to see these guys succeed. They are a great bunch of guys that own a LBS in downtown Indy. They have been told for years they should open a Brewery by there customers and now they are trying to make their dreams come true...

Everyone need to go out to Conner Prairie this Friday May 31st. For History on Tap... going to be a blast. Tuxedo park will be brewing there weather permitting from what ive read at there facebook.