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"Currently sitting in the kegerator under 30 psi to get carbed up and then let it continue to lager. I wanted to carb it so I can get a feeling of how it ages." Technically, lagering is not done under forced carbonation. Natural carbonation will continue while the beer lagers. (Of course if...

Just finishing up an experiment with 3068. Brewed 10 gallons and split 5 gal in a keg and 50 gal in 750ml bottles (currently conditioning). A few points here: My OG was 1.046, but I was shooting for 1.052. Perhaps this was because I took out 10% of mash and did a decoction on it (before I...

Thanks for the opportunity!

Let me go one step further and ask another question... I'm getting ready to bottle a spice beer that fermented in primary for 4 weeks, then in secondary with spices added for another 4 weeks. Any recommendations on how much, if any, yeast to re-add at bottling? Alternatively, should I add to...

I tried the AG recipe and it didn't come close to my recollection of Leffe Blonde, one of my favorite beers. The spiciness was just not there. However, I could not get any Pride of Ringwood hops; substituted Cluster. I actually tried it 2 times, once each with both yeasts listed. First time...