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Hello brew lords! I was brewing a Pilsner the other day. My plan was to use a triple decoction mash. I doughed in at the acid rest temp and hit my target temp of 100 F. I let it rest for 30 minutes and I checked the ph. It was 5.7. I, then, attempted to lower it by adding 1 g of gypsum. I gave...

Whenever I’m shopping for hops I always notice there are usually two options for noble hops...US and German...i.e. US tettnang or German tettnang. I always go for the German, but quite often they are unavailable. Is there any discernible difference in flavor or aroma? I assume it’s the same...

I’m finally getting around to taking my keezer to the next level...faucets. I really like the white labs vial tap handles. Unfortunately white labs doesnt use them anymore. Does anyone have any they could send me? It would be very much appreciated.

I'm on my second propane burner and I'm having the same problem as I did with the first one...yellow flame throughout the boil resulting in the kettle being covered in soot making a huge mess. :mad: This is very annoying! From what I've read there needs to be a balance between propane and...

This is the 2nd time this has happened to me. I've had a hoppy, pale beer finish extremely low in gravity. The first time was 1.004 and this time was 1.005. Both beers are/were astringent. Is there any correlation between low fg's and astringency? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I think it would be a heck of a lot easier if I had starter wort ready to go whenever I needed it... Would there be any issues with this method? Make a couple of gallons of starter wort. Cool it down. Pour it into sanitized mason jars. Freeze it until you need it. When needed, pull out of...

I have this recipe for a Helles Bock that I've been wanting to make and I ran into a slight hiccup. The OG is 1.069. According to Beersmith and mrmalty.com I'm going to need 4 smack packs and a 3.5L starter. Would it be possible to get the same amount of viable cells from 1 smack pack by...

I am curious if there is a difference in the outcome of adding flavors to the secondary while cold crashing as opposed to leaving at ferm temp Here's the scenario I have a porter that I'm going to add cacao nibs to when I rack to the secondary after a nice long primary. Will there be a...

My yeast starter has shown no signs of fermentation. I took a gravity reading just now and it is still at 1.035. It's been 36 hours on a stir plate. It's a Wyeast smack pack of British Ale II and it is exactly 6 months old in 5 days. What would you do... A) not worry and just pitch it...

The other night we went out to a local restaurant. I ordered a Fordham ram's head ipa. When I got it I noticed the date on the bottle was from a year ago. Not minding too much, I poured it into a glass and it smelled great. I tasted it and it tasted great. That's when my girlfriend noticed a...

Hello everyone. I just wanted some opinions. Here's the scenario... Fermented this ipa with wyeast thames valley. (I noticed the color of the yeast was slightly darker than normal and had a slightly stronger aroma than usual). I've had no airlock activity so I decided to check it today and I...

Hello fellow brewthusiasts!! Recently I came across a gluten free beer touted as best in the world. It's called estrella from spain. Reading into it they say they use barley in the gluten free. They also say their recipe for this beer is the same as their glutenous beer, they just use...

I brewed a hefeweizen on sunday and this morning (Tuesday) I went downstairs to check on it and the lid was halfway off and there was a small mess going down the bucket and onto the floor. I can't figure out why. The og was only 1.038 and I used White Labs Hefeweizen IV yeast. Anyone care...

I brewed a hefeweizen all grain that came to 1.038 og, using white labs hefeweizen IV and this morning (the 2nd day of fermentation) I went into the basement and saw the lid was halfway open and kraussen was on the floor. Can anyone offer any reasons as to why such a vigorous fermentation in a...

I took apart both of my picnic taps to clean them. Now, when I connect them to the liquid out they leak through the threads. Any suggestions as to fixing them?

Just ordered an stc-1000 from eBay and I am trying to figure out how to wire it. Please don't post diagrams... They mean nothing to me! Just need to know what I need for a power supply, how to hook it up, and how to change between hot and cold. I have a Johnson control unit on my keezer and...

Does anyone know if it would work to hook up 2 chest freezers to 1 Johnson control unit??? Any help would be appreciated.

I am brewing an extract Belgian Pale Ale with WL Belgian Strong Ale yeast. After a week in the secondary it is ripe with tiny bubbles in clusters. I was planning on leaving it for another week, but I'm second guessing that idea (if it is even salvagable). Any help or wisdom or similar...