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Yes this is an extract brew. 6 .6lbs of Pale LME, specialty grains, and 2 extra lbs. of DME. No large late hop additions to boil. I am not set up to do a whirlpool. Had not planned to hopstand. I was planning to dry hop. total hops include 1 oz. mosaic early boil, 2 oz citra late boil, and 2...

I'm starting a NEIPA this weekend and have some pale malts and flaked oats to steep as specialty grains. My question is how long or at what temp (or both) should I steep these grains? Shooting for an SRM around 6.

I planned to wait 14 days initially to see where the beer was at, and if its in good shape let is set an additional 7 days per my kit instructions (total of 21 days conditioning). But I will pop a couple in between there just to check on anything bizarre happening with carbonation.

Copy that! I'll keep and eye on the bottles closely then. If carbonation levels are normal, is 3 weeks the appropriate amount of time for bottle conditioning, or are those kit instructions antiquated as well?

Yeah the 2nd and 3rd pic arent the best. I have confidence it will taste okay. How does one go about monitoring the carbonation level? Something I can look for in the bottle? I will also update photos of the finished product in a few weeks.

Update. I bottled the batch yesterday, and attached pics of what the brew looked like when I bottled. Overall it smelled fine. Out of 3 people who smelled it I was the only one who questioned whether or not I smelled a little skunkiness. Everyone else said it smelled good. We all gave it a...

I am considering replacing mine normal carboy with a wide mouth. Just for cleaning purposes alone. Had to google what HDPE was.

I didn't realize there were so many different options. I think glass is important so I can see whats happening during fermentation. Easy to clean is important so I can maintain a healthy environment. I've never considered a spigot. That seems like something that might be difficult to clean and...

Thanks for the insight! I will bottle as soon as I can. The more threads I read in these forums it seems like most people agree that secondary fermentation is not only unnecessary, but a big contamination risk. If I don't do a secondary fermentation, which primary vessel is preferred, plastic...

Help! Brand new to homebrewing and to this site. I moved my first homebrew into secondary fermentation almost 2 weeks ago. Last couple of days i've started noticing these small floaty white things in my beer. I am wondering if this is an infection or if its normal. Pellicles? Yeast Raft...