Recent content by derbedeu

Well, this is my fear too. This is actually the reason I posted here, to make sure I am not the only one blaming the yeast. The yeast is, however, stored very well, at least that's what I think (glass jars at 1C/34F). On the other hand, I wonder if maybe the LME profile that I used for the...

I don't add anything aside of malt. Usually, I go for 70% pilsner/pale ale plus 30% vienna/munich/amber.

Well, I harvested quite a large amount (2 gallons), washed it, and keep using it since - maybe 5 months old. So basically I keep making starters from the one I harvested. Thing is, 2 weeks ago I made a batch, fermented to 1.010. 2 weeks after, from the same strain, same generation, just a...

Hey, thanks for your points. I use municipal water, whose quality is pretty good and also steady (previous batches didn't suffer), which I know it can degrade, so I have to check the pH and not take it for granted. I am using a large strainer to separate the hops from the beer, before cooling...

Basically, first generation after harvest (I do not include the starter here).

Basically, the yeast is generation 1. I mean, I harvested it, washed it and then made a starter. Anyway, it's fresh, and the starter I made smelled and tasted perfect. I have not calibrated this particular thermometer, but I checked it with another one - the line bringing in the strike water has...

Hey, I always use a hydrometer for my FG reading. For OG, I use both a refractometer and a hydrometer. Also, checked 4 days ago, let it rest for another 2, ckecked again, no change. I even raised the temperature a few degrees. However, just because of LME in the starter, such things can happen...

Hello, I run a small brewery (55 gal/batch) and mainly use the same recipe, with very few modifications. I generally start with an OG of 1.055-1.060, and always use US05. Which I harvested and washed, very cautiously, with excellent results. I basically have a big stash of US05 cells. However...

Hey NB, thanks for the detailed reply. It is not confusing at all, actually it's a lot of common sense. Perhaps I was a bit unclear in my original question (of course I would never add a DP hop at t-30 and expect aroma). So I will try to reformulate it. When timing should I use so that the hops...

Hey there, that's some kind of pale ale I accidentally made once I decided to clear all the malts I had in my brewery. First batch, 2 years back, was with Centennial, Cascade, Chinook and Citra, but I decided to rotate every once in a while. It usually turns out as a fruity beer, with a decent...

Hello, As always, I apologize for posting something that may already have been discussed. I am wondering about the order I am supposed to add hops to my recipes. I know that, by the book, you always add bittering hops first and aroma last, usually at t-45 to t-1, but, what do you do with dual...

Hey guys, Just made an IPA (1.065 OG) with US-05 harvested from a previous fermentation, wich I made a big starter with. Went by the book, so I calculated my starter at 1 mil cells/ml/Plato and ended up with a necessary 1 liter of slurry (200 liters brewhouse). 16 hours after pitching, I end up...

Hello, me again. Observed the same behavior on another keg, so I managed to open it up for inspection. To my surprise, the inner pipe is completely intact. So, any other clue? I have to say that my output hose is like 1.5 meters from the keg, however, beer flows irregularly even after the first...

Thanks a lot for the insight. Never soaked them for long in bleach, just for a few mins, then rinsed them and gave them a good starsan bath. What PapaO said makes a lot of sense, however I have to pry that keg open and see what’s wrong there. Once again, many thanks!

Hey guys, I apologize if there's already a thread on this topic, I could not find it. My problem: I operate a small microbrewery and I recently switched from Cornies to commercial 30l kegs. Have 2 beers on tap at the moment and one of them behaves strange. That is, when there's less than half...