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I have been recently experimenting with late extract additions...it seems to achieve a much better color for the style of beer. In general, I've been adding about 1/4 of the extract at the beginning of the boil, and then 3/4 with 15-20 min to go. Couple of questions: -Does this seem like good...

Update: I made a new starter with a new vial of WLP-400 and pitched that into the primary on Sunday evening. Come Monday morning, lots of bubbles and a new Krausen!!! I am excited because this seems to have worked. I'm going to continue to stir/mix up the yeast occasionally, as I've done it so...

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I don't think I got a bigger krausen than I've gotten in the past...seemed about normal. I'm wondering if I messed up the original starter...I did do it on a pretty short time scale. I decided I wanted to brew on Sunday, so bought all the ingredients on Saturday, let the yeast warm up, and made...

I am currently brewing a Belgian Wit. This is my third batch of beer, so I'm relatively inexperienced, but I've been very careful to follow all the directions and much of the current advice. This beer started with an O.G. of 1.054, and after 7 days I checked the SG, which was at 1.04. I was...