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Beergolf, it is a Saison

Hi all, I had my yeast table top stirring in a stir plate and had it closer than I thought to my hot liquor tank and it got to 100 degrees. It was there for about an hour. I put it in the fridge. It is a Saison yeast if that helps. Should I pitch it or start over. If I have to start over...

Hello. Name is Ron and I have been brewing for about 5 years now. Was an extract brewer for the first year then went to partials because I found a better brew store. I am now in my 9th batch of all grain using. 3 retired half barrels, two Blichman burners and one pump. Had a few learning...

I have brewed 20 or so batches of partial grain and 2 batches in a newly partial built pico system. My brews so far have nice results from friends and I really like local micro brew ales. I'm on the fence whether I'm a lucky by the book brewer or not. I have had brew from a few micro breweries...

shameless bump!

Okay, Sorry about asking questions that I should know by reading the books, however. My beer has been in the primary for 7 days now. It has slowed to about one burp every 60 seconds. I want to rack it into my secondary for I don't know how long and then keg it. Is this what I should do...

I'm not too sure about the time in the primary. I think the instructions say, 5 to 7 days. It is all about the specific gravity the recipe calls for,,right??

Thank a lot. I was worried at first. I seen all the sediment and thought that it would only make it taste bad, then I started to think that the yeast needed something to eat, so I wasn't sure. I have a spicket on the side near the bottom of my turkey fryer so it made easy transfer to my...

Should I have thrown away all of the sediment from my boil. I used grain and two bags of malt extract and hops, I had a lot of junk on the bottom when I transferred into my primary fermenter. Or should I have dumped everything in the primary? Thank a lot. Ron