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I don't worry too much about the final product normally, but 4 weeks ago I've brewed a modified version of EdWort's Pale. Tonight I open my ferm chamber (refrigerator) and I saw 2 fruit flies. Noooooo ! I ferment with loose lid. Remove the lid and see a dead fruit fly sticking on the...

Anybody has luck washing WLP029 ? I'm trying to wash this yeast but nothing seems to work. No layers, all the trub/yeast stick together. It separates from beer in a few minutes but can't isolate the yeast. Thanks.

Hi, Just want to know if people here has seen a difference in color between fresh yeast and washed yeast. I've washed some 3864 and its color is way lighter than the one from a sample of the original starter I kept from the first batch. The "original" yeast sample has a very thin white...

Hi, Looking for advices. I have hard time to get good carbonation with my kegged beer. I now have a witbier on tap. The first pint has always a thicker head and less co2 bubbles in the beer. (probably because of a warm faucet)The second one has little bit more bubbles but I expect to...

Hi, Anybody had issue with temperature reading after the use of StarSan on the probe ? I have a DTQ450x and it seems to be accurate, ice water is @32 and boiling water is @ 212, but when I clean the thermometer and then spray some StarSan on it, the temperature reading is way too low. Ambiant...

Hi, I'd like some opinions on this one. Sorry for all the maths. I have a Wyeast smackpack dated 2012-10-23. I would like to make a starter bigger than what I need for my next batch to keep some fresh yeast for next time (Inspired by THIS). I only need to pitch 107B cells. I only have...

Hi, I know the ratio of sugar per ml of beer is not the same when bottling regular bottles (330-400ml) and 5 gal batch in keg. I heard we should use something like half the sugar per ml of beer when kegging. I have some 1.5 litre Grolsch bottles, I'd like to know if I have to use the...

Hi, I brewed a Belgian Wit a couple weeks ago. Overall the beer was good, but there was a lack of taste in my opinion. No oranges taste or corriander out of it. So yesterday, I boiled about a cup of water, add the zest of half an orange and put some corriander into the boil. Remove it...

Hi all, Just kegged a AG batch. I don't know if many people on this forums has already drink a Cheval Blanc from Les Brasseurs RJ, but my beer tastes and smells exactly like this one. The only difference is when you look at it, mine is more cloudy and Cheval Blanc is very clear for a Blanche...

Anybody have any luck finding Wyeast 3864 in Canada? The local shop can't get it, and I've find only one website that will ship it from Canada, but it cost over 22$ with shipping. Thanks.

Probably a very easy question for lot of people here. In many recipe we can see 2-Row malt, Pilsner malt and Pilsner (2-Row) What should we use when the recipe ask for Pilsner (2-Row) ? As for an exemple, this. This is under Pilsner Malt, but at the same time, the name is Belgian...

Hello, I tried to do something close to a Witbier this week. Everything went very well. But after some readings, I'm not sure if the final product will be close to a Witbier. I used Weyermann Pilsner (I know, not Belgian), Wheat malt and a little bit of oats flakes (5%). I think most...

Hi, Just want to be sure if I'm understanding correctly how washed yeast generation are calculated. Let's say I can use yeast for 5 generations, using the "standard 4 jars" each times I'm washing the yeast. Gen 1 - First generation gives 4 jars. (4 jars) Gen 2 - Those 4 jars gives 4...

Hi, I have a keezer and started force carbing at 12psi, 16 days ago @37.5F. The beer has almost no head, there is a good amount of bubbles sticking to the glass but not many bubbles floating to the surface. The beer feels a little flat. I think the pour is a little on the slow side...

Not sure it's the right section of the forum but I would like to know your opinion. My beer sit in the primary for 3 weeks. I then kegged it, put the keg in the kegerator at 40F and put Co2 pressure at 11psi. Next time, would it be a good idea to let the keg at room temperature for few...

Hi, I'm looking for a recipe generator. I've read BeerSmith can do it but I can't find where it is. I don't have a local shop around here to buy grains, so I have to buy it online. I would like to be able to enter the grains I can buy and then generate some recipes. Is it possible with...

This is my first all-grain/biab brew day. Everything went pretty well except for my mash temp. My strike temperature was 162, and I was suposed to mash at 154. Once all grain was in the pot, temperature was 152 so I put the pot back on the flame, the water temperature didn't change so I start...

Hi, I have a stand fryer, 72 000 BTU. Last week was the first time I use it in 5 years. I have not been to bring around 8 gal of water in over 2 hours. I ignited it this morning but, the flame was nearly invisible but there was heat coming from the burner. I don't remember if there was an...

Hi, my first batch is now kegged and started carbing 5days ago. I still have a lot of apple taste in it and I tought aging will help. But I've recently read I can't age beer when cold, and I'm carbing at around 41F. (Also read that aging without priming sugar is useless) Is it possible to...

Hi, I've ordered some milled grain 2 weeks ago, but I do not have the time for a brew day. I read about how to store milled grains and saw that many people put the grains in the freezer. I've also read that many people use a brown bag to store the grain. My grains are in a...