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About 2 weeks ago, I bottled my first attempt at a bavarian hefe. It was an extract brew & I usedWlp300 as the yeast. Notes @ bottling: Bannana/ lots of bubble gum ( too strong). 1 week notes: Decent carb, bubble gum faded some, some tartness. Tasting much better! Well now here at week...

Hey guys, About 5 days ago I brewed a hefe using WL300 strain. I was recommended by my LHB store to ferment it at 68f for a nice but not overpowering banana flavor. However, there is a overwhelming rotten banana spice flavor going on! Notes: Pitched 1 vial @ 67f...

An hour ago, hooked-up my new GE chest freezer to the SCT-1000. It was programmed to the following 1) Target Temp= 2c (Cold Crashing) 2) Differential= 1c 3) Compressor Delay= 3 minutes 4) Calibration= -1c The STC-1000 brought the temperature down to 2c, and then kicked off like it is...

Hello everyone, last night I brewed my very first beer (IPA). Its been fermenting pretty healthy for all of today (bubbles every 1-2 seconds). Then I messed with the beer.. I know noob mistake. Well I wanted to increase the abv so I made a solution of boiled water/ sucrose. I made sure to...

Yesterday I was at my LHBS, and I picked up Fermax yeast nutrient. The product was in a decanted plastic baggie with no instructions on it's use. Therefore, I decided to just pitch it into the cooled wort with my yeast. However, after I did this, I found people saying you should boil the...

Hello HomeBrew Nation, this will be my very first homebrew and I would love some input from those more knowledgeable on the subject. I'm planning on recreating CCB Jai Alai- I love its grapefruit, orange, citrus character while having just enough bitterness to make it balanced. Here is the...