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Just add the dregs and wait a month or so.. it'll get fruity before it gets musty. This is my preferred fix for beers that are too hot.. esp sai Söns.

Ug, so my cider batch had a distinctive acetic acid flavor to it. I think this might be my first dumper. There are a lot of possible variables that may have caused this since I was trying something new and have moved and am working with new equipment, but I think the issue was the auto-siphon...

I think you may get some off flavors from the hops left in your yeast cake esp since it is an IPA. Just a little hops goes a long ways in something with a lower final gravity like mead or cider. On the plus side I think you won't have to wait forever for the yeast to finish up because of the...

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I know the split starts at 10:00, but time should we be there by? I.e I might have some trouble making it over before 1:00. Is that too late?

I took more than I need in order to close the DME split, so I'd be more than willing to part with 10#. I'm not sure how that works out logistically though with payments etc.

I thought I was going to save some money... HaHAHA!

ok, I don't have his email though.

Oops I think that was me. This is my first rodeo. What should I do to correct if anything.

My first one turned out great, but the quality went way down when I started using tap water even with campden tablets. Try doing a batch with gallons of "spring water" from the store using your current process. If it turns out great then great you identified water as the problem. If it is...

I believe mainly just brings sour. I did a mixed fermentation with S-05 and L Plantarum on my (~6%abv) ESB base (no hops and a very small amount of mugwort in the boil), and it turned out nice and fruity (and very sour) despite no fruit additions. I believe the fruitiness was due to fermenting...

Thanks for the input everyone. I do have a glass electric stove, but it sounds like a 5G boil would not be a problem. I wan't suggesting no boil (although I did question the potential for it), but a concentrated boil and then steeping the specialty grains after the boil with some hop stands as...

I just moved into a new house and am gearing up to start brewing beer again. I was thinking I might do some partial mash batches with DME in the short term so that it will give me some time to get the grain mill and propane or induction burner and everything else situated. In fact I'll be on...

Also, A.A. is a fantastic resource for many if you hadn't considered.

More power to you brother. Alcohol can be a crutch or worse for many more than who would admit or care to admit including myself. I brewed a keg of ESB for a friend of mine's wedding, and her and the groom were A.A. members. I surprised them with a batch of hopped lemonade w/ green tea that...

When I was bottling with more regularity using an auto-siphon, a bottling wand and swingtops, I noticed that regular bottles would degrade in color and flavor indicating oxidation. But the bombers (larger bottles) turned out fine. I don't know if it was due to the air to beer ratio in the...

An alternative suggestion would be to add some orval dregs. I found their bret really charmed an 8% belgian style ale that was harsh to begin with after a couple months at around 70f. I used Belle Saison yeast for primary, and bretted in the keg.

Any one ever try getting a boil over a grill with charcoal or wood? I have a 15G kettle, but could run a partial BIB batch if 15G is too ambitious. After a unplanned move I had to ditch most of my brewing equipment and I am slowly building it back up. I think I am shooting for a 220v...

So the problem is too much gunk and not enough wart? Isn't it just the extra hops you put in the boil? I don't mind trub and for the most part dump it in the fermentor and let it compact there for more beer later. Edit: Could it be trub from a previous brew that didn't get cleaned out and...

S-shape airlocks should avoid the liquid suck back.