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Lol I think I figured it out .It must be left over craps that the soap was lifting off the sides. And it just collected in this old shape. It's now a ball on the bottom. Weird.

I've searched around and haven't seen anything like this. I brewed a batch in a one gallon glass jug. Fermentation went well, 1.055 to 1.004. I racked the beer and then rinsed the jug with clean water several times. It was late so I didn't feel like a proper cleaning, so I just filled...

Quick update. This batch is turning out much better. Put boiling water in mash tun and let cool to 167F Pour in 2lbs 2row pale malt and 0.2lbs Crystal malt Temp dropped to 154F and one hour later 149F. Boiled and hopped for one hour. OG 1.052 5 days later FG 1.012 Can't wait to drink...

Thanks for all the advice. I can usually switch between the two systems ok but Fahrenheit confuses the heck out of me. I will convert my C to F for any new posts. I'm starting a new batch right now, I'll post how it turns out.

Yes, I think that's where I went wrong. It makes since. Thank you, appreciate the advice. I'll try again this weekend but at a more appropriate mash temp. And lower my fermentation temp.

I store my grain in the freezer. That's why I've been pouring in (mashing?) at about 93C. After the mashing in the temp drops to 78C after about 1 min. I wasn't 100% sure about the drain(sparge?) temp. I should have read more on the process. I've made probably a dozen batches with this process...

Sorry, I forgot to post the gravity (hydrometer). When it goes into the carboy it's typically around 1.050-1.055 at 22degC. After 2 days when I believe the yeast has stopped it has dropped to 1.030-1.035. I leave it for another 3-4 days and it is still at 1.030 Same thing for 5 batches now...

Hi Guys, Been brewing my own beer for a few years now. But run into a weird problem lately that I can’t figure out. The yeast will be very active within 8 hours of pitching but stops suddenly about 24-36 hours later. I leave it sit for a full 5-7 days but it never starts up again. I’ve...

After a few days it all settled to the bottom.

Awesome. Thanks for the quick replies.

Hey guys, Have you seen stuff like this suspended in your fermentor? This is around my 20th 1 gallon batch and I've never seen this before. This happened in less than 12 hours after pitching the Ale yeast. (Safale US-05). Typically I just sprinkle the yeast on top and leave it alone...

Thanks for all the quick replies. my recipe. 500ml Coopers 100g corn sugar 200g LDME Approx 9.2L water I boiled the extract, corn sugar and LDME with 6L of water for about 20minutes. I put pre-boiled 5L of water in mason jars and into the frezzer about an hour before boiling. When I...

It is a Coopers Canadian Blonde kit. I divided the extract into 5 equal parts so that I can do 1 gallon batches. When I brewed the first 1 gallon, I poured the boiling wort into a cold glass carboy and it cracked, lost it all. Second time, this brew, I boiled 2 gallons. Cooled the wort and...

Hello. I'm just getting into this hobby and just did my first brew a few weeks ago. SG right after boil and cool down was 1.032 A week later it dropped to 1.015. It was at 1.015 for two days so I transfered to a secondary. Now a week later it's still at 1.015. The beer tastes like water...