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So I made a Belgian Triple of sorts and it has been bubbling for three weeks. No foam/krausen just bubbles running up the side of the carboy like you see in a glass so obviously not clearing at all. My OG was 1.086 and used mangrove m 31. Expecting about 9%. I had it in the chamber at 68-70 for...

But wouldn’t there be some level of saturation by using the first mash as a strike. I’m still learning all grain my self but I would think if the water is saturated (unable to dissolve more sugars into the volume, think sugar at the bottom of a glass of lemonade), you wouldn’t be extracting the...

I bought two pounds of it as well. I plan on doing a smash and try different yeast to exbeeriment. 90% 2 row pale, 10% Caramel (tbd L) 1 oz cascade at 60, .5 at 30 & 15 and 1 at FO. I plan to do four 4 gallons batches and put a west coast ale, east coast ale, English ale, and a dry English ale...

Not sure where else to post this but Adventures in Hombrew has Cascade Pellets 1lb for $5. That is an insane deal right? I bought 2 lbs. Not sure where when I’ll use them yet but dang. Might be an error or some crazy closeout. Check it out.

it was yours. I do not know how to do it AC. It is indeed in there.

I read in a link someone posted you have to use AC to get black. DC you are getting from the battery.

I actually do a starter with dry yeast the night before. Not so much to get the count up but to get it going faster. I found pitching dry takes 24-36+ hrs to start. When doing a starter I get results on average of 8 hrs. The sooner it starts the less likely a foreign bacteria can multiply before...

Very interesting with the etching. I will probably go with that. I have no idea why I didn’t think of just using a rod or ruler; that is low key clever too. Thank you.

Has anyone, or does anyone have suggestions on how to mark the inside of your kettle to see volume? Without causing issues with crude and bacteria, etc. I’ve seen some kettles with it laser etched in, but mine do not. With boil off and what not I’d like to hit my target volumes better. Trial and...

And that’s what’s good about this hobby. You do you. Don’t worry about what others think. If this is your approach, do your due diligence and try to buy the freshest ingredients you can. It will make a difference. DME > LME in this regard.

As a fellow engineer I can tell you this is a hobby that won’t quit. As the saying goes, the more you know...the more you realize you don’t know Jack. I find myself looking something up and find 3 new things to research. Effectively back peddling. I would say don’t dwell on all these very...

No your fermentation is done if the FGs were the same. Did you use a blow off tube? Did you get foam and crude make its way up the tube? If yes then I bet it was clogged and the CO2 release was not escaping thus carbonating the beer. You essentially bottle conditioned the carboy/fermenter. You...

I would think 4 one gallon carboys take up more room than the five gallon.... I’ve done many 1 gallon beers and meads and you always get 8.5 bottles. Not always but mostly. Why not just use that half bottle to do your hydros? You can still use it for bread or beer cheese! A 3 gallon would...

I read a few older posts about this but did not want to read the 21 page monster thread about it to maybe answer my questions. I saw stuff mentioned but never got a clear answer to my thinking: I will be using the combo of tsp/90, oxiclean free and seventh dishwasher powder. (I figured current...

I am in the process of switching now. I’ve done about 15 batches of beer, mostly kits and used extract in all of them. I tried to always use kits that had steeping grains at least. I did my first partial mash this past weekend. 6lbs of grain 3 lbs of DME and a few lbs of sugars/candi...

I’ve seen people talk about how joining a group helped them grow as a brewer. How would one find a group like that. I would imagine Facebook would be good, but I do not do Facebook anymore. Is there a site specific to finding something like that, perhaps even here? I live in So Cal (Riverside...

I read once someone found crayons. They fit perfect down the bung hole.

I know this is a little old but I have a follow up question. For the domino dots is it the idea to add 1 per bottle? Is that the equivalent to add the standard give or take priming sugar.? Or can you add maybe two or one and a half for more carb without it being too much? I thought I read on...

This. I do this with mead often. We have a local raspberry farm and we like to pick them fresh, wash real good (make sure no stems and leaves or bugs) smash them a little bit and freeze them. Thaw a few hours before use. Berries have lots of nutrients. Yeast go nuts, if you have some sugars left...