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When you add the gelatin, how long do you cold crash with the gelatin it before bottling? And if gelatin is added after fermentation stops and the CO2 head space is removed, is there any consideration for oxidation considering that if gelatin is added to a keg it is important to purge the oxygen?

preciate the responses. in future i wont strain assuming i have a way to cool fast because what i am taking away is that if it stays warm it will continue to leech from the hops. When i do strain i have a bag big enough to press the hops and i get that extra wort they have absorbed, is that a...

Unsanitized tools came into contact with wort while straining and I didnt want to take a chance. If you were to guess, in a ~5 gl batch(~5 oz hops), how much beer am I saving by straining apposed to leaving them in there? Another thing about leaving them in there, which I have done before, how...

Say a recipe calls for hops at 5 mins before flame out and I strain after flame out. Then reboil for 10-15 mins just to rid the chance of any issues that may arise due to straining, will I lose the aromas sought out by the hops that should only boiled for 5 mins?

I'm about to transfer a batch of beer to a secondary and am going to add a blueberry syrup I made(Water, blended blueberries and sugar brought to boil.) I am thinking about adding some pectic enzyme for clarity seeing as i cooked the berries. How should I go about adding it? My plan was to...

Thanks folks for the info! It was very helpful.

I recently set batch to ferment with US-05 and my airlock activity stopped at 4 days. It is a relatively small beer, as it only has ~3lb dme to 4.5 gallons. I am unsure if it is done or stopped because the yeast I used had a best by date that was up this month. I did have vigorous activity...

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NH brewery worker seriously injured after keg explosion Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/nh-brewery-worker-seriously-injured-after-keg-explosion-20120424#ixzz1t3GJQU00

im a bit new to the game and am an extract brewer. with that being said im not familiar with the flavors certain grains impart. i may have missed it but where does the vanilla flavor come from? my thought was add vanilla? or the vanilla flavors come from the grain? and the toffee notes?

thanx ill eventually get one so i can write prercise reciepes for now im just brewing for hobby to have fun with friends and family. as far as abv i got a chart that i use for a guesstimation roughly ~2.3% abv for lb of extract ~1% for 200g of sugar in disolved in 2-2.5gal. i just simple have 3...

My first brew was pale ale with a mr beer kit in early January to have beer for the sb and ive been reading the boards since. Bought my hops before i had my kit and didn't know much at the time and blindly selected Willamette at which i use in everything. Three month later ive made a total of...