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So would dry hopping in primary would be okay?

So I have an IPA in the fermentor now, going to give it a week or two in primary and 2 in secondary for dry hopping. This will be the longest I've let a beer sit before bottling as I usually go about 14-15 days in primary then bottle. If I let my beer sit for the three to four weeks I'm wanting...

Absolutely! Thanks for the info!

Good, I've only done a couple batches and this is the first I've seen of anything like this so I got a bit worried that maybe I messed up somewhere along the line or possible start of infection. Probably wait another 7-10 days and then bottle!

I can't really get a good picture of it but I'll post one. In the pic near the light, the bubbles you see are under the surface trapped in the hazy gunk. if it were proteins settling out... Would they be floating near the top as I'm seeing it? Fairly new to brewing so im still questioning...

Hey guys, got a nb Irish stout kit and I'm wanting to attempt to make it a chocolate stout out of it, trying to get a subtle but noticeable chocolate taste, I have yet to have success at finding nibs locally so cocoa is all I have to work with to this point. Is there any other form of chocolate...

So on my American cream ale batch, fermented about 10 days so far, took a peak inside and see swirls of almost sugary thick looking gunk sporadically throughout my beer? Fermentation seems finished, no bubbles rising anymore and airlock has been still for about 3-4 days. Can't figure out what it...