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my recipe called for 500g of dextrose which i forgot to put in the boil. will it effect anything apart from the ABV? it's an extract clone of Little Creatures Pale Ale

I like hop flavour/aroma but I can't handle too much bitterness. I tried an IPA the other day that tasted like grapefruit which I didn't really care for

getting my ingredients for my pale ale sorted for tomorrow

i drink nice beer until i don't care what it tastes like, then i switch to swill

this is a great idea, I'm sick of guessing what beer i'm about to drink

I ordered a new fermenter and the ingredients for a little critters pale ale clone

this sounds pretty interesting, I'm keen to know if it improves with age

as i understand it a higher gravity/thicker wort will decrease hops utilization, so the hops will be less noticeable. you could always dry hop it if you want more hop character

i accidentally sloshed the beer while moving it and the pellicle broke up, so i just added a can of cherries which i boiled for a few mins. I'll check on it in a few months. in the meanwhile i've got a new fermenter and a bottle of starsan on the way

I've seen a single bottle of Westvleteren 12 for $66

the sour cherry sounds like it could be good although i've never tried a sour beer. i have about 10 Litres (2.5 gallons?) of the infected porter, how many cherries should i use? would the canned variety be ok since they're out of season down under? i'm glad i don't have to ditch this right away

no, just the brush i normally use to do my dishes, but even that might be too much

thanks for the advice, looks like i'm off to the LHBS for a spending spree. BTW midfielder5 i use Brewcraft supplies since that's what is easily available in my area

sounds like fun! i just might do that

I scrub everything with some "brewers detergent" that I got from my LHBS then fill my fermenter with no rinse sanitizer and put any equipment I'm going to be using in there and leave it while I'm getting everything else ready. I think my last batch had the beginnings of something similar but I...

my airlock didn't have a proper seal and i kept opening the lid to have a peek because i'm impatient

i got it new from the local hardware shop, it's type 2 LDPE which is apparently food safe.

Thanks for all the quick replies. My fears seem to be confirmed. I think my 5 gal one must have it too. Is there any way to clean it off plastic or do I need some new equipment? Would this brew be worth drinking or should I toss it

sorry to be making another infection thread but i think my porter might be infected with lacto or something similar, i racked it into a bucket because i wanted my big fermenter clear for another batch. should i dump it?

congrats on a good brew. can you share the recipe for your dubbel, it's one of my favourite styles