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Beer guy here trying to expand to winemaking. My Pinot Grigio kit has only gone from 1.096 to 1.075 in 8 days. I'll admit I haven't been good about stirring it daily as the kit instructions advised. It's been kept at about 72 degrees. Should I re-pitch another packet of 1118? Maybe make a...

I want to brew a beer using ingredients on hand. I've got pilsner malt, 1 lb white wheat, crystal 15, crystal 45, and carapils. Hops are 1 oz each of CTZ, Falconer's Flight, Galaxy and Cascade. I can buy dry hops later. Yeast will be US-05. I was thinking a pale ale with about 9 lbs of...

American IPA (14 B) Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 6.79 gal Boil Time: 90 min End of Boil Vol: 5.98 gal Final Bottling Vol: 4.60 gal Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 82.8 %...

Just brewed a (sort of) cream ale with pilsner malt and Saaz hops. I don't usually dry hop this style but want to try it. Any recommendations for a dry hop that will complement Saaz? I've heard dry hopping with Saaz is weird so I'd like to try something else. I used an ounce of Saaz at 60...

I'm trying to clone Odell Myrcenary IIPA which is brewed with lots of hops high in myrcene oil. ABV of the original is 9.3% w/ 70 IBU's. Below are some notes from the brewers I found elsewhere on the board that I used for guidance. What do you think? "We use a blend of 2-row pale malt...

I poured a brew onto a yeast cake and it had a crazy fermentation and finished at 1.006 rather quickly. I see a lot of beautiful yeast in my blow off vessel from the krausen in the primary fermenter. Unfortunately it is sitting in sanitizer, which renders it useless for re-purposing. In the...

I have had Revvy's all grain "Kiss Yer Cousin" Rye Kentucky Common Ale in the primary for 3.5 weeks. Half of the yeast dropped out of suspension like normal fermentation but half is still floating on top. It is Safale US-05. Any thoughts? I did use flaked maize per the recipe below...

I can't find Bravo hops locally for my bittering hop. What can I substitute for this? My LHBS gave me Palisades, but I don't think the alpha is high enough. The other hops in the recipe are Magnum and Chinook for flavoring and Magnum/Chinook/Citra dry hop. Any help is appreciated. :tank:

How much do I account for when using older hops? I have Nugget hops from 8/20/11 that were 12%. They have been vacuum sealed and kept frozen/out of the light. I need 1oz of these for bittering in my recipe. How much more should I add? Any help is appreciated.

All Grain 5 Gallon Batch of Common Ale: 8# 2 Row 1# Light Munich 1/2# Victory 1/2# Crystal 40 1 oz Nugget @ 60m .5 oz Perle @ 15 .5 oz Perle @ 5 1 oz Cascade @ 0 1oz Cascade dry hop 1 week Mash 60m @ 154 Mash out 10m @ 168 Yeast: WLB San Francisco Lager Trying to use...

I've been brewing IPA's and pale ales pretty much solely and I could use some inspiration. I'd like to brew something different with what I have on hand for a 5.5 gallon batch. Below are my current ingredients: Base malt: lots of 2 row 2# of each of these: Crystal 20 Crystal 40...

5 gallon batch: 10# American 2 Row 1# Crystal 40 1/2# Victory Malt 1oz Magnum @ 60m 1oz Centennial @ 15m 1oz Cascade @ 5m 1oz Galaxy @ 0m 2oz Amarillo Dry Hop 1 week Whirlfloc/yeast nutrient. Your thoughts are welcome! Thanks. :mug:

Two 5 gallon IPA recipes...can you make a suggestion on hop schedules (or grain bill for that matter)? 10# 2 row 1# Crystal 20 1 oz Chinook hops @ 60m 1 oz Simcoe @ 15m 1 oz Nelson Sauvin @ 5m 10# 2 row 1# Crystal 40 1 oz Magnum hops @ 60 1 oz Mosaic @ 15 1 oz Citra @ 5 2 oz...

All-grain 5 gallon American IPA batch: 10 lb. American 2 Row 1 lb. Crystal 40 1/2 lb. Victory malt 1 oz Mosaic hops @ 60m 1 oz Cascade @ 15 1 oz Cascade @ 5 2 oz Amarillo @ 0 California Ale Yeast WLP051 Any suggestions?

Howdy, I'm building a new mash tun with a rectangular cooler. I'm using the stainless steel braid shell of a water heater hose as a filter. Can you use the rubber hose inside the stainless sleeve for the run-off hose? I assume it is high heat resistant.

How does this hop schedule look for an APA I'm going to brew? Looking to get the most out of one ounce of Citra as possible (grapefruit). 1 oz Magmum @ 60 1 oz Cascade @ 15 1 oz Amarillo @ 5 1 oz Citra @ 0 2 oz Amarillo dry hop

I brewed an IPA w/ 12 lbs of grain and 4 oz of hops. It fermented out fast with West Coast ale yeast within two days. It has been in the primary carboy for a week. Can I stick it in a refrigerated keg now? When should it be done? :confused:

I just realized I don't have Columbus. Below is my hop schedule for my IPA: 1 oz Warrior @ 60 1 oz Columbus @ 15 1 oz Centennial @ 5 2 oz Amarillo @ 0 On hand I have more Centennial, Amarillo, Magnum, Fuggles, Cascade. How about 1 oz Amarillo in place of the Columbus?

I've got a bunch of pilsner malt but I want to brew an IPA. Can I use this instead of 2 row? Was hoping to use Cali Ale yeast and Warrior, Columbus, Centennial and Amarillo hops. Can I use Crystal 40 with pils malt? I have a few pounds of 2 row...can it be combined with the pils malt and...

Want to do my first saison. Below is the recipe but I'm not sure of the hop schedule. I'd like it to be around 30 IBU's. I have an oz of EKG and plenty of Saaz. Any recommendations? 11 lb. Pils Malt 1 lb. Vienna Malt 1 lb. Table Sugar WLP565 yeast (Saison Ale 1) starter Yeast Nutrient...