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Hi All, I brewed a light gravity beer yesterday (1.035) and during the boil I remembered that I didn't take my yeast (WLP029 Kolsh) out of the fridge. So I ran in grabbed it and set it on my brew stand near my kettle to help warm it up prior to pitching. Problem is I forgot about it for a...

I all. I was thinking about building a fermentation chamber underneath my basement steps. It is already enclosed. All I would have to do is create an access door and a window for a 5000 btu a/c unit. I understand thAt I would also need to insulate and seal the *#~• out of it. My questions...

Hi all, I am looking for some advice. I recently brewed an Amber ale using WLP007. I wanted to use that same yeast to ferment a Russian Imperial Stout. I usually collect about six oz of the yeast cake when I save yeast, but this time I collected a full qt. ( the imperial stout is 11 gallons)...

Hi All, I have a 7 gallon used keggle for FREE. It needs a weldless kit and dip tub, and there is some crystalized sugar on the bottom that I can't remove (search this site "bochet" for full story). That is the main reason why I am giving this away. I WILL NOT ship. I live near West...

Hi All, For those of you who formulate their own recipes. My question is: how do you figure out how much hops to add for your bittering hops? It doesn't matter what style that you are brewing. Just that you know style "x" has a range of 10 to 25 IBU's. Sometimes I add too much and the...

Hi all, I am new to kegging beer and I noticed that as I empty my kegs the color of my beers darken. I do NOT cold crash before racking from the fermenter into the kegs. What I do is: rack into keg, put keg into kegerator at around 10 psi for a day or so at 40* F, then raise co2 pressure...

Just a warning to anyone interested in making bochet. Do NOT walk away from your kettle. I thought I had time to use the john a enter some notes in the computer yea right. In that time the honey dried out and ( I think couldn't tell too much thick smoke) caught fire. I may have ruined my kettle...

Has anyone added a zinc supplement to their yeast starters or fermenters? I know zinc is just one part of most yeast "energizers". But would like to know if anyone has added an extra dose of zinc. If so how much did you use? What were your results? Thank you for you help. Cheers, Kev

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you have ever experienced this and what your thoughts are about this: I was checking the gravity of one of my beers recently right before racking into secondary, just dropped the hydrometer into primary bucket, waited a minute for it to stop bobbing, when...

Hi All, Does any one have an idea as to how old brag got is or at least the oldest documentation of said noble drynke? Thanks in advance. Cheers, Kev