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    Extreme Lager Yeast??

    I fermented my one and only lager at 39-40 degrees. It was awesome. I got the yeast from a local brewery so I do not know what strain. It took forever to ferment, like 5-6 weeks. Go Sox, cds
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    need some sweetness

    I've been brewing a pale ale for a bit now. It tastes fine but I would like to add sweetness. In a 10 gallon batch, I use american 2-row, 3lbs vienna 1 lb cara pils and some C-40. I have been using nottingham yeast and fermenting in my 58 degree basement. I am looking for a clean but sweet...
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    clearing v. bottle conditioning

    Thanks Yooper. It'll be in a carboy. I do not keg. Go Red Sox, cds
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    clearing v. bottle conditioning

    Ladies and gentlemen, I have a light beer that I have made. It's basicly a 2-row and halletau SMaSH although this one has honey and lemon peel in it too. I use nottingham yeast. I would like to throw some gelatin in it and age it for 1-2 weeks in a cold fridge (high 30's) in order to get...
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    Worst style of beer

    I don't care for many belgian style beers. I like the dry yeast styles. Ilike lagers and pilsners too. Dubbels and tripels are completely undrinkable for me. Go Sox, cds
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    My First AG

    I am drinking my 1st AG right now. It too was an IPA. It tastes great. The next 2 may not be as good. The reason being I got a much lower efficiency and then a much higher efficiency. It's all about consistancy. One thing I have found is that regardless of mistakes during the mashing...
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    Sudden, consistent efficency drop

    Calibrate the thermometer. Buy PH strips with the 4 colors on the strip or get a PH meter. I'm guessing it's the thermometer. it may read low. Go Sox, cds
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    1.040

    So this weekend I took everyones advise and studdied up on the amount to mash and the amount to sparge. I marked up some buckets as huge measuring cups and went at it. Wen I drained the mash out I only got 1.5 gallons. I then adjusted the amount that I was to sparge with. After spaging I was up...
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    Second Brew: Should I Wait?

    Do you have a friend with a basement? Go Red Sox, cds
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    1.040

    McMalty, yes I should. My burner isn't as efficient as I would like and it was my first time using the keg. I really need to figure out the correct amount of water to use to mash and to sparge so I end up with dry grain and 5.5 gallons. I don't good enough equipment to make up for mistakes...
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    1.040

    pooley4, Thank you. I can't getat that chart. Is there another way that you could send it to me? I am quite sure that my main issue is with the amounts of water. My first AG batch was a 59% efficiency. The second was similar but way too much wort. There was water left in the MLT as well...
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    1.040

    Alittle more base malt next weekend and less sparge water? Go Red Sox, cds
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    1.040

    9lbs 2-row 1lb caramel 5.5 gallons batch (supposed to be 5 and I didn't ferment about .5 gallon) mashed at 152 for 1 hour. boiled about 1:25 Thanks guys. Go Sox, cds
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    1.040

    So I just did my second AG batch yesterday. I made a couple of errors. First I ended up with 6 or so gallons of wort. Second I probably should have used a couple more lbs of 2-row. Long story short my gravity after boiling was 1.040. I don't really understand all the gravity calc.'s yet. How...
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    Favorite Brewing Music

    I listen to both bands...The Grateful Dead and The Black Crowes.
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