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I appreciate your concern for trying to find other causes for my infections. I've posted about this problem in the past. I threw out all of my plastic parts and still had an infection, I even threw out my Starsan, which I have been told multiple times can't go bad, but I replaced it because...

I'd taste it at the three week mark and if you are willing to serve it then go for it. It is likely to be drinkable and even good, but it probably won't be as good as it could be but as long as it meets your standard then go for it.

I've been having trouble brewing lately, kept getting infections, and finally figured out why. Apparently my temperature sensor doesn't work anymore, it reads about 15F higher than the temp actually is. As a result this summer I kept having beers that would ferment a little then go dormant and...

The concentrate is 3 years old not the mix, in fact I used a fresh mix (but same jug) for one of the recent batches. I didn't throw out anything but the buckets yet, I plan on throwing it all out even the racking cane but the reality is the batch that is in my new bucket never touched...

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I have been brewing for about 4 years now and have much of my process down. Until recently I only had one infection in that time. However recently I haven't been able to make anything without it getting infected. The first one I figured was just a fluke, some say everyone get's one now and again...

You can't do better than Red Dog when it comes to cheap mass produced fizzy yellow water It's easy to make an IPA Hop Juice is cheating

Probably not NECESSARY but it may add complexity as the Maillard reactor goes on, depending on what you have going on I'd give it a shot just to see, but that depends on how much time you have.

Just add the syrup to the whiskey, as long as you have enough whiskey it shouldn't be an issue.

I have a Kolsch that had an OG of 1.047 and had stalled at 1.022. I have tried rousing it and warming it with no real change. I am debating adding some dry yeast (all I have is Safale S-04) to get it going or just kegging it and dealing with sweeter than normal Kolsch and thought I'd just get...

If you are treating like a Kolsch then I would pitch it like a Kolsch. While I'm no expert on this I think you should probably use a yeast amount that is suitable for your brew temp and OG, basically I'd do more than you would for your American Wheat but not as much as a lager since you aren't...

As mentioned above freezing will not kill bacteria or wild yeast so chances of an infection are high, however if you don't want to boil but still want to kill microbes you can add the elderflowers to some water and heat it to a lower temperature but for a longer time. You could hold it at 170 or...

Thanks for all the comments so far. I really want to try to make this as the BJCP says is traditional with the 50% unmalted wheat, though I may use some of your suggestions with malted and flaked wheat etc to compare it to later. I just want to make sure I can hit my target gravity. I will...

Maybe I'll back off the cumin a bit and use a 1/2 tsp. I don't really want much flavor, just more for aroma.

OK so I've been doing all grain long enough to start creating my own recipes. I am now making my first recipe with any significant amount of adjuncts and I would like comments on a few things. Here is the recipe: 5 Gallon batch, final volume Malt: 5 lbs Wheat, Unmalted 3 lbs Pilsner (2...

OK Let me just make sure I'm understanding things, some of this kind of conflicts with other info I have but I think I understand why. I have three ideas about why you think my water would still be unsuitable despite what I've read elsewhere. I believe the most likely reason is that you are...

I recently got my water report from Ward Labs. I have an idea of what I need to do to male my water better for brewing but I would like feedback on what I am thinking. Here is the report. pH 7.6 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 398 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.66 Cations /...

The links in the original sticky are broken, looks like Ward labs updated their site. I'm not sure exactly what the originals looked like but here is a link with the information indicated in the first link- http://www.wardlab.com/water-services.php It is NOT a pdf as the original link was...

OK so the take away here is that most people have not experienced any real problems with growing hops with a bit of night light but I may experience slightly reduced yields or late flowering compared to complete darkness, however these impacts are likely to be negligible for homebrewing and only...