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Thanks a lot for this reply, this is the type of response I really appreciate getting. While I know not to fret over something so small, my recent infections had me paranoid. In fact, none of my infections occurred in the fermenter, they all occurred after bottling. Similar yeast rings...

I'm really loving the fermonster. Huge size, wide mouth for cleaning, and unbreakable.

Yup, it's the white ring I was asking about. I haven't seen that before. It's much whiter than the krausen or trub. I had a string of 3 batches get infected. By the time I realized the first one was infected it was too late. I'm 99% sure it was my bottling wand. I replaced all my bottling...

Once its done fermenting I'll grab a gravity sample and give it a taste. Hope for the best.

Sweet, that's a good start!

Been brewing for years but had a string of infections lately that have me on edge. I've got a hefeweizen fermenting with WLP300 in a PET carboy with a Tilt hydrometer. It's on day 10 and still churning inside the fermenter and the Tilt is telling me 1.008, 4 points lower than expected FG. Not a...

Yeah, in my case there is no water, but the ice bottles sit at the bottom of the cooler chamber. I use one of these. https://www.amazon.ca/FastFerment-Fermenter-Fermentation-Gallons-Temperature/dp/B01IQ0MF30 In the past the fermentation has always kicked in fast enough to get things churning up...

Yesterday I brewed a 6-gallon batch of 1.051 OG hefeweizen. Added White Labs yeast nutrient during boil and aerated vigorously. No time for a starter, so I pitched two packs of WLP300. Jamil and others suggest starting fermentation at 62F. I cooled to 64 and pitched the yeast, and then put my 7...

I am bumping an old thread, but I think another aspect to this is the CO2 pressure (density) in the headspace vs. inside of the beer. Early on in bottle conditioning, the initial CO2 created is leaving the beer and filling up the headspace. Pressure begins to build up in the headspace. Once...

A little late to the party, but I wanted to share my experience. I've been on a big NEIPA kick lately, and so far I've tried: London Ale iii, Imperial Juice, White Labs Coastal Haze, Escarpment Labs Foggy London Ale, Voss Kviek, and Verdant IPA. Verdant has been my favorite. Haze, mouthfeel, and...

Good call! I vented the pressure on all the bottles by lifting the caps, letting out the pressure, and recapping (or opening and closing for swing tops). Will do that a couple more times.

Thanks for sharing. I am doing the same thing with my equipment. Also picked up a new PET carboy and some other equipment.

I've now drank 2 of the bottles. I wanted to give them a try before I dumped them. Honestly, it's not that bad. Severely over carbonated and has a weird bitterness, but its drinkable. I'll hold onto them for now and see what happens.

Man, I really appreciate your reply. Misery loves company as they say. I am pretty sure my issue was the bucket itself, which also has some scratched. I let the valve soak in star san for a while before bottling, so I don't think that was it. However, I am going to take your advice and store the...

After years of brewing, I've got my first fully infected batch. What a buzzkill. Its a 6 gallon batch of ESB I was really excited about. I bottled it two weeks ago and the hydrometer sample at the time tasted excellent. However, I've discovered every bottle has floating particles and a neck...

Thanks a lot for the really informative answers!

I'm brewing an ESB tomorrow and was hoping to use victory malt, but I can't get any. I can't get biscuit malt either. What I can get are amber, special roast, melanoidin, aromatic, caravienne, and crystal 30. Which of these would you use in a pinch? Thanks!!!

I recently stumbled across this tool for comparing hops. Find Similar Hops - Beer Maverick It suggested that Trident (a new blend) is very similar to Citra. They've also got a tool where you can see how 3 hop varieties compare in flavor/aroma profile. I thought that tool could also be used to...

After doing a little more digging I found this if anyone is interested in this beer or yeast:

I've started harvesting yeast from cans of my favorite NEIPAs. I'm trying to make a beer similar to this one and I'm using the yeast harvested from this beer. https://www.2crowsbrewing.com/shop/bedlam-bridge No idea what it is but I guessed London ale iii or similar. To harvest the yeast I made...