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    Did I botch this batch...?

    Hey all... I boiled a 5gal batch of Belgian Dark Strong (using WhiteLabs WLP530 Liquid Yeast and having an OG of 1.070). 24-hours in, the airlock was bubbling like crazy at 73 degrees! 30-hours in, it was bubbling out at 71 degrees, and now 40-hours in... It popped its top! I threw it in an...
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    Does this sound right...?

    Started an IRA two Thursdays ago. Took a reading of 1.012 last Friday (8-days in). Racked to a secondary on Sunday, adding a dash of cinnamon. Within 6-hours... the airlock started to bubble. I figured, in the secondary racking, I may have just re-energized the yeasts, but it has been bubbling...
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    About to rack to secondary...

    I am a novice at the art of brewing, and am thinking about racking my first IRA to a secondary fermentor. My question... What are the concerns with oxidation caused by the head space of the secondary (Will any remaining yeasts take over and convert the O2 into CO2)? Or should I skip the...
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    Need help: A/C went out... Fermenting temp went up...

    Brewed a batch of Irish Red Ale last Wednesday. Friday, outside temp jumped to 109, and my A/C went to crap and isn't getting fixed until today. Got an aquarium thermometer to monitor the primary stage fermenting temp... And it's fluctuated between 78-80 the last three days. Is this going to...
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