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Agree, if your yeast pitch is healthy even if there was some bacteria in the wort from lidless critical temp the yeast should outcompete the crap out of biological contaminants. Congrats on the brew!

Hahaha! I feel ya: last brewed 10gal AG CDA or BIPA. Burned myself a couple times as normal but also took a shovel to the back of the head. Could be a more interesting story but it really was just stupidity ( hurt like hell though!) Always a new experience even when it's your 20th batch :)

HAHAHAHA, I don't know about the rest of you but every brew day I get a sneaking feeling I might accidentally shoot a man 5 times to death. Let's be honest; it's probably due to the fact their alcohol of choice was Busch and Jim beam ;)

4 weeks should produce no significant problems. At most you have likely given the beer a little extra conditioning time for the flocculated yeast to settle ;) But don't wait too much longer... Get that bottle conditioning rolling!

75 ish is wrong, not to mention 90. This strain shouldn't go over 72, and is best in the upper-to-mid 60s. Thank you!!!

90's????!!! What the WHAT?

Athens! 10 gallon all grain crazy!!!! Brewing a porter on Sunday! Slam!!!!

If this is leading to a kegerator or keezer check out brewrite.com... Crazy good prices on faucets, shanks, and the like. Maybe good deals on regulators and tubing as well. As for a co2 manifold.... Just gonna have to shell out the cheddar but worth it!

Ummm Utah= ridiculous. Gotta have that brew while i wait for my order!!!

Seems nearly impossible that you could reach 1.000. If you have good yeast attenuation you can drop close to it in some instances though. If it has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks then virtually all the fermentation has already taken place and there is no reason to expect further reduction in...

It seems extremely likely to me that you have indeed found some contaminant in either your water source or from QC in the extract derivative. I would be careful about the amount you consume until you figure out the exact issue or the problem subsides over time. Certainly being on a top shelf is...

Arrogant Bastard ;) Among many other fantastic craft brews and hoppy behemoths it has been super easy in the past few years to get pumped about brewing! Started with all grain 10 gallon batches ;) Never even took a look back. Expansion, expansion, expansion!!! Got a keezer now, kegging...

We need to consider the fact that just because it is an extract brew batch you have done before does not confirm that quality control was actively and closely regulated... Could be the hot tub, could be bad QC, could be developed allergy; without further information provided on recipe, secondary...

The man has had some intelligent support! Blow off tube for higher than expected wort volume with the pitch, NICE!!!! With it being a Belgian tripel I would not be too concerned about slightly higher ferment temps in primary (looking at a lot of esters anywho). The longer you wait the more...

Haha, knew this one would sound super iffy. I mean let's think... Dangerous poison- beer vessel? Hmmmmm hahaha. But when I think about it it must be possible to clean stainless steel completely with some sort of acid wash. Just couldn't pass up the price. Already have four 5 gallon cornys...

No real difference. As long as you sanitize the ferment vessel it shouldn't matter If you use the carboy or the bucket. Just a few minor differences: Carboys have smaller openings= less possibility for contamination but also more difficult to oxygenate the wort before you pitch your yeast...

So I recently stumbled across some 3 gallon ball lock kegs for CHEAP. I knew it might be a long shot but figured the risk was worth it. These kegs have been used to administer herbicides in agricultural fields. I am planning to recondition all of the gaskets but I am uncertain if star-San will...

Better pic of 3 tier sparging :)

First time ever brewing! Figured I'd go all out... Aside from slightly over shooting mash temp and fermentation temp for wyeast 1056 no significant problems. OG 1.060 FG 1.010 -the beer came out fantastic for a first go at it! Forced co2 in corny kegs

Mash paddle myself and my roommate just finished. From a solid 2x6 of oak