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So I recently got 5lbs of hops from hops direct. I was going to just purchase some oxygen barrier bags and seal them. I told my friend this and he said that the standard vacuum sealer will not seal these bags. I took that as a challenge. 30 min and 6 failed attempts later success! Here is...

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did you aerate the wort prior to pitching? I pour it back and fourth once before pitching and see action in hours. But I agree with mafisto, don't sweat it. Also you may want to check your seal - sometimes I worry that there is not a lot of action and it ends up being the seal is not great...

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+ 5 60 min ipa +5 90 min ipa +5 smoked porter +5 lafin du monde +10 wheat beer kits +5 belgian +5 hefeweisen +5 iipa +10 Youngs double chocolate stout +5 ginger snap +5 90 min ipa ___________ 65 + 30486 = 30551

I used about a cup with 4 cups of water. Not sure how it will affect the head, but luckily oil floats and I had only a little remaining after I racked. good luck

Three weeks in primary, racked, tea, gelatin, and 2 days in the kegerator for cold crash, force carb and sample. I had serious issues with oil in my brew so I had to toss a 1/2 gallon. Next time I'm going to brew it with some home made cookies w/o any oil or butter, they will suck for...

yes, and seal it around the base with some silicone.

FG was .016. We'll see how it tastes in a few weeks.

WOW, only the obvious. Pitch a ton of yeast and leave a nice gap in the top so the kreusan has space and a blow off tube. You'll probably will want to brew one 5 gallon and the pitch the whole yeast cake.

No worries, cold rather than hot any day. if you have a kreusan then for sure you have no worries.

sorry 2lbs cara munich - 2lbs amber My wort was read just prior to pitching at 70. So you need to cool your preboil wort after bringing it up to 170 to denature so you can take a reading? Do I need to cool it all the way down to 60? Forgive my ignorance im new to all grain....

My gravity reading prior to boil was 1.054 and I had just shy of 7 gallons probably around 6.8. The temp when I made the reading was 142. I pulled the hops out and had about 5.5 gallons after the boil. Right on target although I lost 10 min of my boil time because I had to go and get my son...

I just finished brewing a 90 min IPA all grain BIAB - 15 lbs 2r and 4 amber and I got 1.12 OG - way more that I expected. So this is the question - with such a high og should I grab a slurry from another brew I did recently and pitch that as well or should I let it run its course and hope to...

Take a plunger turn on the faucet and plunge the hell out of it. It should clear up. Don't grind crabs in your sink. Just an FYI I just cured my plumbing of a 19 pound grain bill this way. I thought "heck I can throw a chicken down there, it can handle a mess of grain." Turns out it cant...

Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to leave the co2 canister at home!

how long does beer last in a growler? will it be ok for several days? I'm driving to MI for Tday and I wanted to bring some brew with me.