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I just made my yeast starter and I noticed that I’ve still got little bits of DME floating around as if I didn’t add enough water. I added 1800ml of water and just under 2 cups of DME. I boiled for 5 minutes. Do you think this’ll be alright? I took the pictures before I...

I’m going to ditch the kit, and try to clone a beer myself. I’m not saying I wouldn’t use a kit, but there isn’t one for this particular beer. :-) Here’s a breakdown of what I’m trying to clone – STYLE IMPERIAL IPA ABV 8.5% O.G. 1.068 FERMENTABLES...

I used Wyeast Belgian Abby II, Perfect Pitch, and Fermcap. I've never seen anything like this before. Have any of you run into something like this?

Hey! I'm used to BIAB. However, I've acquired a Mash Tun and a Hot Liquor Tank. I want to brew this weekend. I'm planning on brewing this recipe - * Keep in mind this is new equipment setup in BeerSmith. BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: The Plinian Legacy...

I dry hopped my beer last Saturday. I went down to take a look yesterday, and noticed that the beer appeared to be fermenting. The beer had developed a thin foam layer on top; I noticed visible bubbling, and airlock activity. So I took a gravity reading; 1.020. So I gently swirled the fermenter...

I made a 2L starter with two vials of WLP001 Tuesday evening. It developed a decent krausen Tuesday night, and then seemed to slow down Wednesday throughout the day. So even though the house is cooler at night, the starter blew up Wednesday evening. It actually foamed out the sides of the...

So... I thought tinfoil would be okay, but I'm thinking I may need a blow off tube. Is it safe to remove the tinfoil and stick an airlock on at this point? Is is necessary?

I just made a starter for an IPA that I'll be brewing shortly here. I picked up some Inland Island Colorado IPA yeast, and I've got brownish chunks floating throughout it. It's got a packaged date of 2/26. I'm wondering if it's nutrient? What do you think? Also I'd like to note that looking...

So I'm really embarrassed that I have to ask this. However, I really want to brew this on Sunday, and I want to make sure that there's as little confusion as possible on brew day. I'm doing BIAB by the way. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-TheNumber8.pdf Is the total...

I just brewed my second batch of beer; and my first BIAB batch. I noticed some strange happenings in my fermenter that I didn't see while brewing my first batch. And I have a feeling that a little bit of cooling water made its way into the wort while trying to cool this batch, so I’m a...

I just brewed my first BIAB batch. The recipe looked simple enough… However, it called for WLP565 ;-) I followed the recipe to a T. I made a starter. ½ cup DME to 3 cups water to account for boil off. Set it on my stir plate for 36-40 hours, and pitched. I’ve got it downstairs in a...

Ok, I’m gearing up for my second brew. I’ve decided to try out BIAB with an AG kit. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-TheNumber8.pdf Now that I’m actually trying to plan my brew day out, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and I’m wondering if BIAB was the right...