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Hey, I would like to brew a PA or IPA, divide it into 5 (1) gallon jugs and compare 5 different yeasts. I've been trying to think of the best way to save the remainder of the yeast packets. I think saving the initial yeast would be easier than washing each of the 5 (1) gal batches, but what do...

Sounds fine to me. Do you just brew a low gravity beer, and then pitch a higher gravity onto that yeast cake?

This is a really good video about yeast; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vELwUsBmWQ if you want to nerd out a bit. Also the book: Yeast, by Chris White is excellent. "under pitching" (i.e. <0.75mill/mL/*Plato) will give you more yeast character, but with a really clean strain like 1056...

The yeast websites have tons of info. Whitelabs.com says pretty much what other people have said: Typical Starter Volumes for 5 gallons: To activate the yeast: 1 pint (with 1/4 cup DME) To revitalize yeast past its Best Before Date: 2 pints (with 1/2 cup DME) To brew a high gravity beer...

2. Real Extract Ethanol has a density of 0.79 g/ml at 20 °C, so its presence in beer, along with the loss of sugars due to fermentation, also reduces the specific gravity of beer relative to wort. The "Real Extract" (RE, in °P) is a measure of the sugars which are fermented and accounts for the...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. My thoughts were that the juice fermented to completion, and http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/ puts a 1.052 down to a 0.990 change at 8.14% ABV. Then I assumed that the raspberries would have only added to that amount, I didn't consider that...

well, the FG with a hydrometer reads 1.010ish, and brewersfriend.com puts the ABV at 5.51 from a 1.052 'wort'. where did you get the 4.25 ABV reading from?

I know a refractometer or hydrometer are not accurate in an alcoholic solution. The question was whether or not fruit can some how bind alcohol. thanks

gravity now is 1.020 with a refractometer.

I mixed 5 gal treetop juice (OG 1.052) with nottingham yeast, let it go 10 days at 68F. Then racked onto 5lbs fresh frozen raspberries, and 9 days after that I racked to another container. I let that sit in a carboy for 6 months, then kegged. Now I'm drinking it, and after 3 pints I'm not...

JLeuck64 - did you just boil the wort, sanitize the jar, and then keep it in the fridge? How long do you leave it in the fridge before using? If I brewed more often that would probably just fine. Drew Beechum makes 5 gal of a weak ale before making a strong IPA type beer, and I think he just...

Hi, I would like to do an all grain mash where I can run off about 4 quarts of 1.080 wort (for yeast starters in the future), and then run off 6 gal of 1.050 for the beer I'm brewing. I have beer smith, but I'm not really sure how to figure out how much grain I need. thanks -Also, am I...

Does anyone know what happens if you pitched Wyeast Roselare in the beginning? I don't know if the juice has the precursors to make the finished product more sour. Any info is appreciated.... Thanks

How did it turn out?

I'm thinking of mixing up: 5 gallons fresh pressed juice from a local orchard 1 lb raisins 3 lbs local raspberries and pitching one package Wyeast Roselare. Has anyone ever used roselare on apple cider? Since the mix contains S. Cerevisiae (which will drop out after a couple...

Well thanks for all the replies. I ended up ordering :http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0021AEAG2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 They claim it has a +/- 2F accuracy, which is good enough for me.

Hi, with my last brew I used 2 floating thermometers and a new long stem thermometer from the LHBS. During the mash the 3 of them gave me 3 different readings with a 20F spread, so I have no idea which one is correct. Today I brewed, and I used an IR thermometer from amazon (Etekcity...