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Leaf hop: Hi guys, pretty newbie with hop in leafs. What is the usual ration vs pellets?? If I want to add the leaf hops in my batch (because my leaf quantity is not what I should have added vs pellets) straight in fermentation does that makes sense to boil 200ml of water, add hops (such...

Hey guys, I'm prety new to this. I found a recipe but there's no water qty indicated. How do I know the water quantity for mash?? In liters. How do I know the water quantity for sparging??In liters. Thanks Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: White Labs California ale Additional Yeast or...

prety new to this guys and i don't have program to calculate. what's the water quantity for mash & what is the water qty for sparging? I'll brew this beauty today. Max

Very Very appreciated and precise. Many thanks!!

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to brewing and I found a nice recipe. However, there's no water qty (mash & sparge). How do I know the right qty (in liters) to add at mash & sparging??? I don't have any program. Here's the recipe: Ingredients (All Grain, 6.5 gal) 19 lbs American 2-row...

thanks guys for your quick comments. my OG was 1.040! I'll keep the primary fermentation at 77°F. secondary should I go lower than that?

hey guys, i just brew a 25liters saison using lallemand 10g belle saison. i think it could be a problem since the quantity of yeast added to 25l should be 20-25g. is it right? the fermentation started in the first 24 hours and is still active. what could be the resulting (if there's...

Just to be sure I did a first fermentation at 68F until it reached 1.008 (5 days). It's pretty clear! After that I dropped the temp at 66F (yesterday) for the next 2-3 weeks. There is some bubbles in my secondary, should I keep it at 66F or drop a bit to help for clarification? Thanks

many thanks guys. I did a first fermentation at 68F until it reached 1.008 (5 days). It's pretty clear! After that I dropped the temp at 66F (yesterday) for 2-3 weeks. I added some simcoe,citra,columbus,mosaic,centenial in my secondary to get some ipa flavor! it should be good!

Hello,for my IPA I used Safale american (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast. First time. I do not know the following for this king of yeast: time and temperature : first fermentation time and temperature : second fermentation Thanks Max

Many thanks guys. Then it should be good. Have a good one!

Hi there. I'm new to this and I've done a bad move while adding my yeast: I activated the nutrient taping on the wyeast bag. I shook the bag for 15 seconds. I sanitizes then package. Then... I added the mix to my 25liters. I didn't let time to incubate!!! My bad. Right now it's been...