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Hello, I brewed a partial mash IPA 3 weeks ago. I added DME toward the end of boil to boost the alcohol content. When I went to take the OG, the beaker of wort was pretty sludgy and not clear at all (trub, etc.) and read 1.086. (I filled the primary bucket with the wort and then when I got...

Hi all, Yes, another post about rubber stopper falling into the beer. I looked around other posts, but couldn't find a specific answer. My IPA has been in the primary for 3 weeks. I transferred to glass carboy to dry hop, pushed airlock and stopper a little to hard and the stopper fell...

Hi all, Brewed an IPA partial mash 1 week ago today. Instructions in kit say to dry hop after 1 week. Should I just open it up and throw the pellets in? Or should I rack to a carboy then add the hops? I have never racked to a secondary before, any tips, thoughts, opinions on doing so...

Hi all, So I brewed an IPA, then dry hopped with 2 oz of hop pellets, just threw them in the primary after 2 weeks. Now its been 2 weeks since dry hop, how do I filter out the pellet debris? Will it have sank to the bottom? I've read some use pantyhose? But I'm confused as to where you...

Hi all, I've brewed 4 different batches of brews so far, all partial mash, and each time I feel like I can taste a distinct flavor, even though they were all different beers (brown ale, cream ale, bavarian hef, and a holiday spiced ale). I can't tell what this off flavor is, as I am new to...

My beer has been in the primary for about 5 days, and I still have pretty active airlock bubbling going on. It had really intense fermentation, to the point where it was spilling beer up and out of the airlock and onto the lid, and now (after cleaning the mess) it has slowed down but is still...

Hi all, I brewed two 5 gallon batches. One is a honey cream ale, the other is a winter ale. I brewed them within a day of each other. They have been in bottles for a little over 3 weeks now. I tasted a bottle of each at exactly the 3 week mark. The honey cream ale, a lighter ale with abv of...

Not another carb question!! Arggghhh! haha, yeah, but a quick one. Does refrigerating the bottles stop the carbonation process? Im planning to give away beers for xmas and wondering if I should tell my friends and fam to wait a while before refrigerating. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I bottled 2 separate 5 gal. batches of beer a week ago, and wondering how much the head space left in the beer bottle has an affect on the carbonation (or anything else for that matter). I didnt have a bottling wand at the time, so I filled the bottles from the spigot. In the...

Ok so I just finished bottling, I put about 1 and 3/4 cup of water and a little over 4 oz of priming sugar in a pot, heated until boiling, then poured it into bottling bucket, then transferred beer into bucket. then bottled. Is that right? Felt weird to have the sugar water which looked just...

About to bottle, I took a reading with the auto siphon, didn't put the siphon too far down in the bucket, and the beer was nice and clear. I have a good amount of trub on the bottom, near the built in spigot. I then took beer from the spigot to see if trub would come out. It is not as clear...

Hi all, about to start bottling. I sanitized all bottles with diluted star san, and let them dry upside down on the counter on top of paper towels (about 30 minutes). Then i flipped them all around right side up and placed paper towel on them to cover them. There is no water collecting inside...

Hi all, I brewed a holiday spice ale 15 days ago and was wondering if its ok to bottle now? I know most on this forum say to do 4 weeks in primary and 3 in bottles to carb, but I want to give some beer as gifts a week or so before christmas. And I probably need to fridge them for a few...

Planning on bottling my honey cream ale tomorrow, is there a formula for how much sugar to use? My last batch of brown ale (both extract kits btw) was WAAAAY overcarbonated. I think I used too much sugar. I don't want to do that again. Im not sure how much beer i'll have with the trub and...

I made a batch of star-san sanitizer 12 days ago when I brewed and still have some of it in my plastic spray bottle. Is it still effective? Like, could I use it to disinfect my autosiphon for example?? Also, any ideas how to make a tiny batch of sanitizer from star san? I don't need a...

Hi Was wondering, at what point in the brewing process does an infection get less likely? For example, my beer has been fermenting for 8 days, if I peer in the hole through the top to smell it/take a look, do I need to worry about a possible infection? Or is it not a problem at this point...

Ok just finished brewing my holiday spiced ale. After transferring it to fermenter, adding yeast, I let it settle for about 15 minutes while cleaning up. I then tried to use the spigot to take a starting gravity hydro reading. Sludge came out! I looked at the bottom and there is a good 2 1/2...

Anyone know of any environmentally friendly ways of using a wort chiller (the copper ones that you run tap water through)? Just finished brewing and that is A LOT of water going down the drain. I kept refilling a spare 5 gallon bucket and dumping it into the yard so it at least waters the...

Hi all, Currently brewing, started with 6 gallons water, steeped a pound of grains in a nylon sack, added 9 lbs malt, been boiling about a half hour. What happens if my wort doesn't evaporate down to 5 gallons? I only have room for my 5 gallon fermenting tank. Should I just pour enough to...

Hi there, So I'm planning to brew tonight, and I plan on following a recipe from a local homebrew store. I want different opinions on how you all think it will turn out. I originally went in thinking I want a christmas beer to give as presents (and enjoy myself as well!), now I'm wondering...