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I'll be honest, I was caught a little off guard by how quickly the beer I brewed yesterday took off. It's what I'm calling a "wild dubbel" so I used WLP644 as the only yeast. The grain bill is nothing ground breaking for a dubbel. OG is 1.061, 5.5 gallons. Less than 3 hours after pitching I...

I have a few sours in the pipeline but don't have a ton of experience yet. Typically I have intended to let the beer remain in primary on the Roeselare. Last week I brewed a split sour/clean batch, added Roeselare to one carboy and 1214 to the other. The Roeselare carboy had closer to 5.5...

Monstrous fermentation as I expected, but it still surprises me to see it when I use this yeast. This was 1.045 OG. I caught it just in time to put a blowoff on, 30 hours after pitching. A few hours later it was up and out.

I have an extract kit from Northern Brewer that I'd like to sour. It's their Saison de Noel kit. Here's what's in it: Steeping: -- 0.5 lbs Belgian Aromatic malt -- 0.25 lbs Weyermann Carafa III -- 0.25 lbs Weyermann CaraAroma Fermentables: -- 6 lbs Pilsner malt syrup -- 1 lbs D-90...

I've done a ton of reading on this style and have come up with an extract recipe that I will be brewing this weekend since I'm still preparing my AG equipment. It isn't perfect because I'm using some ingredients that I can get at a cheaper price (namely the LME). Critique please! I'm not...

I posted this question in the equipment forum and haven't gotten a response so I thought I'd bring it here. Bottom line question: If I have an airlock that holds pressure before it releases, will my yeast performance suffer? I recently got some silicone waterless airlocks and switched out...

NB had them really cheap a few weeks ago so I picked some up to try. Plus, they don't take up any space so I can fit my carboys in a tighter spot that I have. I decided to try one after about a week of fermenting with a typical airlock. The beer was still bubbling pretty strong. I got it on...

I've transitioned my equipment to all grain so that I don't have to go to a friend's to do AG anymore. Now, I need to use up all my extract ingredients. Since I had a lot of fresh LME around and lots of hops, last night I decided to use some up. I'd like some people's thoughts on what I did...

I recently picked up this lot off Craigslist for $100. It came with what you can see plus a bottle drying tree and a couple of other things. My question is about the chemicals. It's got a half used bottle of starsan, open PBW, and a full sealed bottle of IO sanitizer. Do you all feel comfortable...

I apologize if this has been discussed before - I searched and couldn't find exactly what I'm trying to do. A friend and I decided to do a 10 gallon batch split in two and try half with De Bom and half with the Oud Bruin blend. I was able to find the smack packs at my local store so I've...

I have been reading a lot and became intrigued by sour mashes, so last night I began a partial sour "mash" (pardon the improper use of the term) as an extract. I enjoy sour beers and fully expect my experiment to turn out only very mildly sour and lacking in complexity since I am keeping things...

Friday evening was a planned brew day for me. I had it all figured out and this one was going to go smooth! I had been given a NB St. Paul Porter kit as a gift last winter and put off brewing it, so I thought it was a good time to brew it up. I had gone back to NB's store and got new steeping...

So I've been brewing for 6 months or so and have learned a lot. I'm doing extract brews, but will be switching to BIAB soon. I have an 8 gallon aluminum kettle with a basket inside. A family tradition of mine is to do fish boils over an open fire so I said let's use my big kettle. I was not...

I’ve been using this website as a resource for a while now and thought I might as well join in. I’ve been brewing beers on and off for about 6 years, but until this year it has always been at friends’ houses and I was more of their helper/student. I’ve now got more space, time, and equipment...