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Okay so ideally I should be: -brewing something a bit higher gravity to match the needs of the entire population -blowing off maybe 1/2 of the yeast cake after primary transfer to not overpitch -blowing off the entire yeast cake and washing/portioning.

Check homebrewfinds/craigslist once a day until you find some kegs for 40$ a piece that have been cleaned before selling. If they say they've been cleaned it doesn't really matter the outer condition at all, you just don't want to get some horror kegs that have been filled with gunk for the past...

So I want to rack beer onto yeast cakes that were fermented in corny kegs. It seems perfect really, do a closed transfer of beer in primary to secondary/serving keg, blowing off some of the initial bottom part (trub, dead cells) of the yeast cake in the process of transferring. Then...

Uhh what? xD

First of all no disrespect to all the workers/brewers there, some very experienced and hard working people who have to face this transition in a much more real way than the consumer. I am not surprised; they hit the ground so stacked. It was always oriented towards growth, marketing, and...

Hey all, its time to fill the pipeline with lagers/kolsh I just wanted to hear people's thoughts/experience with making various lagers and the results they've gotten/enjoyed. These styles really appeal to me: shwartz, helles, vienna, and kolsh and I am also interested in the possibility of...

I am interested to hear how people like to manage their temp control chambers when brewing and storing over 2 batches at once at different stages in the fermentation. The reason being is that I just started fermenting in 5gal kegs, which allows me to fit 4+ kegs very comfortably in my fridge...

Heres another. Whipped cream head, would love ve to know why this happened to repeat.

So i ended up having to modify this significantly due to availability of citra hops onbrew day. Suprise haha. I did citra cascade amarillo with a lot of 1:1:1 ratios but citra took the front seat. And it was amazing until i decided to dry hop a 3rd time to "refresh the juiciness", then it was...

EBIAB is my end game. If you haven't looked into it you should. Its as simple as it gets, and can be as automated or manual as you like. But even automated doesn't seem like it would take away from the pleasurable parts of the brewday, it just allows you to maintain very accurate temps. I...

Yeah i wouldnt be worried about it. Make sure to shake the fermentor for a solid minute to get some o2 in the wort before pitching and next few gens will be fine.

Agree, taste the beer as unbiased as possible. Check the fg and see if it ferments to a reasonable range for the style. Easiest solution is make a healthy starter if you want to have several gens. If you want to get more than 1 gen out of the yeast it will work but by textbook it may not be the...

I think adding an already active mixture to the beer would prove a lot more pleasant and yield much higher active percentages than using ground cannabis, which extracts chlorophyll and would have less than decent efficiency due to heat+solvent being required initially for proper conversion. But...

Using cannabis as an ingredient would likely not give you the results you are looking for. I have heard chlorophyll from the plant matter is unpleasant and overbearing. IMO it would be most interesting to add extracted cannabis terpenes to a beer for their hop-like flavor qualities. I am unsure...

The flavors will be different. Say on each extreme, too low and your yeast might not be able to even start, too high and its going to produce esters and harsh alcohol byproducts you dont want. Say low end of acceptable range is 62, this will give you a very clean flavor with minimal esters, you...

That sounds pretty awesome!

I grew up on the outer banks and to answer your question simply, nope. Its more of a tourist hustle than an artisan thing out there. But my recommendation is 100% go to Trios in KDH, you won't be dissapointed. They care about good beer and always have an excellent selection of specialty drafts...

I think the only reason for outer collar is appearance?

I 100% agree. The more you brew, the more you read, the better you will get every time. This is coming from someone who doesn't have a lot of experience, but the benefits are magnified even more due to that. Take what you've learned and make it like muscle memory. That being said, sometimes you...

I agree with you here, but its obvious you need equipment to accomplish any process in brewing. Equipment alone cant make your beers amazing... it can make them acceptably mediocre, unless you happened to draft an amazing recipe right off the bat and already had enough experience to use your...