I saw some for sale and then found some instructions online. I didn't think copper would be an issue because that's what my wort chiller is made out of.
I have a 55# of maris otter and I just picked up a 50# bag of soft white wheat. I would like to brew a kriek or heffeweizan and was wonder how I could use my wheat to accomplish one of those goals.
I have 1056 american ale, Imeperial Sour Batch F08, and German lager WLP830 yeast options...
If I lagered in secondary with the coil would it still carbonate if bottled or would the yeast have are dropped out at that point? Worst case scenario I lager the bottles in coolers but it would be easier to keep it one container. Whenever I've made ale I kept it in the basement, is the need for...
The airlock is bubbling once every four seconds, I'm gonna take a hydrometer reading tomorrow. While I was at work it went up to 60F I had my daughter swap out the ice bottles and it's back down to 52F now.
Unfortunately, I don't have a keg or fridge space to lager in bottles. I'm using a copper coil hooked to a pump in ice water. After the diacetyl rest should I lager on the yeast or transfer to secondary?
Would I determine the need for a diacetyl rest by tasting/smelling? Would it hurt to do it if it doesn't need it? Right now it smells pretty sulphury. I brewed on Sunday but it was like 2 AM by the time I pitched.
This is the first time with this recipe so I'm sure what the finishing gravity should be. This is the recipe Brewfather
I copied it from a YouTuber with a couple changes. I don't have it in front of me but I think the OG was 1.057.
I'm doing a lager for the first time with an Oktoberfest and was curious about when to do the diacetyl rest. I'm using White Labs Oktoberfest yeast. I pitched a little warm at 60F but lowered to 52F. Also, when do I rack to secondary?
On Friday night I made some hopped starter to try and get some wild yeast. After the boil I poured it in a quart Mason jar. After sitting in the jar for a little bit I notice a lot of junk on the bottom. I decanted the the clear wort and reboiled. I discarded what was left in the jar and cleaned...