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I just made my yeast starter and I noticed that I’ve still got little bits of DME floating around as if I didn’t add enough water. I added 1800ml of water and just under 2 cups of DME. I boiled for 5 minutes. Do you think this’ll be alright? I took the pictures before I...

I'll definitely give it a try! I'm still not 100% certain my grain amounts are correct, and I know my hops will need some fine tuning.

I’m going to ditch the kit, and try to clone a beer myself. I’m not saying I wouldn’t use a kit, but there isn’t one for this particular beer. :-) Here’s a breakdown of what I’m trying to clone – STYLE IMPERIAL IPA ABV 8.5% O.G. 1.068 FERMENTABLES...

I used the Perfect Pitch from Nothern Brewer on this one. I did boil 32oz of water though. None of this showed up until I threw the yeast in and it began fermenting. Could it just be the Belgian Abby II?

I used Wyeast Belgian Abby II, Perfect Pitch, and Fermcap. I've never seen anything like this before. Have any of you run into something like this?

I did forget to put that in there. Thank you

It's been about a year since I've been able to brew, and before that I didn't have a ton of experience. So thanks for the feedback. I'll adjust my mash temp 148 - 150 seems a little low though. I'll probably shoot for 150 - 152.

Hey! I'm used to BIAB. However, I've acquired a Mash Tun and a Hot Liquor Tank. I want to brew this weekend. I'm planning on brewing this recipe - * Keep in mind this is new equipment setup in BeerSmith. BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: The Plinian Legacy...

I also just found some threads online, and it sounds like other people are finishing around 1.020 too. I'm using a thermapen, so I'm fairly confident it's good.

This is what's slightly bubbling on the surface. It looks like hop material to me.

I find that it's better to just leave the beer alone unless there's a specific reason to disturb it. You increase your chances for infection, not to mention oxidation. There was honestly no reason for me to think that the fermentation had stalled; no red flags at all. So I just threw the hops...

I took a good look at the beer last night. I think what I'm seeing is nucleation sites created by dry-hopping. The gravity hadn't budged in two days, and quite honestly it's been two weeks since the beer was pitched. I think it's simply done. I added another oz of hops, and I'm going to bottle...

The only thing I haven't been doing is taking PH readings. I pitched two vials into a 2L starter on a stirplate. Started at 1.077OG. I was using WLP001 California Ale Yeast, so the yeast should have been able to take care of that. I want to take another reading when I get home today...

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Sorry about that. Here's the recipe Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.10 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.25 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Bottling Volume: 4.55 gal Estimated OG: 1.074 SG Estimated Color: 12.4 SRM Estimated IBU: 80.5 IBUs Brewhouse...