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No need for a secondary... but I do. Simply to reduce the chance of ciphoning up particles to the bottling bucket. 2 weeks primary. Rack / Dry Hop 2 weeks secondary. If not clear, 3 day cold crash. If still not clear, add gelatin for 3 days. After all of this, it's as good as it's...

Already tasted, and nothing seemed abnormal. Will do. Cold crashing up next.

I think they may be grain peices, thus the filter idea. I could also rack through a sanitized stainless strainer, but the smaller pieces will still get through.

Latest idea. I am going to rack to my bottling bucket so that I can use the spout to control the flow. I will slowly pour it through a coffee filter to get out the grains, into my secondary. Let it sit for a.week, then cold crash.

Thanks. It's SF05, which I use for 90% of my brews. Never had this problem. I do plan on cold crashing.

They are solids.. Almost husk like. Could be grains. I remember the steeping bag leaking some milled grains. Do they not settle?

I also see solids floating.. Here is a pic

5 gal, 6lbs extract, 0.5lb 2-row mashed with 0.5lb Honey Malt, steeped for 30 min at 155 - 165ish. SF05 Pitched yeast at 75 degrees. 2 weeks at 65. Normally, my beer is 1.010 - 1.013 and crystal clear. Now it is super cloudy like Georgia clay mixed in water, and sitting at 1.020. No...

Yep, right about at FG. Maybe .001 from my expected calculation. I guess it's ok to rack. Do you guys usually dry hop in the primary, 2ndary, or cold crash phase?

OK.. getting the hydrometer..... Will let you know

Not to debate, but I prefer to do a secondary. This batch is taking its time. Air lock bubbling for 12 days now. Still bubbling. I want to secondary it and dry hop, and then (hopefully) cold crash for a couple of days. I need this to be ready, fully sugar carbed, by March 24, and I...

Been brewing for 3 years, always extract or partial mash. Tonight I did a partial mash. I call it an XIPA, not quite a IIPA, but a strong IPA. I did the usual, steeped 1.5lbs of specialty grains, boil 2G, put 3LB LME in at start of boil. At the end of the boil, I took the pot off of the...

I suppose I could put it in the garage. It's been getting up to about 85 degrees. however last time this happened it never carbed any better. in fact I have never seen an improvement after two weeks

No nuts. It's a normal 5G batch. I use the same sugar as I do for everything I ever brewed, about 3/4 cup. I did 2 weeks at 60F. 2 weeks room temp 74 in secondary. 2 weeks room temp in bottles/sugar.

My Deez Nuts Brown Ale is under carbed. I let it set another week, no change. If I pour it quickly, I will get a soapy head for a minute, but it fizzles away quickly and looks like maple syrup and tastes a little flat. Could I open and put a little sugar in each bottle and re-cap? How...