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Well if been awhile since ive ran into this issue. Before using starsan, i used iodophor. I had some bottle contamination issues which i assumed was due to the lack of contact time it had with the iodophor. I switched to using star san to sanitize most of my brewing equipment other than my...

Well its the first time making a cider. I used 5 gallons of sunrype apple juice and 2lbs of corn sugar. I also added a white labs yeast nutrient tablet. I pitched 2 packs of Lalvin 1118 (not rehydrated) around 72F and put it in the chest freezer lowering the temperature down to 60F overnight...

Hey guys I was wondering if someone can recommend a simple all grain wheat beer thats been proven or perhaps a personal favorite. I tried making a blueberry wheat beer and havent been happy thus far by the way it smells and tastes (currently cold crashing) although i realize its early. I have...

Man this stuff smelled of sulfur during fermentation! After primary I racked this wheat beer on top of blueberries. I just did a taste test and its horrible. It tastes like it smells. This is the first wheat beer ive made and wonder if im just tasting green beer. Anyone run across this issue...

After purchasing a pressure cooker I realized the operating psi is only 8. Im having a hard time finding information on whether or not I can still sterilize using less than 15 psi? Anyone have any info or links regarding this issue?

Ive been cold crashing an ESB in which i used WLP 007 Dry English Ale yeast. I know a yeast with medium or low flocculation should beable to cold crash for over a week with no worries of having too low of a population to bottle carbonate. However ive never used a yeast with high flocculation...

quick question regarding secondary. I now just keep my beers in primary and dont worry about racking off the yeast cake for the most part. I was curious if this is also done with wine as well? Im using a wine kit and told to rack when gravity is under 1.020. With the high alcohol content am i...

I have an stc 1000 wired with 18ga. Its recommended from what ive read to use a larger wire. Ive been using the unit so far just as a thermometer but id like to connect it to my freezer. Looking at the freezer power cord, it also appears to be 18ga wire. Why is it that i would need to use a...

Well ive been free and clear of any infection up until this point. Im going to take it as a learning experience and try to troubleshoot the problem and correct what ive done wrong. The beer was a Russian Imperial Stout (DME with Steeping Grain) OG 1.082 FG 1.022 Yeast was WLP013 London...

Hey guys this is the first time ive seen such a white foamy krausen on any of my brews. It was a honey ale @ 1.059 2.5gallons. I pitched one WLP001 vial after oxygenating. Temp was kept around 64 - 65 and is now finishing around 68-69. After a week the beer still has over a inch of white frothy...

Hey guys, I have a RIS in the primary that has been there for 5 weeks. I am going to be away for awhile next month and couldnt decide to bottle or just extend the aging process. After pondering a few days i decided to try an experiment. Bottle part of the batch, age the rest with oak chips in a...

Hey guys this is the first time im trying to make candy salmon using my dehydrator. Its an old american harvest machine and reaches a temp of around 110 to 112F max. Ive made beef jerky using this machine, I then throw the jerky in the oven for 10-15 mins at somewhere around 275F after...

Brewed my first yesterday using some steeping grains, 4.4kg DME, Perle, East Kent Goldings, and WL London ale yeast. It was exciting to see a dark color wort in the carboy for the first time. OG 1.082, Starter pitched at 71F Its currently fermenting strong at 68F (lowest I can currently...

I bottled this beer after about a week of cold crashing. Using corn sugar I racked the beer into a carboy, mixing the priming sugar. I then bottled into 650ml bottles. I left the capped bottles warm up over night to room temp, then rotated each bottle several times and put them away at room...

Hey guys i made a starter for a russian imperial stout with white labs london ale yeast. I used 1400ml water to 140g of dme. Its been on a stirplate for 24hrs but i dont have time to brew with it for another 2 days. Am I able just to store this at room temp OFF the stirplate or do I need to...

Next week I have a carboy going into the fridge to cold crash for a week. Normally I drain the 3 piece airlock of fluid, then cover the airlock back up with sanitized tin foil. To avoid sucking any outside air back into the carboy, I wanted to try a solid bung which i bought. The bung fits...

I have a Centennial Pale Ale in my primary bucket that has finished its vigorous fermentation. During the boil i used 5 oz of leafed hops at different times, cooled, and tried to siphon out the wort into a glass carboy but couldnt hold a siphon due to hop debris. I knew there was so much debris...

:( well I tried to carbonate my brown ale in the keg at room temperature 8 days ago. From the charts ive read i decided to set the regulator at 30psi @ 68-70F. I moved it into the fridge about an hour ago and decided i wanted to give it a taste even though it hasnt yet been cooled down. The beer...

So i had quite a disappointing day. After 3 weeks in the bottle my Amarillo ale had absolutely no carbonation as I popped it open for a couple friends :\ Instead of telling a long story ill write down the key points. This has never happened to me in the past, ive always had great luck naturally...

Hey guys, I have a brown ale sitting in secondary which i moved to the fridge three weeks after brewing to cold crash. This batch was the first partial mash ive ever brewed and so far its been the cloudiest. I believe I mashed alittle high 153 - 156 and got lower than expected fermentable sugars...