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Boil up 2 batches of 2.5 gl each? Hopefully at the same time otherwise you must have some really really long brew days.

Thanks for the share. That's also what mine looks like. Except mine almost only has rim bubbles and this is after almost 4 weeks. Yup used the kit yeast. Couldn't be asked to sacrifice any of my other yeasts I have I stock for this. In hindsight I probably should have. EDIT: big clusters of...

That's what I'm hoping. Stupidly my hydrometer broke whilst resting on my drip tray on the actual brew day. Can't wait to get my new one and I'll measure the hell out of it :)

No it takes just as long. I have both sizes too.

2.5 gl for brewing a AG recipe for the first time and you don't know what it is. 5 gl for tastier stuff (including liquid kits). Luckily my fridge allows for my 5 gl fermenter + 2 gallon bucket :)

So I have these two 1 gallon kits from Brooklyn Brewshop that I got when I first started brewing about 8 months ago. I do half or full kegs today. Anyhow my 1 gallon BBS kit fermented pretty slow but steadily with some but some but not a lot of krausen at a fairly steady 62F for 2.5 weeks...

Is that the kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop? I've had the same kit steadily fermenting for 2.5 weeks, fermenting at a crawl the past 5 days. I thought it was about to finish but it seemed that the tiny rim of bubbles would never stop. So I put it in my fermentation fridge at 75F and it resumed with...

Thanks for the pointers guys. Will let you know how it turns out :)

@TheOrlandoGuy, soo.. I'm brewing this in 7-10 days if I'm lucky. Bump up the brown to 10oz to accentuate the roastyness but adding more choc would make it even sweeter no? What temp schedule did you mash?

Brewed a gallon in the beginning of November with some store bought apple juice (not the cheapest but average). Popped a few bottles last weekend - apple aroma and flavour clearly present but it still seemed a bit too tart - similar to white wine. A dollop of honey in the glass smoothed it out...

Re the s-33 I've had it stall at 1.020 or higher on my 3 different times now with 3 different packages. You'll find a few "flame" threads about the s-33 too. Me myself I'll never use it again but on the other hand a handful of people have claimed good success with it. Maybe split your wort and...

Chestnut brown ale: the recipe calls for roasting chestnuts at 400 for 20 mins. I don't know but I must have had a brain hemorrhage because I chose to roast hazelnuts (grounded in coffee grinder beforehand). Of course the roasting caused it to turn into powdered charcoal. Interesting outcome...

You will need a refrigerator for these tips. Search keywords are "cold crashing" and "gelatine finings." I've had good success with it. In short the method is: stick carboy in fridge (get close to freezing) for at least 48hrs. It may settle the yeast and proteins that otherwise could cause...

Gained ~25lbs but I'm a foodie too. Need to loose it all due to feet and knee problems. Generally all my major joints need some tlc so trying to get as much exercise I can during my free time. Also giving up having a beer for lunch and limiting beer intake to during dinner only. And will NOT...

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Initially with a mixing spoon. Then I switched to this setup. Eventually I couldn't be bothered and just poured the wort in a slow steady stream from up high through a colander (which acts like an air mixer found in faucets).

Faced the exact same issues with it. I never managed to get an airtight seal by sanding down the excess/uneven plastic and eventually resorted to applying a thick layer of antibacterial silicone around the edges on the inside of the lid (basically making a big o-ring). That helped but ended up...

I just realized that I left a bag of Willamette that I used a small amount for a mini batch in my living room before going on vacation (1 month since and another month to go). I made sure to hermetically seal the bag but what are the chances that they've gone stale when I get back? And how can I...

Any updates from people who's brewed this up? I've stocked the ingredients, but won't be able to brew before March - can't wait!