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So i brewed a sour saison last year at the end of October. I pitched the yeastbay sour saison blend and some brett L. Its been almost 3 months and im still getting a consistent 2 bubbles in the airlock every minute. Its been like this the last couple months. i figured it would die down by...

So i have the Yeastbay Sour Saison blend and brett L. i made a starter and added both and let it sit for a week. So the plan is no hops in the boil, and ferment for 3 months-ish, then dry hop with Mosaic, then keg.... How does this sound?

Just got back from a craft festival, poured my self a saison dupont clone and began to wonder what I had just taken part of. Honestly I didn't imagine the Kolsch craze had gotten this intense. Every brewery represented it seems had at least one Kolsch barrel aged in something, if not two, if not...

So how much does a protein rest help with clarity? ive never done one before, i only single infusion mash. was wondering if its worth it and if it makes a difference? I use WhirlFloc and gelatin for clarity and my beers are clear but ive noticed that if i pour a commercial beer next to...

So its summer and i got fruit flies in the house... They seem to love my beer and just dive bomb into it like a Kamikaze. So i thought hey why dont i leave a beer out so they all can commit suicide in the best way possible (pool of beer). I find this morning not 1 made it into the...

So last night i go to get a pint of the IPA i just brewed. Hook the keg up to the tap and pull..... little bit comes out but then stops... i know what the problem is, clogged dip tube from some of the dry hops that must have got racked into the keg. Ok, i have plenty of kegs so i grab the...

Ive been googling looking for a clone recipe but i cant find anything. Any one have any info on this beer?

So i brewed a saison (dupont strain)a few months ago that never got below 1.01. I like mine dry so i would like to get it lower with bugs and make it more funky and sour. What should i add? Should i add maltodextrin to give the bugs more stuff to eat? How long would i need to age it?

I have corny kegs i can use to age in but i was wondering if a plastic carboy would be better since its slightly o2 permeable and thats welcomed for sours.

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Can anyone recommend me some good sour beers? I've never tried one and cant seem to find any. Does any one know if any local breweries in Northern Va sell sours? or where i can get some good sours around this area?

So i put an order in for some stuff. When i opened the package i got an extra goodie, Tartaric acid. I didnt order it and idk what to do it with. Whats this stuff for?

So i mean fresh as in recently harvested and not fresh as in wet. I just ordered a lb of 2014 harvested Centennial leaf hops and i plan on making a Bells 2 hearted clone with it (all centennial). I'm wondering if it will make a big difference with using a fresh harvested crop.

Pretty annoyed right now. things keep going wrong and i cant brew. Was planning on brewing Wednesday but didnt. Made a starter and added the yeast. yeast must have been dead cause nothing happened. Got more yeast today, made my starter thinking im good to go tomorrow. Nope! i filled my...

Have you made a beer with whatever you had left over? I buy ingredients for recipes and end up with left overs. I just brewed a pale ale over the weekend with grains and hops i had laying around. It was 8lbs Marris Otter .5 Crystal 40L .5 Crystal 60L .5 Meladonian .5 Vienna forgot the...

So i used this for the first time yesterday when making a starter. ive had a few boil overs when boiling some DME to make wort in the kitchen. Also i can fill my flask much higher without having to worry about krausen blowing all over the place. I'm wondering why i don't hear of many people...

So has anyone used this yeast before? I'm trying to figure out the optimal fermentation temp with this. I'm going to use it on a Pliny clone. They say its similar to Rogues Pacman yeast so I'm thinking of fermenting @ 60* F. Would like to get some insight on this yeast.

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So i got a GE 7 cu ft Chest Freezer as my ferm chamber. I got a STC-1000 unit and made a temp controller. I also bought a lil ceramic heater to heat and placed in the freezer. My config at the moment is F1 - 18.0 C F2 - .5 F3 - 5 Min F4 - 0 So with this config it would kick on the freezer at...