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IPA, Smoked Peppered Blonde, Spiced Texas Farmhouse, Hefeweizen - 40 gallons. 5631 :ban:

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Thanks everyone! I actually came upon Wyeast 3711 after posting this. I brewed last night and used two packs of that yeast b/c I didn't have time to do a starter. I also bought a cheap aquarium heater from wal-mart. Funny I'm following y'all's suggestions without having ever read these...

So I'm trying my hand at a farmhouse ale for a local benefit that's in a couple months. I've never done this style before, and the recommended recipe I'm adapting suggests to use Saison yeast (e.g. WLP 670). In a lot of searches I'm noticing this should ferment really high -- 80+. While I...

I think it also depends on what your water profile is where you're brewing. Some places have profiles that just really could use some amendments to produce quality beers. I find some breweries do the same amendment to their water for each batch, simply to account for some issues with the water...

Thanks Yooper. I figured it'd be fine. I hadn't thought about the fact that I'll be dry hopping at fridge temps though. I'll do it sooner.

And everything you brew will begin to taste like PBR.

So I brewed the Bell's Two-hearted clone a month or so ago. It came out fantastic!!! Unfortunately I've never had anything from Bell's, but what I came up with is a damn good IPA either way, whether it tastes like the original or not. Anyway, it's been decided that I'm having a NYE party...

Ok, finally updating this. So it seems the issue all along was actually stuck sparges, as far as I can tell. The nylon bag trick worked like a dream! So much so that I ran off way too fast in the first brew, resulting in low efficiency. Brewed again on Monday, took my time, and hit 80% with...

Ok, I am finally about to have a free fermenter, so I've been pondering my initial questions and your answers for about three weeks now. Went up to AHS (so lucky to have them right up the road) and I was about to buy a bazooka screen in case it all went wrong again. When I told the guy my...

That's possible too. Although the more I think about it, the more likely it's the hose from the bottom to the ball valve getting crushed. It's hi-temp silicone, which is pretty soft. It would also make sense, since it seems pushing on the side of the hose is what gets a flow started (albeit...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. In believe there is enough space under the false bottom. I don't think a clog is the entire problem, although it could be happening. The hose from the false bottom is hi temp silicone which may be compressing since it is pretty pliable, and since it seems...

Hi All, I've gone all over the internet and can't seem to find anyone with my issue, so I pose it to y'all... I recently got into all grain. Bought a 5 gal round cooler MLT with a false bottom. With both of my all-grain attempts, there is almost no flow out of the tun. I've tested with...