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Yeast is "happy" around 80F, no worries about harming them, but there is a flavor impact towards your beer with an increase in fusel and ester production at high temps. Since you're brewing a Belgian, this might be ok for the style. Airlock activity could simply be CO2 coming out of solution...

For your future brews, to address this issue, what kind of yeast are you working with? A proper size pitch of healthy, viable yeast will chow through fermentation and fully clean up after themselves in 2-3 weeks (Kölsch was bred to leave behind some acetaldehyde however). Unless you are...

You'll be fine, after 7 days ramp up the temp to 72 to help the yeast re-uptake diacetyl and acetaldehyde. Kölsch strains have been bred to leave behind some acetaldehyde though, that fruitiness is their trademark characteristic so they never will fully clean up a beer. Do check your package...

Brewed this many times now, my go-to lager recipe. Great stuff! I am using WLP 800 Pilsner Lager as my yeast strain.

Interesting how everyone's tastes are different. I actually added more carafa III to my batch and would still add a couple more ounces next time for more roasty flavour. It is a really nice interplay of roastiness and hops. For DIPA I've had a lot of fun doing different single hop versions of...

I personally can't recommend adding the bourbon chips though I am a little biased in that I don't like those bourbon barrel aged beers. Not my cup of tea. Given that I don't brew using that technique I can't tell you what it might do to the beer. I would suggest brewing the recipe as is...

Well the S-04 being an english strain will put out more esters than the american ale yeast. Whether you'll be able to pick up on that in a beer like this I can't say for sure it has alot going on for hop and malt aromas. It will finish a little higher final gravity lending to a slightly...

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Now that the beer is carbonated, the "tang" isn't so noticeable. All things considered I think it turned out fairly well. I don't think running the stir plate hurt it one bit, though I'm finding with a couple other batches of beer that I don't really like the San Diego Super Yeast. My wash...

I usually add the dextrose at flame out and give it a little whirlpool.

So I got this batch bottled up today. F.G = 1.01 for an ABV of 5.7%, 81.5% attenuation. I wasn't worried about oxidizing the beer on the stir plate. My thoughts on it are that you aerate or oxygenate wort to begin fermentation as this is desirable, right? So, being that the carboy has an...

I'd say the Galaxy version was my favorite so far. Only had a couple bottles of the latest with the fruity german hops, still a little flat but it is also quite nice. Might just be the winner as I get more acquainted with it! Thinking an Amarillo version next time I brew it as well.

I've been having alot of fun with this recipe. Using the malt base, I try different single hop versions each time I brew it and it always turns out delicious! So far I've done Galaxy, Sorachi Ace, Mosaic and most recently German mandarin and hull melon with some magnum to get the bittering up...

Brewed this up last night, scaled down to a 3 gallon batch (using your numbers but at a ratio pretending yours is a 5 gallon batch) and hit 1.054 OG. I BIAB and in my process use a little more water to allow trub to settle in the kettle but still get a full carboy. Smelled real tasty as I was...

Yeah, how much oak did you use? I'd really like to try that.

Brewed this on April 15 as written, 5 gal batch and kegged on May 17th. O.G was 1.046 and F.G is 1.01 abv 4.72%. It is an easy drinking, clean crisp beer with some corn aroma and flavour. Goes down easy, pleases the crowds. Nice for summer. Clear as can be, see my brew kettle through it? :mug:

I used WLP004 the two times I brewed this. It turns out good, I don't know how to compare it to the other yeast but I think you won't be disappointed.

Just wanted to comment about my addition of 6oz Black malt to a 3 Gallon batch, I find it gives a nice touch of roast to the brew. I definitely wouldn't want to add any more than that, we're not making a hoppy stout after all! Good stuff!

So I convinced my dad to set up a keg system at our bar downstairs on the basis that he buys the equipment, and I'll buy the ingredients and do the brewing for it. He comes home with the goods after a trip to the states and is showing it to me and my mom. My mom seems confused as to why he got...

This brew turned out fantastic! The head on it is gorgeous and lasts forever! Hop flavor and aroma is delicious and perfect! I recently tried a local brewery's BIIPA and found it, while enjoyable, much too roasty. Like 2 minutes after a sip all I can taste still is roast. Contrast to here...