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I was brewing an oatmeal stout this last weekend, and was trying to do a 2 step mash, a protein rest at 122 degrees F, and then a saccarification rest at 156 degrees F. I am using a 10 gallon bayou classic SS kettle w/ false bottom as my mash tun, and was pumping the mash out the bottom and...

So I PartyPig'd up some beer for a friend, and I used my CO2 tank to push CO2 into the pig to activate the pouch. One of them worked fine, but when I activated the other Pig, I forgot to turn the pressure down and then slowly increase it... The flow restrictor got pushed out of the spout, but...

I brewed an all grain IPA on June 8th. I used Safale-05 for my yeast. I oxygenated the wort after chilling it and then pitched the yeast. Normally, I watch the fermenter and when the krausen on top of the fermenting wort drops back into the wort, I move to secondary. Initially, I had...

So, I have a BIG batch of brett that I could use to ferment a BIG beer. It is 4 different strains. I don't have the list off the top of my head right now. Currently, its fermenting a Dubbel (Zainasheff Black Scapular recipe). But I am going to have a LARGE amount of yeast left over. So I...

I put an ESB I recently made into some party pigs. I tried it a week ago and it was under carbonated and not alot of pressure. I tried it tonight and it's now overpressurized, but still under carbonated. It's been sitting in my basement about 65-68 degrees. So I just need to chill the...

I made a CDA a few months ago. I sampled it this weekend and I am getting a PVC or band-aid flavor from the beer. Yeast is SafAle 05. Water is Mt Olympus (an artesian mineral water source in Salt Lake). which is not treated with any chlorine so far as I know, but it is flouridated. -It's...

I haven't brewed since September, but I pulled my brewing gear out today and was looking into the Wort in/Wort out of my BLING!Mann Therminator. I saw mold... Any clues on how to clear the mold? I figured run some PBW through it at 160F and let it soak for about an hour. PLenty of crud...

A friend of mine wanted to make a Lindemans clone lambic. So I said buy the ingredients and a fermentor and I will help you. We brewed this beer on January 6th 2010. Brewed it from 1.036 OG Its currently sitting at 1.004 SG I brewed it with a Wyeast labs 1056 in the primary for a...

Back in January, a friend of mine wanted to make a raspberry lambic style ala Lindemans Framboise. I knew that making a lambic style would take a while. Since I put it its in the tertiary, its sat through seasonal temperature variations in my basement, prety much unmoved since early february...

I made a 4 gallon batch of cider a month ago. I moved it to a secondary fermentor after about 14 days. Currently its been in there for about 20 days and has a nice clarity to it. It's fermented nicely, and has a ncie dry champagne like flavor (I used Red Star Grand Cuvee yeast). However, I'd...

I made a brown ale ab out 2 weeks ago. I did a partial mash and the beer OG came out spot on to my recipes target. I made a yeast starter 24 hours before I did my boil. I disolved 1/2 cup of light malt extract into 2 cups of boiling water, boiled it for about 10 minutes and then put it in the...

I keep getting problems with plastic like flavors in my beers. I've had a few batches where they weren't there but I've had a few where theya re present. Another issue I had is that I made the Irish Red Ale recipe that was in the latest issue of Zymurgy and it's not just bad... It's...

Hi all. I think I have a stuck fermentation with an Imperial stout recipe I did. It's a Brooklyn Brewerey Chocolate Stout clone. OG was 1.090 FG is supposed to be in to 1.020-1.025 range. When I Racked from the primary to the secondary (after 2 weeks in the primary) my SG reading was...

This is my Kegerator I am settingup. Currently its unmolested, as its just the chest freezer and a temp controller. I have a 3 faucet tap that i will be installing when I build a cutting board type top for the lid. Its large enough for 3 corny kegs and a 5 lbs CO2 bottle. Keeps everything...

I did my first Partial Mash last night. It's a Brooklyn Brown ale clone recipe I got from my LHBS. The expected OG is about 1.060-1.063 The measured OG is 1.087 ! I am not using a mash tun. What I am doing is doughing in the malt into a pot of water at 155 degrees that I have in the...

so I started brewing beer back in April. Not sure I Can call myself a 'beginner' any more as I've done 10 batches so far. However, looking at my notes from previous batches I have noticed a trend. In almost every single batch I have brewed has had the SAME finishing gravity. Except for...

Where I live they both chlorinate and fluoridate the water. I have a Pur water filter that I got at CostCo to help get most stuff out of the water. What I have been doing in the past is pouring filtered water into my brew kettles then boiling the water for about 45 minutes... I made a...

So I am on my third batch of beer. My first 2 batches were kits from the local home brew store. The third batch is the Fat and Tired recipe from the recipe database on this message board. When I opened the Primary fermentor to transfer the wort to my secondary fermentor, I noticed...

Hello I am James I live in Utah. I am 28 years old and a bit of a beer snob. My Favorite Beer is Lagunitas CENSORED copper ale. Followed by Red Truck IPA I found this place via google while looking for a laguintas Currently I have 2 batchs of home brew in the fermentors. My...

Hi all. I just started home brewin gabout 2 weeks ago. I find myself spending alot of money on high test and tasty beers at the state liquor store. Anyhow, Home Brewing is somethign I've wanted to get into for a whiles now, so I picked up a beer brewing kit and a kit from my local homebrew...