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I lowered the temperature and used less water when I steeped my last batches, so maybe that had some impact. Is a pound of crystal with 6 pounds extract generally enough to make carapils unnecessary?

Thanks for the input! I'm still new at making my own recipes so I really appreciate the advice. Quaker> I have had problems in the past with head retention, and read that carapils helps with that. I used it on my last two brews and the one that is already finished seemed to have much better...

Due to the cool temperature in northern California this time of year, I want to give making a California common a go. I don't want it to be an anchor steam clone, so I went with Cluster hops instead of Northern Brewer. I read that Cluster hops are likely to have been around in California the...

I plan on brewing tomorrow so I made a starter from yeast that I washed and stored from an earlier batch. I used 1/3 cup of DME in 2 cups boiled water, topped it off and added the yeast. That was 8 hours ago and I expected some sort of activity by now. Did I do something wrong? At what point...

I'll have to look them up. It is a bit nerve wracking to show up to a group of people that are much more knowledgeable than me, haha.

Thanks for the greeting guys. I'm down in San Jose. I hear there are some homebrew groups down here, so I imagine there are lots of us.

Hey all, I'm new to the site, and have been brewing off and on since 2008. Due to space/monetary restraints, I've only brewed extract with specialty grains, but hope to eventually broaden my horizons. Cheers! :mug:

Does pouring it into the secondary increase the chance of any infection?

Thanks! One thing I'm good at is waiting. What would be a good way to draw the beer out without a beer thief?

Hello, I'm relatively new to brewing, and just made my 5th and 6th batches last week. I made a pumpkin ale on Monday, but didn't get any bubble activity on the first day. I waited and eventually there was very slow activity on the third day for a couple hours and that was it. There seem to be...