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Nyxator, saw your post about roasted barley and was wondering how much stock you put in that theory. I've brewed four batches total in my tenure as a home brewer (if you can call that a tenure): 3 Irish Reds and one Hefeweizen. The first was an IR and it turned out amazing. I've attempted to...

I'm on my third batch of Irish Red, attempting to replicate the first (which, incidentally was my first batch ever). The subject yeast is Wyeast 1084, Irish Ale. My first batch I pitched at 55 degrees, which was an accident. I chilled the kettle in an ice bath and poured refrigerated water to...

I hit target gravity, so I assume the original gravity was spot on (it was an extract kit). Thanks for the feedback on this.

Great, thanks!

Do you know if a poorly ”mixed” wort will have problems fermenting (aside from aeration concerns). For instance, pockets of sugar equating to pockets of alcohol? Would it all work itself out if/when I transfer to secondary?

Hey folks, I just brewed last night and forgot to aerate before pitching. I have activity in the air lock so I'm not too concerned about fermentation, but I read somewhere that a wort not properly stirred can give inaccurate gravity readings. Thoughts and or other matters for concern?

Regarding stirring up the wort: I know you're supposed to do it in order to aerate, but other than aeration and inaccurate OG reading, will the beer ferment properly?

@A R Josh: Thanks dude. I did everything by the numbers so it was a little unsettling; if there was a problem I legitimately would not have known when/how it occurred.

Question: I've had yeast rafts in my beer that eventually settled to the bottom in secondary. Now I have tiny white specs that float just below the surface that appeared after two weeks. I think its from the star san foam but I have no idea. Ideas?

In response to "Motor City Brewer87": Dude, you sound exactly like me on my first batch: it was 4.25-4.5 gallons (I lost water in the boil and only had exactly five gallons on hand). I didn't know it at the time, but I think I was fermenting a little on the low end of the spectrum for my yeast...

I've got a question on the opposite end of the spectrum; I pitched and saw normal results within twelve hours. I've got a temp controller on my fridge so I periodically peak on it when I get up in the morning and home after work. The first two days I had bubbles every five seconds or so. Day...

Good to know about the Attenuation range. I took a reading when racking to secondary and it was about the same (actually it was 1.011-1.012 which only seems attributable to temp variance). I used Wyeast 3068 which I've heard is heavy on the banana. Two weeks fermentation should be plenty before...

So my OG was 1.044 and FG wound up being 1.012-1.013 (target FG was 1.010). Is this going to drastically affect my brew? Also, it came out quite a bit darker than your picture because I did a 2 gallon boil and I didn't do the late addition extract. My ferm temp was about 70 (at your suggestion)...

Just bottled the brew and FG is 1.013. My target was 1.010. Can anyone tell me how great of a difference this is going to create in my fininshed product? Also, I attempted to avoid the sediment in the bottom of the carboy when I bottled (seems to be standard practice). I'm thinking about the...

Is there anything besides brewing larger volumes that will prevent a lighter style from coming out darker than it should? I was told to go with DME instead of LME, which I did. It looks like it's going to come out a burnt orange instead of the cloudy golden straw color I was hoping for.

I just brewed a Hefeweizen on 9/4 with a 2 gallon boil. I steeped .25 lbs Crystal 20L and .5lb Carapils for 30 minutes @ 155 F. When I was finished there was a yellow/orange color to the wort. By the time I added the DME it was probably down to 1.5 to 1.25 gallons (it took me forever to get the...

Well, If I hadn't already purchased the grains I would've given the 50/50 C20 and Carahells a try. As it is, do you think the grains/ratios I've mentioned will produce a similar brew to your recipe? How do you suppose they would differ?

Any thoughts on steeping 4oz Crystal 20L and 8oz Carapils? I wanted a slightly sweeter brew than the traditional dry palate of certain versions of the Hefeweizen...

Dude, how did it turn out?

How do you post pictures?