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Made this last night and its already taking off. I did have a question about sanitizing though. Since this is going to be pasteurized after I bottle, how extensive do my cleaning and sanitization methods need to be?

Trying this recipe tomorrow but want to use honey. Is there a conversion for brown sugar to honey?

Update Kegged this yesterday and it tastes awesome. Can't wait to see how it develops over the next few weeks. Thanks for the help wveryone

Just realized that this was the first brew that I added Irish moss to. Thinking that is the.reason for the coagulation.

WLP001 California ale yeast. Thanks for the reassurance. Guess I'll find out in a couple weeks! This is also the first time I've used a thermostat on my fermentation fridge. Holding at a solid 68 degrees.

Thanks for the quick reply. No funny smells, the stuff on top just looks really thick, almost gooey.

Hey guys and gals. Made a Moose Drool clone and after 2 days it started to look like the picture below although this picture is after 5 days fermentation. None of the other beers I've made have looked like this. Is bacteria to blame? Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the response. The biggest thing killing me right now is patience. I like the flavor of the beer as it is now, so I think I'm going to bottle it soon and try the same recipe with a longer conditioning time.

I've got a porter in my secondary and I added cocoa nibs, vanilla extract, and bourbon. I was wondering what the taste difference would be if, lets say, you added 2-3x the amount of cocoa nibs and shortened the time in the secondary vs. adding a small amount of cocoa nibs and kept the beer in...