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Ok, definitely will use a starter next time. I have not done a starter yet, but need to figure out how to do it at some point :) Thanks everyone for the help. I slowly ramped it up to 90 and then took a gravity reading of 1.006? It had been 16 days. 7 in primary 9 in secondary. I have never had...

Ok gotcha! I was a little unclear there in my first message. The beer had reached a carbonation point that I really liked and wanted to keep it there. The chart and calculator along with everyones comments have really cleared this issue up :) Thank you guys for your prompt replies!

So total noob question and I apologize. I carbed my beer up in a corny keg and it has the perfect amount of pressure. I have it hooked up to a tap on the side of the refrigerator. Once it is carbonated to where I want it, can I leave it at serving pressure (4psi?), or will it overcarbonate the...

I made a batch of Saison and used the Wyeast 3724. The first few days I had about an inch or two of Krausen on top. After that nothing. However, it says to keep temps in the 70-95 range. I have been keeping it at 86, with a little fluctuation. The airlock is burping every ten seconds or so, but...

Just out of curiosity, I have an all grain batch with 5.5 pilsner malt. What is the story with pilsner malt. I am kind of wondering the same thing with all grain boils. How hard should I boil, and how does a harder/softer boil, affect the overall beer?

Perfect. Thanks so much for your help on this. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something that was going to give me really bad flavors in the beer.

Ward Labs... I will definitely look into that! Thanks for the help with this.

I was there last summer haha. Well good luck in the search.

I purchased an aluminum HLT, because it had a built in heater which works great and no need for propane in the garage. However, it has oxidized, which I did before brewing to create the "barrier". What I am wondering is do I need to worry about the buildup in the tank? There is some white...

It has been a bit since your post, but I recently moved into Stonegate. I have been using a mineral mix that is sold in bulk quantities that will adjust your mash PH to 5.2. I have not had any problems yet and beers have tasted good. My only concern might be the sparge water that I have not...

Ok gotcha! Thanks so much for the reply. I really appreciate it.

So this guys' stuff is pretty amazing. Definitely check him out and he is cheaper than Blickman I believe. I have a 10 gallon set up from him. He has aluminum and SS options for up to 30 gallon tuns. I have the SS, which has the built in temp, recirculation up top, false bottom, and a screen...

Alright, so noob question and I apologize. I am confused about sparging and mash out? Is it correct to assume that I mashout to stop activity, then fly-sparge until I reach my pre-boil volume? If this is correct, what is the best way to raise the grain bed up to the 170(?) temperature. Should...

I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd leave my two cents. I have a few friends who uses the kegs and they simply just made a lid that can slide down in the keg and eliminate a lot of the headspace. Also, I use and induction heater on a 10 gallon SS mash tun, with Reflectix insulation...

Awesome, sounds good! Thanks for your help with this :)

So I am brewing a blonde ale here tomorrow and was going off a recipe that called for 5.2 lbs extra pale dry extract 1.5 lbs German Pils Malt 1.5 German Munich 1.5 lbs Pale Crystal Crystal and Saaz hops in the specified increments. Partial mash of grains for an hour with LME(replacing...