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i have used whirlfloc and poured everything into my primary. Still clear beer. Without it, not clear beer. Know what im sayin's? :D

Light DME, best for starter. And yes, yeast nutrient is always a plus both in the starter and in the final wort. I should also say that you aren't worried about how your starter ends up tasting. You give the yeast warmer conditions and constant oxygenation for the starters. We aren't worried...

your beer will most likely clear up after it has conditioned, carbed and been cooled for a while. I have yet to see perfectly clear beer in the primary or secondary, especially when dry hopping with large amounts of hops (hop haze), but always get clear beer from the keg after 2 weeks cold. I...

DME is not required, if you have extra grain lying around you could do a mini mash and just create some starter wort. Those are pretty much your only options. You need an all malt starter (LME, DME, mashed grain). You don't want to feed only simple sugars (I.E. dextrose) to the yeast because...

3 things you NEED to get complete control over. 1) Fermentation Temperatures 2) Amount of pitchable yeast 3) Yeast health/care So i would get: 1) Temperature controlled fermentation chamber (Chest freezer or refrigerator w/ temp. controller - LOVE controllers really do it for me) 2) Equipment...

No carbonation as in completely flat? Not even the slightest bit? I refuse to believe that a wheat beer is taking nearly 4 weeks to carbonate at 65 degrees. Something else is going on if there is absolutely no carbonation by now. So are they undercarbonated or completely not carbonated at all?

I second the bear republic Petes brown tribute. I'm in SD as well, but don't know if it was a one timer or not. May be able to still find you a bottle if you really are interested in trying it. Or if you are close enough (I'm in clairemont) I'll check out the store and tell you if it is still...

saw that in the northern brewer catalog. Tried hinting to SWMBO how cool it was, but...along with all other brewing related items...it fell on deaf ears :(

Randallize a miller-lite.

Luckily they are releasing it again soon to replace hairy eyeball if you can't find anyone that has it. Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Leftovers Ale replaces Hairy Eyeball in 2012 | Beernews.org So if you would like, get ready to trade for that instead. Its a great beer by the way, but i'm sure that...

malts like vienna, munich, Maris Otter, victory, biscuit, wheat malt, can all provide that malty taste without the sweetness that crystal malts provide. But yes, there is a huge difference between malty and sweet.

lol what? Where was this in San Diego?

Clairemont, right off of Genesee and Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

go to Mrmalty.com, yeast tools, and then the yeast pitching calculator. Set it up and see for yourself. It makes a huge difference

Lagunitas mashes at like 160 even for their IPA's and they make some damn fine beers. You'll be fine. It will be a full bodied pale ale. And most importantly it won't be overly sweet from crystal malt, just how i like it.....actually i see your in san diego. You may just find me at your...

i would drop the c-60 for sure, it is not needed in this recipe, nor used in the original at all. I would also up the 1 minute hops a bit (oz. wise) and increase the dry hops to 3 oz min. I have not tasted Encore, so i can't recommend ratios, but i would throw some Apollo into the dry hop as...

you do realize that you have almost 18% crystal malt in this IPA recipe don't you? That blows the taste buds right off my tongue even thinking about that. I would drop c-60. If you want that added color, add only 4% or so of C-40. Then you can add the rye flakes if you would like for some rye...

i'm going to make sure you see the fact that tap water can ruin your beer. 1.You need to find out if it has chlorine/chloramine in it (check your water report). If it does you need to at least run it through a charcoal filter. 2.You'll also not just want to fill airlock with water but with a...

Freezing is damaging to the cell walls (as ProzHack stated). I wouldn't even risk it, just get a new vile or smack pack, and make a starter. It wouldn't be worth it to me to worry about it or deal with having to step up a starter. You don't know how viable it is now, nor will you know how many...

sweet: I would expect that from the amounts of carared and caramunich in the recipe. sour: Maybe you are misinterpreting it, but if it truly is sour, then it is most likely bacterial. I would doubt an actual infection though, especially twice in a row on new equipment. Did you taste it coming...