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I've decided to experiment a little because my wife is on me to make a fruit beer. I split a 5 gallon batch of wheat beer into 2 2.5 gallon samples. I have a Blueberry Wheat and a "Tropical" Wheat (strawberry, mango, peach) going. My largest concern is I may have added too much...

Hey all, Have this darn tripel that I probably didn't aerate enough and I cannot get it lower than 1.022. I recenty capped the bottles, but then had second thoughts so I slightly cracked each cap to avoid bottle bombs. It is still at same FG so I think fermentation is done. To get...

I brewed up an Export Stout yesterday (1.059). Today I get home and the blow off tube is working as expected - about a bubble every 2 seconds. However, my lid looks very convexted (new word?). I would expect this if the blow tube were clogged. When I push on the lid, more bubbles shoot up...

I have a thread going from earlier today where I believe I bottled my Belgian Tripel way too soon, being somewhat tricked into believing my fermentation was complete. Anyhow, I think I'll be using carbonation drops soon and need some advice from those that use them. I have already bottled 25...

OK - so I've bottled 2 beers so far without issues. For my third beer I thought I'd try a Brewferm Belgian Tripel. My OG was around 1.07 after adjusted for the temperature. After 2 weeks of fermenting right around 68-70 degrees, my gravity was right around 1.028-.030, so I let it sit another...

Hello, I'm brewing a Munton's Connoisseur Export Stout this weekend and I'm trying to get advice on what to expect. The instructions call for 1kg of sugar - well I'm substituting DME. However, I have 3 - 1lb. bags. What can I expect my stout to be like if I add 3 lbs instead of the...

I have an interesting situation. I am very new to brewing and decided to try to simple Hefeweizen to kick off my new hobby. All went well and it has been bottled for about 4 weeks now. At 2 weeks the beer was a little strong. At 3 weeks it was phenomenal - my family enjoyed several and...

I am preparing to brew the Munton's Export Stout and have a couple concerns/questions. First, I love stouts, but am particularly new to the hobby. I have 3 kits down and only one is at the drinking stage (just yesterday, yah!). Like anyone, I don't want to waste 6-7 weeks to realize that...

I am going to be making this Munton's Export Stout (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/munton-s-export-stout-hopped-kit.html) in the near future and am looking for advice from the pros. My LBHS said this will make 6 gallons, however I want to make it GOOD, not necessarily have a lot of it. I'd...

Hello, I am currently brewing a Belgian Triple and I'd like to keep my chamber right around 70. I also want to condition my bottles in the chamber since my house is slightly cooler - 65 or so. Any danger/risk in doing so? I have my temp control insulated to the carboy - should I let it...

I have an American Pale Ale that has been in Primary for 7 days and is past active fermentation. It has been kept at 67 degrees in the chamber. Today I added a Belgian Tripel that I want to keep at 70. I have been insulating the probe of my Ranco to the side of the carboy to regulate...

Hello everyone, My Brewferm instructions say to ferment for 10 days at 25 degrees celcius, which is 77 degrees F. Does this strike anyone always exceedingly warm? I like to ferment, as many do, in the upper 60s. Would it hurt to ferment at 67? And FYI, I have an OG at 1.070, in case...

Hey everyone, I am very new to brewing and today I experimented with a Brewferm Triple Kit. Several places online have recommended adding 1lb. of light DME - so I did! Well, here is my shocking OG. Something must be wrong. Looks like my OG is 1.03 - it should be 1.075. I have no idea...

If fermenting using an enclosed chamber (freezer), does anyone get worried about the co2 pressure inside? My plug is out and whenever i open the freezer i can smell co2 horribly.

Hello, I brewed an American Pale Ale using WLP001. I pitched at 68-69 on Sunday and temp has been maintained at 67 for the last 48 hours since pitched. 24 hours there was very slight movement in the airlock. 1 bubble every 8 seconds or so. I know airlock is not an indicator of...

Hey all, I'm just curious, what amount of temperature swing is OK - and at what point should I be concerned? Reason being, I have a Ranco Stage 2 with settings 67/2 cooling and 66/1 heating, for a swing of 69-65. I'm gone all day so it is hard to directly monitor, however I'm curious will...

I recently picked up a Brewferm Triple kit from my LHBS based on his recommendation, and because I only wanted to make a 2.5 gallon batch. With just myself and my wife, 5 gallons goes an awful long way (that and I want to brew more often). He said 1 kit would be perfect for me, that this was...

Hey everyone, I may have a slight problem. Well, the recipe that my LHBS put together called for Yeast Strand Safale US-05, then to ferment @ 65-70 degrees. Well, I just realized that the yeast they gave me (pitched yesterday at 4pm) is the California Ale Yeast WLP001 - which says to...

Hey all, I just set up my fermentation chamber with a Ranco 2-stage and am a "little" concerned with early temperature fluctuations. I've set cooling at 68/2 and heating at 66/2. My water (practice round) went in at about 52 degrees so I know my heat had to work awful hard to bring the temp...

Hey everyone, Just bottled my first batch tonight. Do these look like they were filled to the right volume? I've done a lot of reading, but would like an expert's advice on if they were filled too much or not enough. I know it is tough to see with the glare but you can see if you look hard...