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So I just bottled 1.5 gallons of dandelion wine, came in at around 14.5%. I just realized I made the classic 'added way too much k-meta' mistake... added 1/4 tsp to the bottling bucket and stirred it in. So around 6x the normal dosage. It still tastes pretty good, but there's a little sulphite...

So I brewed an Old Rasputin clone a while back. Built up a yeast starter twice of WLP-001 california ale, and fermentation was a breeze for this yeast. Left it in primary for 1 month, and just bottled from there. Gravity was down where I wanted it. At bottling, I added cold-steeped coffee, and...

Hey all, I am getting a recipe concocted for an Old Rasputin clone, with around a 17.25 lb grain bill, fermented with a huge starter of WLP001 California Ale strain. I know the recommended time in the primary fermenter is 10-14 days, but can it go longer? I'll be out of town til New Years...

Hey guys, first time cider maker here.. have been an avid beer brewer for years and am deciding to give the whole cider thing a try for my wife. I've done some research online, and here's what I've come up with. Any suggestions on what I could do better, or what I'm missing would be greatly...

Ok, I know there have been a lot of 'over-spicing' forums on here, but this time I think I really overdid it... I'm still kicking myself for this one. Screwed up my tablespoons vs teaspoons when adding my spices, so ended up putting a devastating 2-3 times as much spice into this pumpkin ale a...

Hey all, This is around my 20th batch of beer, an extra pale ale recipe that I concocted for the summer. I've NEVER had a problem with overcarbonation, in fact, it got to the point where I began thinking bottle bombs were a myth, until now... The weirder thing is, is that only about 4 of...

Hey guys, I have an extract recipe that I was hoping you guys could help me convert to all grain. It is a simple saison recipe, based off the collaboration beer 'Saison Du BUFF'. The recipe calls for 6 lbs Pilsen light DME, with an addition of 1 oz Willamette hops at 60 min., and the...

Hey all, So I brewed a barleywine a few months back, and it's been sitting on some oak cubes for a few months now, and it's getting to be about that time to bottle. The recipe calls for adding fresh yeast (Red star champagne, Lalvin EC-1118, or White Label WLP 715) to the bottling bucket...

Hey, Sorry for repeating myself, but I need to be sure I'm doing this correctly - I don't want any hot, cardboard beer in the end... I'm brewing my first real high gravity beer, a 16-17% barleywine from Sam calagiones book, xtreme brewing. The recipe called for aeration of the wort during...

Hey all, Brewed a barleywine on 1/10, and I have a question regarding sugar additions to the beer once fermentation begins to slow (which it has). The recipe calls for 1 oz cane sugar the first day, then 1 oz brown sugar the second day, and alternating between these 2 for the next 5 days...

Hey all, Has anyone ever brewed the beer – Dema Goddess ale? it is an extract kit from Sam Calagione's book, Xtreme Brewing. I've got a healthy yeast starter going with WLP570 Belgian golden ale to use in primary fermentation, and then I'm finishing it off in secondary fermentation with some...

Hey all, Has anyone ever brewed this beer? it is an extract kit from Sam Calagione's book, Xtreme Brewing. I've got a healthy yeast starter going with WLP570 Belgian golden ale to use in primary fermentation, and then I'm finishing it off in secondary fermentation with some WLP1099. With...

Hey guys, Last night I got a yeast starter going with a vial of WLP570 Belgian Golden ale. My goal is to build this up twice for a high gravity ale. It has been over 12 hours, and when I swirl the flask I don't see any action whatsoever.. no excessive foaming like the last few starters that...

Hey y'all, I recently bought a wort aeration system because I am brewing my first high gravity barleywine. After pitching the yeast/yeast nutrient, the recipe calls for aeration of the unfermented wort with the oxygenation stone for 1 full hour. My question is, is this cooled wort still very...