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Those pics are not super clear but I would say that is either a bad crush or not crushed.

I am making a molasses Ginger Porter. Here is my recipe: OG 1.065 10.50 lbs American two row Pale 00.75 lbs Black Patent 00.60 lbs Roasted Barley 00.50 lbs Chocolate 00.25 lbs Americak Crystal 60 00.40 lbs Molasses 15 min 3 oz Crystallized Ginger at 5 min 1.00 oz Palisades - 60...

I tried mr malty it said 66 ml of yeast. How can I measure 66ml of slurry? I don't have a beaker.

So I have some Wyeast British Ale, that I harvested from a brown ale a week ago. I want to make a porter and re-use the yeast. I have a last min. opportunity this morning to make the porter, but I wasn't able to make a starter. Can I add the washed yeast without a starter, if so how much will...

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Yup, I need a recipe, I tried to look (but admittedly not very hard) for a stout or porter recipe. I would like to utilitize what I have. Here is what I have; 2 Row (a bunch) WYeast British Ale (washed) So, anything with those. I dot care if its coffee, molasses, or oatmeal. I'm open. I need...

Hey well a couple things. 1. I didn't see your recipe, but I'm almost postive you shouldn't have had your specialty grains anywhere near boiling. When I did extract (is this extract?) I steeped my grains at 150 ish. 2 you won't be able to tell ABV because you didn't take a hydro reading. 3. Your...

so I tasted the brew for the first time last night. It's not great, but definatly not bad either. Score one for me!!!!

I used wyeast London Ale. My first time using it. I'll be using your suggestion for bleach.

So, I bottled it today bottled the bottom 2/3. It tasted ok not sour, not great either. I took extra precautions to sanitize and I'm still unsure about the auto siphon if o can still reuse it I might bleach it, is that a good idea? I'll keep everyone notified if after 3 weeks, to see if its good.

Thanks for all the input, 2 days later the infection doesn't seem to have grown. However, This is my first rodeo, so I have not idea. Here is my plan of action. I would love to let it sit for 12 months, but that's a long time and I am impatient. :) Haven't tasted the beer yet, but tonight I...

Hey everyone I have my first infection. After about 20 brews under my belt this showed up in my newest Porter. I made it and it sat for 4 weeks in the primary and after one week in the secondary this happened almost overnight, it has nothing on top of it up until last check on Thursday. It...

I made a robust porter from all grain. My OG was 1.076 and I made a starter with wyeast London Ale. A month later I checked my FG and it was 1.02. Is that still too high? It tasted decent, hard to tell. The FG is stable. PS my starter didn't really take off and I might've underpitched. Do I...

Sorry to hear about your brewing woes. When I first went to ag that was me too. I couldn't get a eff above 60%. Two things I did that get me now in the 75% range. 1 Is crush, I know its a dead horse but my crush has to be very fine. Also, I have since realized my digital thermometer is ten...

I brewed a brown ale about 4 weeks ago. 3 weeks ago I racked it to a secondary to free up a primary. I am wondering if there is enough free yeast to bottle, or if I need to add a least pack? And if so what kind. I used English ale yeast. Thanks in advance.

Hey, I have beer that is 3 weeks old in the bottles and I want to bottle age, do I throw them into the fridge and keep them there for a while 6+weeks), or in my closet, where they are now? I tried to find the answer on here, I know its probably somewhere, but I couldn't find it.

Well, it depends how much and how hard you boil. If you havent added hops you can still boil it off. But with a pre boil 1.047 you might not have a strong beer but should be drinkable. How big is your fermenter? Just ride it out. Should be ok.

What is your gravity now? Trust me gravity is mote important than volume. What was your Target preboil and post boil gravity? Also have you added hops?

Typically those are the small parts of the tablets that aren't yet dissolved. Are they a light color?

Well either way its fermentating and well have to see if it tastes good. I'll try that place. Maybe it was the crush. I'll also buy a few hydrometers to double check. And use the ice bath. That's a great idea. Thanks. I'll let you all know how it goes.