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Braufessor’s Northeast IPA, I couldn’t prevent it from clearing up after cold-crashing, but it tastes great

I brewed this beer based off the version in your second update. I do 30 minute boils and my hops differ somewhat: 32 IBU CTZ at 30 minutes, hopstand with centennial, idaho #7, and mosaic; dry hop with ~10 gravity points remaining in the fermentation with amarillo, idaho #7, and mosaic (removed...

My recent experience with 34/70 (a strain I absolutely adore and use in all my lagers): I brewed a Munich Dunkel a few weeks ago and used a Hockkurz mash schedule, I then left the wort for an overnight mash at 155F following the final step of the Hochkurz process (I did it for the lulz, and the...

Not sure what to call this. 70% Barke Vienna malt and 30% malted red corn; 30 IBUs of magnum/mt hood. 5% ABV. I haven’t given it adequate time to clear because I couldn’t wait to try it and I am quite satisfied!

I fermented some mead-must back in March 2021 (original post here) and I tasted it this past weekend for the first time in a while and it is tasting really great! It's at a point that I feel I can bottle it. I am familiar with packaging homebrewed beer but I have never bottled mead before. I...

I just tried the 7/64" wide o-rings in my keg and they are still way too small. There was an immediate CO2 leak when I filled the keg. I held them up to my old o-ring and they are noticeably smaller. Guess I'll have to go find the largest dip tube o-rings I can.

Ignore this thread, I ordered some 7/64" wide o-rings, which I believe my old ones were. Will update if this solves the issue.

Did the 7/64" o-rings end up working out? I just replaced my dip tube gaskets and I didn't see width on the replacements, but they started leaking immediately. I ordered some replacements but made sure to find ones that are 7/64" (2.77mm) wide so I'll see how it goes.

As an FYI, I sanitized and lubed all of the new o-rings.

Hi all, I have used the same keg O-rings for 1.5 years and started to lose some pressure so I threw out all of them (the dip tube, post, and lid o-rings) and bought new ones. My issue is with the dip tube o-rings I bought. I did a pressure test in a cleaned and sanitized keg containing ~1 gallon...

I add all of my DME at flameout. The best way I've found to reduce the mess is to weigh my DME into a SS stock pot and pump just enough boiling wort in to reconstitute it. I then pour the solution into my boil kettle immediately at flameout and wait 15 minutes before starting to chill. This...

I fully agree with your sentiment, nothing bothers me more than checking out a new brewery and seeing a 10+ beer draft list and they're all iterations of hazies; there's no creativity IMO. I'm big into malt-forward styles and have been loving any and all lagers for the better part of the last...

Can't believe I just found this thread. I'm a CT native but I had a moment of clarity and moved to Boston 10 years ago. I'm now raising my son here and hoping to get a brew-day assistant once he can walk.

This is quite easy to find commercially around me. There’s a large Ukrainian immigrant population where I live in the US and kvass is everywhere. I’ve made my own, although it didn’t turn out as good as the klibny kvass I can get at the corner store.

That blog looks awesome, thank you!