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Just bottled this bad boy. I noticed a lot more trub from this batch made its way into the fermenter (haven't used wheat much and suspect it is the cause) than my previous batches, but the fermentation still went smoothly and even ended at a surprising 1.010 (used Notty). I did ferment a little...

Just finished bottling after month primary. Let me just say that this amber is exactly as you described it before. Not just an smooth amber, but an amber with enough complexity and character to make it a memorable sip. I can't wait to get these bad boys conditioned and act like the quality is a...

The .1 gallon/lb grain is going to be lost from your strike volume, so if you strike with 2.09 gallons you will lose 0.67 gallons of volume (=1.42 gallons). Now if you want to do a sparge here, you can use whatever volume you want that will raise the 1.42 gallons to the total volume you want...

Hey fellas, Looking for advice on adjusting the SNCA (Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale) clone. I am starting to enjoy balancing high IBU's with a more English malt=profile. SNCA is one of my favorite brews and I want to adjust Dude's recipe to a more english profile. Does this sound balanced? Is...

Thanks for all the responses fellas. I'm still uncertain exactly how to implement the acid but i'm sure a little research will do it. I'll post back any successes/ failures. Ty again.

Howdy Folks, Looking to make a "LA Rain IPA" that has a decent but not overpowering hop punch to it, with a little bit of an acidic taste (hence the "LA Rain" title). I have the general malt/hop profile that I'm looking for but looking for advice on how to add acidic TASTE, no acidity to the...

Thanks for the thorough answer. Your answer to the second question raises another question in my mind: does the temperature difference in the fermentation vessel from ambient temperatures remain the same (5-10degF + ambient) post primary activity? Example: during the first week of fermentation...

It's also possible that in racking to secondary you gave your yeast an extra "boost" of O2 that helped them gain some activity. Since we don't know what the FG was before racking we can't tell if the yeast still had fermentable sugars left to process in the secondary. Hard to imagine a...

Hey good people, My question is regarding the affects that temperature has on undesirable biproducts of fermentation, especially how they may develop over their range of activity. Put in lamen terms: does biproduct production occur most during the yeast's peak activity levels of fermentation...

Just brewed this bad boy up over the weekend. Hit 1.076 OG with around 5.75gallon post-boil volume. I upped the hoppage since I wanted my IBU's closer to around 60+. The wort smelled delicious. The only set-back is having to sit around on like 8 oz's of hops waiting to be dry-hopped, I just want...

I often collect more wort volume than my brew kettle can handle. So instead of calculating hop utilization etc. I often just boil the volume down to what my 30qt pot can handle, and then start the 60-90min boil with hop additions.

Just brewed this over the weekend. The caramel was an anxiety-ridden experience but was really fun. Pretty sure I overshot the 290F by a little bit but it still smelled full of raisin/plum and rich flavor. I overshot the OG by 6-8pts, undercalculated my efficiency due to trying a new method...

Just do BIAB in your 20qt bot for ease of mash temp controls, and then sub an ice bath for your IC. Means buying ice, but with only 2.5gallons it should cool in a jiffy. In my experience 2.5-3 gal batches just don't leave me with enough beer. Unless you have the time to brew multiple times a...

I just did two batches using a set-up just like yours. I have the 15gal Xtreme cooler unmodified and two 24"x24" bags. One recipe was OG 1.052 and the other 1.072, and I was able to hit both (overshot the first by 6 pts). I was able to get 70-75% effic. on both recipes, and I think the most...

Yah I am chilling at least 48 hours before popping. Any advice on improving head quality/tastyness?

My first brew was the extract version of Yooper's DFH 60minute. I love the product thus far, but would like to improve on two different aspects. First, the carbonation seems excessive. When I crack a bottle I get the perfect hiss sound, followed by a white haze of CO2 leaking from the top. But...

Ethanol can be converted to bi-products such as aldehydes (CH3CH=O) when oxidized. However, most oxidizing agents are not the most appetizing of chemicals, so you create something like the buy a cat to get rid of a mouse scenario. I know you're SWMBO will only be pregnant for so long but a...

Actually, rusting only occurs when both O2 and moisture is present. As long as the tank is properly sealed it should be pretty good to go. But if you are concerned just refill the tank with fresh gas for 3-4 bucks. Even if there is some contamination the O2 should be reasonably fine if you use...

I recently dry-hopped Yooper's 60min IPA (thank you for the amazing recipe) for 10 days using a few ounces of hops. I hate the idea of racking to a secondary unless it is for bottling, so I simply popped open the primary (after boiling and cooling the straining-bags) and threw in a phew ounces...

I'm coming to the realization that the BIAB that I am capable of doing might not work with 16lb's of grain =(. Definitely going to invest in Brewsmith and formulate a recipe that will work on a smaller scale so that I don't kill my poor arms lifting that bag or making my SWMBO go into ape rage...