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Hi! The MontreAlers' annual BJCP-sanctionned homebrew competition (M.A.L.T. 2014) will be held July 12-13. There will be a lot of prizes to win (thanks to our many sponsors) and the Best of Show winner will have the chance to have his/her beer brewed at Benelux Verdun! Registration begins May...

Thanks. I went with 5 volumes. I wanted really fizzy for his one.

Hi, I will bottle a mead in two days. It is very dry and white wine like (0.098 when transferred to secondary after 2 months) I would like to make it as a sparkling wine/Champagne. I can't find the information on the web about how much Co2 volume I should aim for in this situation. Do you...

I brewed a Northern English Brown Ale (recipe from Jamil's book) with maple sap that was passed through à reverse osmosis filter (concentrated about 3 times). The water was 1.020. I used it in the mash (and most of the sparge. It raised my gravity of 0.020 points. The beer was great. It gave...

Hey, I just saw your system and I am planning on building a similar structure. How do you connect the propane tank to the top burner? Do you put the tank high or do you use a "extension tube" or something? thanks!

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Hi guys! I have to admit it, I am dumb! I bottled a Fin du Monde Clone (belgian triple) today but when calculating my carbonation sugars I read the wrong line (DME instead ou dextrose) and I put too much sugars in my bottle. I saw the error after bottling. So, now I will have around 4.6...

If the yeast has to multiply a lot, it's going to be stressed and give a lot of off-flavors. And it will probably won't be strong enough to finish the job.

An other difference between a chest freezer and a fridge is control on humidity. A refrigetator is built to stay dryer than a freezer. So, there is more chance for mold to grow in a chest freezer.

Carbonation can vary with storing temperature. Did he put it right away in his fridge?

Good thinking! I'll let the more experienced brewers answer, but the idea looks good!

Ouch! You are really playing with fire waiting this long to pitch you yeast. I think it would be less risky to pitch your yeast without a starter than waiting this long...

You could pitch two packages of yeast and use no starter if you want to pitch today. Would cost more, but would be faster

Okay thanks! The fermentation is very active since this morning it's like a tornado in there! heheh