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Looks great. It’s a good day when you brew a new style and it works out!

There could be hops clogging the out post or possibly frozen beer in the line. I’ve had both of these things happen.

Next door neighbor left the water on…it’s cold in New Jersey today

I use one and as mentioned above there is a limit to how much can go in. I keep it under 2 oz

Nothing wrong with that at all. When brewing all grain it’s called sparging. People have differing opinions on squeezing the bag, when I was doing extract I was a bag squeezer. Not ashamed to admit it.

That was my intention as well.

I made some Velcro straps and attached it to a Blichmann tower. It was a simple solution that didn’t require actually building anything. If you have some kind of stand to hang it from that could work for you maybe

It’s a good beer indeed. I wold stay away from nugget hops here and stick with more traditional English hops like Kent goldings, or fuggles.

On my nitro setup, once the keg is filled and purged I set the reg to 30 and walk away. It takes about 2 weeks (sometimes more)to get a good pour. I’ve tried the co2 first thing which I think most people do but in my opinion it doesn’t make much of a difference. Maybe it’s quicker. I keep...

Could the lme be getting scorched in the bottom of the kettle. If you are using a propane burner, maybe shut it off while adding the extract and get it stirred in and fully dissolved before turning it back on.

I used blackberry juice once a few years ago. I figured out how much sugar was needed to prime the batch, and measured out enough juice to get that amount of sugar. Ended up using a good amount of juice but I boiled it down to concentrate the sugar into about a cup or two of liquid. It worked...

That’s a cool looking keg. I haven’t seen those before

I once got a free mini fridge and my plan was to us it as a fermentation chamber but the fermenter didn’t fit because of the hump on the floor. I built a collar out is 2x4s which pushed the door out making enough room. Like a sideways keezer. It’s a cheap solution that doesn’t require...

Your volume may have been off a bit. Did you taste it when you bottled? If it tastes good it’s best to just roll with it and chalk it up to experience. I haven’t done extract in a while but I remember my starting gravity never being what was listed in the recipe, and I’m sure it had to do...

Was this an extract kit or all grain? 1.011 is a pretty normal final gravity for an APA.

If you give the fermenter a little bump to get the surface to move a little they will drop to the bottom after a day or two. You don’t want to mix or be too rough with it because that can expose your beer to oxygen and kill the flavor. I usually allow 4-5 days for the dry hops to do their...

Did an esb last weekend. First brew using the new brewcommander

65 degrees in January and a Vienna lager on the back deck