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Don’t dump it. What was the temp? You might try to warm it up

You should make a starter for a 7% beer. I have never used that yeast but I believe the cell count is on the day it leaves the lab.

Use star San to sanitize. Don’t let the bucket dry. Star San is a no rinse sanitizer. It works in a few minutes. Dump it out and put the wort in. Wait until fermentation seems to be done before you check the gravity. Use star San on anything you put in the beer to take a sample. Don’t put the...

Probably a small leak in the bucket. The beer should be fine.

Yes, it’s in my kegerator now. Kind of like a brown ipa. The chocolate malt and citrus hops work great together.

I never brewed with Stevia , but what if you brewed a lager or a blonde ale with a late addition of lemon drop hops, and mixed it with lemonade when you are going to drink it.

Stocking up in spring and fall is a good idea, but I think as long as you are making a starter, you should be ok, or at least find out if you have a problem before brew day

One time I put a few hop pellets in a few bottles. It was drinkable but not as good as the ones without the hops. Back to your idea, I’m thinking you don’t want to boil it, you’ll lose the oils. Maybe warm up a little but I think that could be a problem for the yeast if you get too high...

Janet’s Brown.

Next time wait until the Krausen has dropped and fermentation is close to being done before dry hopping. If you use pellets you can just toss them in without a bag, they are going to spread out anyway. Whole hops in a bag is fine, as long as you sink it as mentioned.

Either way gets you in the ballpark, but I like your ideas of trying BeerSmith for 2 weeks free the best. Definitely worth the money if your doing all grain, especially if you want to make your own recipes.

You don’t need to change the amount of hops in BeerSmith. Just change the alpha acid of the hop to the alpha acid listed on the package of hops.

Yes, has to finish in chamber many times

I think your problem is temp fluctuations. That one gallon batch is going to fluctuate more than a 5 gallon batch in the same area. Maybe you could get a big plastic container that you could fill with water to help keep more consistent temp. Also, are you rehydrating the yeast?

Nice idea. Malty and hoppy. Why not