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Sorry if I am a pest but took a new SG rading and it dropped to 1.018 now in a few hours. I have one question. What is this stuff in my fermenter? I used pellet hops and a strained them out after the boil. This green wierd stuff is all over floating in all layers of the beer. Could it be what is...

Ok thanks for the advice. I will try a 15min boil next week and see how that turns out. Still really new to this. As for hops additions the same as usual? except start 1 at 15min and the next at like 5?

Hi all, Here is my recipe first off so it might help with my little problem. 1 Gallon batch 1.25lbs of Nothern Brewer Amber LME. 0.0625 Galena Pellet Hops (60min) 0.0625 Ahtuem (sp) Pellet Hops (15min) 2 Grams Coopers Ale Yeast OG: 1.046 Gravity right now 1.021 Target Fg: 1.013...

ok thanks. See how it goes. I cant wait to get it in bottles and try it out when its all said and done

I work for a pharmaceutical company during the day and in my down time not brewing beer I am usuall constantly reloading for marksmenship competitions on the weekends. Sometimes play Battlefield 3 to pass extra time.

Thanks for the reply. Hopefully it goes good and I will let you know if it is a good beer or a bust. Recommended temp for the Coops Ale Yeast I used is 65-75F so i take it im in the green with 68F right now.

Curently the air temp in the room is controlled at a constant 70. Since it is such a small amount it is not worth using a hydrometer on since the theif will take up so much. I have a refractometer on order since I realized this fault with these small batches. Is it possible since this is such a...

Hello everyone, I just finished my first beer brew 2 days ago. I basically im experimenting with 1 gallon batches to see what I can make and how good it will be. The recipe: 1 Gallon of Water to boil with 1 gallon top off pre-boiled water as a precaution to loss. 1.25 (20 ounces)...

Also calculated that I need 33 billion yeast cella does that sound right? Assuming the math is right since it's not a lager. (0.75 million for ale) x (3785 since it's 1 gallon) x 11.5 Plato = 3.264563e10 Roughly 2 grams Would that be a safe assumption? Sorry if im a nuisance just trying to...

Ok, thank you for all the replies. Most of the stuff I was confused on was answered. I know about under pitching yeast which could cause stress and off flavor, what happens if you over pitch?

So i did some formulas with a recipe. Tell me what you think. Remember this is a 1 Gallon batch. 1.25 Pounds of Wheat Extract LME (Determining if i should go Amber LME) 1/16 Ounce Galena Hops (60min) 1/16 Ounce Ahtanum Hops (15min) Coopers Ale Yeast (yet to be determined) Assumed...

Ok many thanks. I am currently writting what I like in a beer and hopefully can tailor it to what I want. I will post the exact recipe and the results when I make it. I experiment with this type of stuff so I prefere to stay small scale with it. If it is good I will let you know and if its a...

Thank you for the information it has answered most if not all of my concerns that were confusing me. I will look up recipies and let you know how it turns out when I get it going. Is starting on a small scale such as 2.5 gallons a good idea?

I also thought of 1 thing. I am a big competition shooter (marksmenship) and roload my own ammunition (this may seem off topic but bear with me please). I have a new unused powder measure a triple beam balance. Can I use it to measure Hops if I sanitize it properly? I have access to an...

Thank you for the reply. I also forgot to ask is it true that 1lb of extract is used per gallon of water for light beers and 1.5lb for more body? So if I have a 2.5 Gallon batch I made. Would the total malt extract be used for a light body beer be 2.5lbs? So if I am using 2 different extracts...