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I assume there's not an issue with my APA itself, but i recently cleaned my fridge's element of frost and I discovered the low temp setting I had actually froze the beer - not completely, but more like a slush. I reset the temp and will rack to keg after it defrosts, but anyone know of special...

I have an IPA a week into primary where activity is really slowing, but I need to squeeze out a minimum of 5 more gravity points. It's frigid here in SE PA right now and my basement has dipped to the low 60s. Here's some basic stats - 1.063 OG, 151deg mash, WL Dry English. Gravity reading on...

I had a misadventure of a brew-day - missed my gravity on a split-batch American IPA and Belgian IPA - 7gal boil, water-back two fermenters to 5gal each. Gravity just cracked 1.050 and should have been 1.060+ I can do the American IPA as a session, but the Belgian- has anyone added Belgian candy...

I'm sure the short answer on this one is 8 probably picked too early - but - I think the question now is if the Cascade hops I picked and dried are useable. They did have tell-tale signs of ripeness - brown tips and/or papery feel, crinkly, darker color, etc - lupulin was present but not quite...

I'm on the tail end of primary fermentation and am trying to get the last few points of the gravity before racking by gently rousing the yeast. I noticed what feels like a hard mass right in the center of the bottom of the fermenter - glass, 6.5g. Rock hard. I used Safale US-05 and dry hopped...

I usually keg, but will be bottling my Cream Ale since I've got my two kegs occupied. My question is how top-cropping is WLP080 Cream Ale Yeast Blend? I know it's a blend of lager and ale yeast, but I'm concerned a lot of the yeast may be left behind after racking to the secondary. Would it be...

Call me dedicated or dumb, I'm brewing here in SE Pa tomorrow and it will be about 13deg F in the afternoon. I'm mashing indoors, but full-wort boiling outside and realized getting my immersion chiller is could be a challenge. I'm considering heating up my hose-bib with a hair dryer just before...

Hi All-- I generally use a 6.5gal glass carboy for primary fermentation, but recently started using a Brewers Best Ale Pail as a backup - the lid has a narrow hole and o-ring gasket for a gas-lock to pop right in instead using a stopper. I've noticed that even at high Krausen, the gas lock...

Was wondering if anyone has had experience with WLP810 San Fran stalling when the temp goes below 65deg. I pitched a 2L starter into 70deg well-O2'ed wort yesterday afternoon and moved it into a 65deg basement before bed. This morning, no airlock activity at all. I gave it swirl and brought it...

I had to bail on a brew day and had a 1L starter going for about 36-40hrs before putting it in the fridge - rescheduling brew-day for the following weekend. What's my procedure for getting the starter going again? Just treat it like a large version of a liquid vial and pull out of the fridge a...

Being rushed is never a good thing with brewing. Unfortunately, I was, and didn't do a gravity check on my Dunkel until after I racked it to the secondary - OG was 1.054 but only 1.021 once I racked it. The good news is that it's still got some activity in the airlock in the secondary. I had it...

I'm wondering if I'm possibly using a poor technique with the lager beers I've been brewing. I have been chilling my wort to low 70s, aerating, and pitching a 1qt starter. Immediately after pitching at essentially room temp, fermenter goes in fridge with controller set to 50deg - theory being...

I'm constructing a platform false bottom, much like the Bayou Classic style kettle, but hit a snag with the rivets. I used steel rivets but they corroded immediately when I gave it a test soak. Has anyone used rivets for material inside a mash/lauter tun or does anyone know of the correct type...

I transplanted a Cascade rhizome from a 9yr location to a new residence. The bine shot up and has grown well with lengthy side-arms. There was an initial, but small burr flowering that produced some large cones - then a few weeks later, a much more significant flowering. The cones from the...

I use a stainless steel mash/lauter tun with false bottom and fly-sparge. The tun is wrapped in a blanket during the sparge and my sparge water generally should be consistent since my HLT is the cooler variety. Even with the blanket, my temp drops throughout the sparge from 170deg down to 145deg...

So, I've never seen krausen discolor like this before. I'm concerned the hefeweizen I have in the fermenter has an infection. Anyone seen this? Normal? About 4-5days in the primary so far, 67ish deg. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hi all - My kegerator with thermostat control is locked up with a lager, but I'm impatient and want to get another lager going so I can have a steady supply from one keg to the next. I need to keep a temp of 55F for a pilsner in primary, but my basement runs about 62F this time of year. My...