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Just did an IS with 24 lbs in a 15.5 with a blanket and didn't drop one degree in 45 minutes. It was about 95 outside.

Malt Sweetness: 2 Malt Character: 3 Hop Bitterness: 8 Hop Character: 6 Yeast Character: 1 Residual Sweetness (FG): 1 Alcohol Level: 5 Body: 2 Color: 3 Carbonation: 5

summer balls

Amarillo Columbus Simcoe Chinook

Just to reiterate what has been stated above, if reusing the cake without adding more bugs or sacc gets even better results than the first use, then making a starter doesn't seem like it can hurt at all. Am I missing something?

Hey, I am production manager at Balcones. We do indeed have a pretty continuous supply of these barrels that we need to get into good homes. Haven't aged any beer in them myself, but all the beer i've had out of these barrels has been nice. We do make a variety of products (corn and malt...

How important is the fermentation temp after you've hit gravity? I do good temp control for the vigorous part, but don't always have enough room in the fridge for two or three carboys/buckets...If i put em in the basement after first week or so and put em in the basement at around 74ish...

I guess i've just never had one drop out this late, usually within first 4 days or so. I guess i need to just wait it out. Should i rouse it? This is Wyeast 1272 American II. I have not used it before but should be high flocculating. Fermenting at 68

Into day 6 of a primary, haven't taken a gravity but no bubbling in airlock but there is still a thick foamy looking krausen. Never really seen this before...OG at 1.052, 55 IBUS. Obviously my brain went to some infection, but still never seen it look like this before...It almost seems like...

OK, so i am considering skipping secondary for the first time on a hoppy pale, should come in around 5.3% and 55IBUS. I have always done secondaries for over ten years, but considering skipping it. I bottle, not keg, so trying to figure out best timeline for this. For stuff like this I...

OK, I can guess based on storageability info when i buy hops, but has anyone here had experience with specific varieties that seem to hold longer or ones that seem to fade particularly fast? A friend was recently commenting on feeling like Amarillo faded super fast and wasn't using it as much...