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I see that my freezer uses the R134a, is it possible that when the weather warms the coolant will thin out? The compressor runs, so I would assume the relay test would be unnecessary.? What did you do to repair your unit?

I would assume that what I am going to describe as my keggerator is not off the wall and a fairly common practice, please correct me if I'm wrong and offer alternatives. I have a chest freezer, plugged into a Johnson Control, which keeps the freezer at refrigerator temps. I know several...

Does anybody know what the alcohol tolerance is for this yeast?

Thanks, do you think the time and temp are correct?

I usually do all grain, but for time sake and having the ability to do fvb, I am going to do a Kolsch extract. I am using the recipe from Jamil, which calls for .25lbs of munich lme. This is not practical as I have to buy a 3.3lb can. and there is no munich dme that I could find. I had...

They say, when life hands you lemons....make an Ipa. I decided not to admit defeat and do what I could to salvage this beer. So i restarted the boil, added a freezer bag full of nugget cones, that my friend grew, I figured now is as good a time as any to use them, why not eh! Once I got into...

yes, I got it to drop an additional 11 points so I ended up with a f.g. of 1.024 the target was 1.021.

An update on this brew. All in all its good, a definite belgian, but not Gulden Draak, this is the recipe I went with 12 lbs. Belgian Pilsner 0.25 lbs. Belgian Special B 0.75 lbs. Belgian Aromatic Soft Brown Candi Sugar - 1 lb. (Add at end of boil.) Priming Sugar - 1 lb. (Add at end of boil.)...

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Well it's a moot point now, my wort chiller broke and filled my brew pot with water

Thanks, I have pitched on yeast cakes in the past without ill effects and recently asked Jamil regarding a similar event and his advice was to brew the lower gravity beer first and then pitch the higher gravity brew on the cake. He didn't say anything about removing any yeast cake, but his...

I have two beers that I am going to brew a robust porter and an ipa, both have very similar grain bills, with the exception of the porter having black and chocolate malts, additional. Both call for wyeast 1056. I plan to do one, let it ferment then rack, and brew the other and pitch on the...

The more a hop is boiled the more hop flavor and aromatics are lost, thus becoming just bitter. Adding at flame out preserves more of the flavor and aromatics of the hop. Steeping for a few minutes is all that is necessary. With as many hop additions that are added, I will pour the wort...

In a carboy it is hard to take a reading, I don't have a thief and the less I mess with the brew, I feel, the better. I have never had a brew that hasn't fermented out, so I guess I was kinda lazy and expecting the same results I have always gotten. I had it in primary (6.5 gallon carboy) from...

Ya, I couldn't keep the lid on, went to blow off and had to put weight on top of the fermenter

I do starters all the time, here is a link to Brewersfriend.com they have a lot of useful calculators, I use them all the time. this link is specifically for yeast starters. http://www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-pitch-rate-and-starter-calculator/

because I had transferred it from a carboy to a keg and was planning to start carbing.

The yeast strain is correct for the recipe, but what is the viability? I always make a starter and use 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient the last 15 minutes of the boil. I got 85% attenuation from my yeast. I racked this beer to secondary 10 days after pitching, there was still some activity in the air...

Thanks for the reply, the Super yeast is Liquor Quik Super Yeast X-press. I opted to run and get the wlp-570. I don't want to deal with the need for another secondary and adding the clarifiers needed for the Super Yeast. I'm going to be bummed if this doesn't turn out. I wonder of the...

I brewed this a few months ago and was going to keg today, but my f.g. is off by about .015. I am going to pitch more yeast and let if finish. I have a pack of Super Yeast on hand, should I use it or run and get the belgian golden ale yeast. I hit my target o.g. of 1.086, the f.g. was to be...