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hmmm... What is your BIAB method if you don't mind me asking?

When mash inefficiencies arise a number of things can be the culprit. I assume you are using the exact same method. First, are you using city water or bottled? When using city water changes to it's chemistry can happen thus changing the effectiveness of your mash. Second, is it the...

+1 with what m1batt1 said. Furthermore, if it is hop bitterness a little bit of age will help tone that down a bit.

To Morticus- We filed electronically and it took us 47 days to get our federal papers from the TTB. Which is an astoundingly fast turnaround. From other brewers that I have spoken to it generally takes 50-150 days, it all depends on how many mistakes are in the forms that are submitted and...

Wort is generally a homogeneous solution (minus the hop particals and proteins that can sometimes form) so your water can never separate from the wort. Like the above posters I think the beer will be fine:D

That is an excellent point Atonk. I feel that I should add that I have two other business partners and we are going to be brewing 5 times a week to meet our income needs.

How long after the yeast was pitched was this picture taken?

A little more info would help. What temp did you drink the stout at? Did you notice anything during fermentation? What was your bottling procedure? What kind of yeast did you use? How much sugar did you use? Is it over carbonated? What kind of hops did you use? Steve

Hey Hey! Been a while since I've been on the ole Home Brew Talk however during my time away I've been working on a nano brewery start up called the Frothy Beard Brewing Company in Charleston, SC. Just last week we got our federal papers in and are still waiting on state. Though I...

How much are brewing? Four beans seems way over the top to me if you are going for 5 gallons but of course it all depends on how long you let the beer rest on the beans. How are you sanitizing them? I've had great results with one bean split and then soaked in vodka. I then add the whole...

I agree with Kh. I think the best way to do a BOP would be to foster a homebrew culture within the establishment. An example would be to not only have BOP capabilities but to also have a homebrew shop and maybe even a bar or really nice tasting room so that if customers do move on to the next...

My knowledge of the three tier system comes from currently attempting to open a brewery in South Carolina. The problem with the system, in my opinion, is that it decreases the ease with which to enter the brewing industry by decreasing the amount of profit small breweries can potentially make...

I love my refractometer! They are as cool as you imagine:)

Yeah that's a wee bit on the warm side. An easy way to combat this in a cost effective manor is with a swamp cooler. Just put the fermentor in a big rubbermaid bin. Fill it with water and drop a couple ice bottles in it every 12 hours or so. I use a spare bathtub at my house for this:)

Looks like it to me:) Your yeast is beginning to go through flocculation. Nothing to worry about.