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I have never "cold-crashed" a brew before. Read that it suppose to make the beer clearer by cold crashing the fermenter one or two days before bottling/kegging. Any advise on how to cold crash it and why is strongly suggested?

Might be late to reply, but I have used this many times. Works well. One tablet per 1.5 gallon of water. Make sure the tablet completely dissolves before using. Water turns blue. You can crush tablet or stir solution until tablet dissolves completely.

Anyone know how long we can store Star-San sanitizer solution in a spray bottle? I use an ounce of Starsan per 5 gallons. So for my next brewing project, when I utilize 5 gallon solution, I want to fill a spray bottle, so I can have sanitizer solution ready on hand whenever I need to (such...

So I want to an all-grain coffee stout. I will be utilizing coffee beans in the secondary for 3-4 days. Will not add whole beans, instead, I will grind them (coarse size) and add it to the secondary inside a muslin bag. Since I will be using natural processed beans from Panama (which are...

You are right! haha miscalculated there.

Piloncillo is sucrose. As such, it is 100% fermentable and has a 100% yield (1 lb in 1 gallon = 1.046). 50 SRM http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/503431/galaxian-summer http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/478692/piloncillo-brown-13bbl

Thanks

So I want to add pilincillo (unrefined sugar) to my beersmith list of sugars. Anyone knows the gravity and yield numbers? Thanks.

great tips, thanks! I was able to figure out the mash tun deadspace. It turned out to be about 200mL or roughly half a gallon.

So I am a big coffee enthusiast. My favorite coffee brewing methods are the pour-over method and the newly aeropress method. Of course, I grind my coffee beans (purchased from local roasters) every time I brew a cup of coffee. I do not utilize dark roasts, only light to medium roasts. My...

So I am a big coffee enthusiast. My favorite coffee brewing methods are the pour-over method and the newly aeropress method. Of course, I grind my coffee beans (purchased from local roasters) every time I brew a cup of coffee. I do not utilize dark roasts, only light to medium roasts. My...

I'm creating my Equipment Profile on the BeerSmith software, and it is asking about deadspace. What exactly is that? I have a 10-gal Igloo cooler as a mash tun with a false bottom. Is the space in the false bottom the deadspace? How does one measure that?

I'm interested in brewing a cucumber Belgian witbier - all grain. Any recipes worth checking out? I'm thinking of "dry hopping" the cucumber in secondary. Or is there a more efficient way to add cucumber flavor/aroma to the beer?

Do you think I should peel the skin, or drop them as a whole? Or cut them up into pieces? Not sure how many pounds I should use? Any suggestions?

So I want to brew a saison/farmhouse ale using Sorachi Ace hops (for those lemon notes) and implement cucumber taste. I know Cigar City has done a successful cucumber saison. How would I implement a notable cucumber taste/aroma to the beer? "Dry hop" cucumbers in the fermentor after a...

So I am brewing two 5 gallon batches for a party where the majority of the crowd has never tasted a craft brew. Thinking of brewing an American Golden/Blonde Ale or a German Kolsch. Any suggestions? Dont want it to taste like a commercial adjunct lager.

brew came out pretty good. In the likes of a 3Floyds Zombie Dust but more sessionable. OG: 1.058 FG: 1.018 ABV: 5.24% IBU: 73

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So upon priming, I let the priming sugar in hot water (I always warm up my priming sugar), but this time I forgot about the priming sugar warming up in a sauce pan, came to a boil, and started becoming syrupy. So I thought it would not matter and added it to the beer before bottling. 13 days...

Hey Demon...congrats on your new brewery. Looking forward on trying your beers. Are you guys associated or connected with the Little Village Cervezeros in the neighborhood? I read this article online http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131015/little-village/slapshot-brewery-coming-little-village