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Found an old recipe for an English bitter. It calls for maltose syrup. What is the equivalent to using maltose syrup? Can I use Belgian candi syrup? D-90 ( darker) or d-45 (lighter) than What recipe calls for. Or is it best just to use some Demerara sugar instead? Does the syrup add any...

I didn't use any lactose. So hopefully it ferments out a little more.

Ok thanks for your help, I just moved it to the 68 degree room. I will let it sit for 2 more weeks before kegging. I didn't know if 68 degrees would produce any off flavors or not.

I brewed a chocolate stout with an og of 1.077. The estimated fg is 1.019. After 1 week and not a very violent fermentation the fg is 1.024. It's been fermenting at 60 degrees. I pitched 1.5 packs of safale 04 yeast into the wort. Will I get the fg down by just leaving it alone for...

Thank you! I was wondering what ratio to use. I'm thinking I might just leave it in the fridge.

I'm planning to keg my 1 gallon batch of hard cider. I'm also going to use a can of frozen concentrate to backsweeten it. The keg will stay in the fridge at 40 degrees. How much potassium sorbate do I need for this gallon batch before I keg it? Should I even bother using it? I used safale 04...

Im fermenting my first 1 gallon batch of cider using some safale 04 yeast. I'm guessing it will be dry and would like to know exactly how to backsweeten it. I would like to keep it refrigerated the whole time after fermentation. Do I still need potassium sorbate? If so how much for a gallon...

The Format was great, hopefully the event will be improved next year.

We did have a good time drinking some beer, this for sure. But I was told that having it at the navy stadium, they had to use only the caterer provided by them. No competition. Maybe they need to change the location so they can have multiple food vendors.

I think Sierra Nevada was supposed to be there too.

Yeah there were a some big names that were absent. Ballast point, EVO, Magic hat. Were 3 that I was looking forward to that I never saw. I think there was more though. I'm surprised that Dogfish Head was never on the list to go, being relatively close to Annapolis. I also think the whole...

Went yesterday, I was kind of surprised that some of the vendors they advertised didn't show. Overall it wasn't bad. They need to work on getting some more food vendors next year, that's for sure.

For 1 gallon batches ,I just freeze up 2 of the 1 gallon ziplock bags full of water the day before. That's plenty of ice to cool the wort in the sink. For bigger batches I would use an immersion chiller.

I know its not in DC, but Annapolis homebrew in Severna Park, Md would probably have them.

I'm in the same boat having purchased used ball lock kegs. Soda smell is pretty strong. I plan on replacing the 5 orings. Do I need to replace the 2 poppits and the pressure relief valve? None of them leak but I wasn't sure if I should replace them because they have rubber in them with the...