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What is the best way to retrieve a hop bag from a corny keg after dry hopping? I use a weight (4oz mason jar) to sink the hop bag to the bottom. I also keep the keg on gas while dry hopping. I just want to be able to pull the hop bag out easily. Thanks.

Did you mail order or get it in store (if so, which one)? I'm thinking poor crush from NB is behind some of my troubles.

I used the Mangrove Jack Workhorse yeast. My first time experimenting with it. I did an All-Grain mash at 158, so it was supposed to end up with a high FG. I pitched straight into the carbon without rehydrating, but I had krausen the next day. The 60 schilling was a small beer to begin with-...

I brewed Jamil's 60 Shilling Scotch Ale and it is a little bit underattenuated. The final calculated abv is around 2.2%. I think the taste is pretty decent from the samples I have pulled, but I am concerned about the extremely low alcohol content. Should I attempt to add another .5% alcohol...

I'm basing my efficiency on what Beersmith calculates I should get for yield before the boil vs. what I actually get for yield (volume and gravity of wort). I haven't done any brewhouse efficiency calculations because my gravities have been so off. It would just be depressing to see what it is...

I have done three All-Grain batches so far- one Centennial Blonde, one of Jamil's Ordinary Bitter, and one of Jamil's 60 Schilling Scotch Ale. The first batch I had a yield of a little over 70%, but for the Ordinary Bitter and 60 Shilling I have been around 60%. I'm not quite sure what is...

Follow up question- Do I need to use RO water for the sparge as well as the mash? I will be batch sparging. Its not really that expensive, but every little bit counts.

I am just starting to gather supplies to go all-grain. I asked my local water utility for a water report. It is missing a few important levels- sodium, bicarbonate- but I'm on a budget and I don't want to drop an extra $40 on a full Ward Labs test. Here are my important levels: Total...

I'm looking for ways to optimize some of my brewing processes and I'm not sure if I need to look at regulating brewing temperatures. My basement temperature is a pretty consistent 59-62 degrees, however, we recently purchased our house and haven't spent a summer in it, so I'm not sure how the...

Yes, I'll steep the specialty grains at around 155 for 45 minutes or so.

I'm planning on brewing a Vienna Lager and here is my proposed recipe. Any input is appreciated as I am trying to create my own recipe based off many others I have seen. Extract 3.15 lb NB Pilsen Extract 3.15 lb NB Munich Extract Specialty Grains 16 oz Briess Munich 12 oz Vienna Malt...

I inadvertently grabbed the Wyeast 2633 Oktoberfest yeast at Northern Brewer instead of the 2565 Kolsch yeast. Now I am looking for a recipe to brew with the Oktoberfest yeast. I don't really want to brew an Oktoberfest for drinking in midsummer, so I checked out the Wyeast website and...

I'm planning on making the Northern Brewer Kolsch <http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/kolsch-extract-kit.html> kit in a couple of weeks and I have a few questions: 1) Should I add a specialty grain to the kit? I was thinking 12oz of CaraPils. How much of a difference will the specialty...