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    Washed Yeast Dark Spots

    So I took a shot at yeast washing. I made 2.5 gallons of an Enkel with WLP 500. I was planning on using the washed yeast to make 2.5 gallons of a Tripel. But I just opened up my jars of washed yeast and noticed that they all have these dark spots in them. See photos. Has anyone seen this before...
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    Oak Chips, boiling, and tannins.

    To boil or not to boil? I'm going to add bourbon soaked oak chips to my secondary. I'm not concerned about sanitizing them, but I've read contradictory advice on the impact of boiling on the release of tannins. Some say to boil to reduce the tannins. Others say don't boil because it will bring...
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    Time wasted?

    I'm making a big beer, so I started the process of a three step up yeast started. First step went great. But I was in a rush when I decanted and added the wort for the second step. I ended up with too much liquid in my 2 liter flask and (no surprise) the krausen over flowed into and a bit out of...
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    Yeast Starter in Steps

    I'm planning my first big beer (OG 1.109). I've been researching the different ways to get the right amount of yeast and I think I'm going to go with a multi-step yeast starter. I understand that you can generally increase the yeast population by increasing the size of the starter between 5-10...
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    9 lb partial mash?

    So I'm planning to make a Dragon's Milk clone. I converted an all grain recipe from another thread on here. But the partial mash would be 8.75 lbs in about 2.9 gallons of water. Most partial mash recipes that I've seen go up to 6 lbs and 2 gallons. Is there a reason for that? Should I expect any...
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    Adding salt at bottling?

    I tried to make a coffee flavored blonde, but when I moved it to secondary the sample that I tried had a harsh bitterness to it. My wife is taking a biology course which led her to suggest adding salt to the beer at bottling--kind of how some people add salt when brewing coffee to cut...
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    Coffee Blonde

    The motivation for this was OddSide Ales' Bean Flicker. I plan to brew this on Monday--Memorial Day. But, being that this is my 4th brew, I basically just made up the recipe from others on this site. Specifically, I took the ingredients from Hopleaf's Simple Blonde Ale (Extract)...
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