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Currently I fill each bottle about 1/4 way with hot water and shake to get any dust out. Then hold them up to the light and check for any marks. If I see anything, bottle brush until they're gone. Then fill 1/4 with starsan solution and shake for a few seconds. Drain and they're ready to fill...

I've been brewing for about a year and a half now, so still a newbie compared to lots on here, but for the last few batches I've had some issues with my bottles. Some of my beers are coming out with a darker almost red tinge to them, with a bit extra tang that shouldn't be there. I've noticed...

Awesome, thanks! I thought it would need to be calculated based on the recipe, but that is much easier.

Thank for the responses. The beer is most definitely good, I'm just a tinkerer and enjoy that part of homebrewing almost as much as the beer. It's fun to try new things and see how they effect the brew days and final product. I had done around 20 batches with batch sparging with fairly...

Hi there, I recently switched from batch to fly sparge. Partial to see if I could increase efficiency and part just wanting to try it. Batch sparging I regularly was at 68-70% going pre-boil. This is lower than what I've see most listing, so I figured I'd see if it could be improved. I've only...

I'm giving it a go today. I changed out 2-row for Maris Otter. Looking at the website again it lists the base malt as "Canadian Pale Ale", which is a bit different than the pale 2-row I had used last time. My local homebrew shop didn't have any Pale Ale malt, so I'm hoping the Maris Otter brings...

Xpops, did you take a swing at this? Thinking about brewing it again this week.

Okay great, I didn't think I was adding that much sweetness from the Crystal. I'll back that down on the next batch and see how it turns out. Thanks!

Hi all, I've made a few SMASH IPA's to get a feeling for grain and hop flavours. They've all come out a bit sweet for my taste and the last IPA I made (not a SMASH) I mashed a bit lower, but it still came out sweet. The hop flavour is pretty close, so I am happy there, but if anyone has...

Ok, it's carbed up now, and cleared a bit (still super cloudy compared to the real one). I'd say it's still a bit thin just on mouth feel, but I think the malt flavor is about right. It is way more hoppy than Central's, but low on IBU's. I think I added a lot more late additions/dry hops, but I...

Well not sure how, but I'm under my target FG. Last 2 partial mashes I did have ended up about 2 points lower than target. Any idea where this could be coming from? I've checked my temp reader using an ice bath and boiling water, it reads within .3C at both ends. My Hydrometer is measuring...

Looks like fermentation is coming to an end already, it went off hard once it got going. I had some IPA made with Nottingham in the same swamp cooler that was 66F and I couldn't keep the ISA below 70F. I'm going to take a FG measurement tonight and see where I'm at. I'll post up a picture of...

Yup! Was starting to get a bit worried, but since others had the same issue I figured it'd go. Pitched at 70F, dropped it 66F over night in my swamp cooler. It's still around there now. Rehydrated at 90F for 20 min (temp dropped over the 20 min).

Nope, first time using it. It was recommended for some other ISA recipes I read, so I figured it was worth a shot. It just started going this AM at 36 hrs. Way slower than I've seen with notty or US-05. Next time I'll try a different yeast I think, unless something stands out with this.

Okay, things went much better yesterday. The Colour looks close, possibly still a little dark, and the wort seemed thin. Keep in mind this is the first beer I've brewed below 5.5%, so I was expecting it to be less sweet. As of this morning, no airlock activity, but it looks like this yeast is a...

Made a bit of a rookie mistake and had to bail on the brew day. Going to try again tomorrow evening, hopefully no more brain farts! I'll let you know how it goes.

Yeah their IPA was my favorite for a long time, right now it's Fat Tug. Central City's brewery (both the original and the new comercial brewery) is about 5 min from my house, so I've spent a fair bit of time hanging out there, trying whatever they sell. I met the Brewmaster Gary Lohin at the...

Hi all, Been reading lots on here for the last few months as I've been learning to brew, and I finally have a question I can't find an answer for. One of my favorite day drinking beers, is Central City ISA (Link Below). So I decided to take a swing at making a clone. Since I couldn't find...