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    Creamy yeast cake after 12 days

    Hey guys and girls, I am brewing an IPA using wlp 001. After 12 days the krausen has not dropped(see picture) I checked the gravity, the fg was 1.068 and as of two days ago it was 1.012. The smell also smells like wlb 550 Belgian ale yeast, which was my last brew in this fermenter. 1...
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    Beer color and water

    Hey all. I have brewed 7 batches of beer, the most recent three being the most successful. Batches 5 and 6 were Pilsner smashes with centennial hops. Batch 5 used wlp550 and six used wlp551. Both beers appeared darker in color than intended and around the edges of the glass appeared to have a...
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    Yeasty flavors, off colour using San Diego Super Yeast, what is the culprit

    Hey Everyone, I have brewed four batches since June in my brief Homebrewing career and they all display a slightly yeasty flavor to them. Some bottles within batches are better than others while others approach undrinkable all because of this yeasty off flavor and slightly cloudy color. The...
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    Blew off air lock. What to do/how to make blowoff tube.

    So this happened on a Pilsner cascade smash wlp 550 Belgian ale yeast. 1: how do I fix it?(blow off tube?) 2: how does one correctly make a blow off tube. Cheers.
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    Dud bottles?

    Is has been a week and a half and few signs of bottle activity. Have opened 4 different bottles (some from the beginning, middle, and end of bottling) and the taste seems sweet with little or no pfft sound when the cap is opened. There is also sediment suspended near or sitting at the bottom of...
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    Oops! Kg's not Lbs of grain- did I save it?

    Hello All, Background: trying to brew and Avery Clone, accidentally doubled grain. Problem: I had brewed two batches previously without a hitch and everything seemed to be going wonderfully when my first runnings were 2 gallons less than they should have been. Working backwards to find...
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