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I've got 5 gallons of Pinot Noir in a carboy that has been at 0 brix for a while now. I'm thinking about carbonating it in bottles for fun. If I were to add some Port wine at bottling for additional sweetness would the sugars in the Port ferment out or add sweetness? Has anyone ever...

I recently brewed 10 gallons of this pale ale and split it into two primaries, 5 gallons each: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/lake-walk-pale-ale-32939/ I dry hopped them both at three weeks and bottled one 10 days later and the other two months later. Right now the one that was sitting in...

I made a blonde ale and split it into two secondaries. One had mango, serrano peppers and tamarind and the other had apples and rhubarb. I just tried one of each last night and they are tasty! Anyone else make anything?

I've made two batches of a Bell's Two Hearted IPA all Centennial clone with 2012 hops and both came out kinda fruitier tasting then they normally do when I make this beer. I'm pretty sure it's not esters because I use 05 yeast in the low 60's. For some reason I feel like these hops are fruity...

I just pulled a sample from my carboy by sucking on my wine thief and I accidentally drooled in my wine thief while it was in there. The beer is finished fermenting at around 4% abv. I pulled it out right away, do you think some bacteria could have gotten in the beer?

I just bought the grains to brew a Cascadian Dark Ale for a competition in April. Now I'm reading the style guidline for CDA's that the competition provided and it says the SRM should be 40+. Should I go buy some more dark grains before I brew tomorrow? Here are the guidlines...

I was planning on making an American pale ale that called for 2 lbs. of toasted pale malt and the guy at the LHBS said if I went with Special Roast it would be a good sub for the toasted malt, and I wouldn't have to toast it myself. So I bought the 2 lbs. of special roast. I got home and read...

I just brewed up 11 gallons of BM's recipe just because I wanted it to brew an 11 gallon batch to see how it goes. The bottles are all carbed up now and taste good but it's more of a summer beer, I never feel like having one with all my other options. Does anyone know what this beer will taste...

I'm about to brew this and it's my first 10 gallon batch also my first stout. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/yoopers-oatmeal-stout-210376/ I'm gonna split it into 2 carboys and ferment one with the yeast called for in the recipe, (wyeast 1335) and I'm trying to figure out what to do with...

I have so many full carboys, I accidentally bottled the wrong batch yesterday. It was a Bells Two Hearted Clone that I dry hopped in the morning with 2 ounces of centennial pellets sprinkled on top and then bottled later that afternoon. I was wondering why none of the pellets had settled out...

I racked my beer and swirled in a half gallon of water on top of the yeast cake. Then I let it settle for half an hour in the carboy. I decanted into a half gallon growler. I let that settle for another 45 minutes and then I pour into 3 pint sized mason jars. I don't see more than two...

I just saved the beer from a one liter starter of Wyeast 1098 and my girlfriend drank the whole thing and said she loved it. She couldn't believe it took less than a day to make too!

I just racked a cider that has been sitting in primary for a month and a half. It smelled sulphury so I racked it to another carboy. This cider had Wyeast Sweet Cider yeast. There was a lot of room in the top of the carboy so I racked about a gallon of another completely fermented cider on...

It's been in primary the whole time, 1.070 og, 77 IBUS's and three ounces of dry hops. It's a different yeast I want to save and I have so much going on I forgot to rack to secondary. Is it possible to save this yeast or should I forget about it?

My neighbor just gave me a 5 gallon carboy filled with lambic because he is moving and doesn't have room for it. The label says: Poison Door Kriek, Brewed 5/29/09 pitch lambic blend 8/9/09, Belgian wheat and Belgian lambic blend. It's filled to the top with pellicle on top. I don't have a...

I went inside to sanitize a thermometer and my 2 year old grabbed the end of my immersion chiller that had water coming out and was spraying the garden hose water into my chilled wort. Maybe for 30 seconds? It was at 70 degrees. I hope it doesn't get infected!

I was brewing in my front yard today and a neighbor came over and gave me a bunch of hops because he's moving. Centennial, Cascade, Simcoe, Amarillo etc. He also gave me a stir plate and 5 mature hop plants in 20 gallon containers, ready to harvest. I love my neighborhood in Portland!

I made some cider a few days ago and just noticed today that there is a cat hair floating in one of my carboys. Am I screwed?

I want to brew 10 gallons of this beer. Do I just double the amount of hops and extract? How much water should I start with? I just got a new Bayou 62 quart pot and want to put it to use! Cheers! Recipe: DFH clone Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 2.5 gal Estimated OG: 1.072 SG...

My girlfriend bought me the book How to Brew by John Palmer for Christmas and I started brewing extract in March. Now I have 750+ bottles of various ciders and beers in my basement and I'm about to step it up to all grain. I love brewing and keep buying all of the cheap carboys I find on...