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Quick grist: 12lb pale ale 2 row 2lb oats 2lb wheat Anyhow I missed 1lb of the 2 row because they were individually bagged and I didn't see the damned bag until I had started bringing the wort to a boil. I was shooting for OG 1.081. I tried dropping my fermenter volume from 5.5 to 5 gal...

So I transferred my IPA to keg Christmas day and left some beer on top of my yeast cake and put the air lock back on. It's been sitting in my fermenter for 11 days at 40°. Just got back into town last night. Would I still be able to harvest that yeast and use it for future batches? The beer I...

So I am almost 48 hours into fermenting a NE IPA and this being my first time using this yeast so just checking to see if my temps are right. 64 first 24hrs 67 24-48 hrs 70 48 until finished I am thinking of maybe 72 the last day or two before I cold crash or is 70 a good temp to finish...

So i'm on a huge IPA kick as of late and decided to try a IPA lager. It is 2 weeks in with a week to go before I diacetyl rest. Does that lager taste come from the lagering phase or can I just skip that phase with the understanding that it will not lose the fruitiness that it would lose from...

So I am trying to minimize my $$ on this small 2 gal batch. I have some Vermont ale gigayeast I harvested from a recent brew. I am wondering if anyone has used it for a Gose since it is very fruity?

So doing my first IPL and I'm curious what everyone's take on dry hopping a lager. Should I drop the hops in at lager phase and let them sit while the beer lagers. Or after lagering add a 7 day dry hop phase?

Question on mango's at secondary. I have my DIPA dry hopping already and the plan was too place the mangos in the last 3-4 days of dry hopping. I will be racking to a secondary for the mango's and I am curious if I need to add more hops to my dry hopping since the mango's will likely restart...

So I made my first starter the other day and it is residing in the fridge in my 1 gal mason jar. However, I'd like to dump a good bit of the beer on top off and transfer the yeast cake to a smaller quart jar. Anyone do this and will it kill any yeast cells?

So I'm limited with 1 6 gal Carboy and a 3 gal Carboy. I want to add 2 lb frozen mango's at secondary, in the same carboy. Everything I've read the mango's have been added to a secondary carboy then the beer racked on top. Has anyone added to primary after 14 days and fermentation complete...

So I ordered Giga Vermont yeast off morebeer about 2 weeks ago and it came to me warm, I should have checked if it was going to arrive cooled. Since it was in warm temps for about 4 days until I got ti here and threw it in my fridge should I make a starter with it? Cheers!

So I am fermenting a 3 gal and today is the 7th day it has been in primary. My OG was 1.086 and as per BeerSmith it says my FG should be 1.018 for 9.07% ABV. I checked the FG today and it is at 1.018. Should I cold crash at this point and stop the fermentation or continue to let it go until my...

So I have an IPA and DIPA fermenting, my first 2 brews ever, and my plan is to cold crash them both once the gravity stabilizes in both. So the questions I have are: How many days do you typically cold crash? I have read anywhere from 2 days up to 10 at around 40 degrees. Secondly I have...

So I am 4 days into the homebrewing experience and love it. It hasn't been without its learning experiences for sure, but I won't make the same mistakes twice. That being said I have 2 carboys fermenting each around a day apart. They both have a nice yeast cake on top and I want to check the...