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Greetings all. Biere de garde cleared up after about 10-14 days in the fridge. It’s been in bottles for about 6 weeks now so, that’s another factor. I brewed a cream ale 5 weeks ago. Crystal clear in the bottle and surprisingly clear in the glass after 24 hrs, though still a little haze...

Thanks, I did this last night with my biere de garde and it worked pretty well. I have a kolsch churning currently and serving temp for that is pretty low from what I remember, but I think at this point I'll just chill them in the fridge for a week or two before serving. Then research the cold...

Thanks all for the tips and advice, looks like I have some extra reading and research this weekend. Much appreciated

Thanks . I assume the colder the fv the faster this happens/clearer the beer gets. Any chance this could clear up at room temp within say 3 months?

My last brewing milestone was more precise temperature control (Son of a Fermentation Chiller) and have really enjoyed the benefits of being able to dial in a specific temperature for fermentation (diacetyl rest). My next challenge is clarity. I typically brew 3 gallons at a time, boiling 4...

I’m trying to look those up, but I took a two-ish year hiatus from brewing and have recently returned. Since I focused on Belgians my guess is American pils with between 5-15% of specialty malt (either biscuit, Vienna, victory). I’ve just recently started paying attention to the lovibond at...

Thanks, I didn’t realize that. I was planning on adding about 3% acidulated to help bring it down and maybe cut with some DI water since my general hardness is ~160ppm.

Gotcha, thanks. I recently checked my water and my pH is ~8-8.5, way too high.

Thanks, could you clarify hot-side oxidation? Is this O2 introduced pre-pitching? I think I pick up color mostly during the boil. I typically do 4 gallons boiled down to ~3. I'm wondering if I ramp up temp (instead of starting the full blast) I can limit maillard reactions.

Hi Air_Force, any chance you know of a good water report for Vacaville? I'm in the area and getting back into brewing.

Thanks hottpeper, how do you minimize hot side O2? Softer boil?

Thanks Cascades. I brew all grain. I agree with your DME>LME analysis.

Hi all, I mostly brew darker beer styles because these are styles I tend to enjoy more. I have experience brewing lighter styles (saison/single/triple) but they never really are paler than a burnt orange. Now that I’ve got a few batches under my belt, I’d like to take a couple cracks at...

Much appreciated, thanks. A chiller has been in the back of my mind for some time, but yeast equip and temp control took priority. Good to know about your sour beer experience. I hadn’t had that happen with my beers before, but there’s always the chance. If anything noticeable comes out of...

I provide this link from Mad Fermentationist as campden tablet reference.

Howdy, I brewed up a batch yesterday, and siphoned to the carboy to cool off overnight in my fermentation chamber before pitching my starter. This morning before I pitched (63F) there was some airlock activity. I pitched anyways (wlp008). The vessel I used was a glass carboy that I had used for...

Howdy brewers, Recent events have driven me to my cellar where I have located several bottles of the old ale. Immediately I realized I need to brew this (with tweaks) every year. Part of what I believe makes this beer so good is patience which I understand is no news to sour brewers. Poured...

Thanks for the reply. I very well may use El Dorado too based on what I’ve read. I’ll do my best to post my findings/recipe.

Howdy, I’m planning on brewing a tripel this weekend so that I have something relatively strong and dry for the coming warmer months. My grain bill is typically a combination of pils, wheat, and dextrose to get me to about ~1.080. I usually toss in enough noble hops for about 35-40 IBU. This...

I agree with the 10 day carb time, however, that’s the deadline for submittal, tasting in the weeks to follow. Probably about a month of processing before beer was poured for comp. In hindsight I should have used a blowoff tube and then slap an airlock in it. Went four weeks without me checking...