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Hey all, I recently brewed the Pliny recipe from Zymergy and it is tasting super green, not clean, not much malt profile. I brewed it exactly to the recipe attached on this thread, the only difference being that I did a 2.5 gallon batch and used 2 packets of US-05. I used distilled water and...

Hey guys, I Brewed an imperial stout with an OG of 1.130, pitched 3 packs of US-05 and after 2.5 weeks it is down to around 1.042 and hasn't moved in the past week. I'm trying to get it down closer to 1.034. I tasted a sample of it and I am getting a flavor I believe to be acetaldehyde. I was...

Hey guys, I just brewed my first imperial stout and things went a little different then I expected them to go. First off, I over shot my OG which was supposed to be 1.115 and instead hit 1.130 somehow.... I tasted the wort and it is sweet up front but has an acrid bitterness on the finish...

Hey everyone, I am about ready to keg my hazy NEIPA in the next few days and I was wondering what is a good way to go about it. This is my first time kegging and I understand that oxidizing NEIPA can result in a brown mess with vegetable, faded hop aroma so I am trying to avoid it if at all...

Hi everyone, I recently bought a Chapman 7gal Univessel with a ball valve that I intend to use as my fermenter. After some research I noticed that a lot of people are a bit wary of using a ball valve on the cold side so my question is: should I even use the ball valve to rack to a keg or should...

Hey everyone, This next brew I am planning on using RO water for the first time to brew a NEIPA. I am trying to acheive 200 ppm chloride, 75 ppm sulfate, and 150 ppm calcium. Does anyone know a simple calculator that can explain what salts/ minerals I would have to add in in order to achieve...

Hey everyone, I am looking to start controlling my fermentation temps and was thinking about getting a Inkbird ITC-308 Dual Stage Temperature Controller to hook up to my Edgestar kegerator. I was wondering if my kegerator will work with the Temp controller properly. Does anyone have any...

Hey everyone, I've done two brews so far, one an ipa and one a chocolate stout and I believe both were infected. The ipa had a lot of head and very low body considering I used a large amount of oats and wheat in my mash. The flavor was also very light, barely any malt, lots of hops from the dry...

Hey guys I brewed an all-grain chocolate oatmeal stout a couple months back and after waiting around 4 weeks in primary I bottled it. I took a little taste of the beer and I noticed a huge green apple flavor. The beer has been in a bottle for around 2 months now so I decided to open one up. It...

Hey guys, my stout has been in the fermenter for about a month now and I decided to bottle it tonight. I took a sip before I bottled and got a fairly decent amount of green apple. Will this go away with time in the bottle?

Hey everyone, I decided to taste my oatmeal milk stout a little over 1 and a half weeks into fermentation and it tasted pretty bad. It had a sharp alcohol smell/ taste and astringency to it and just tasted off. Is this something I should be worried about or will it clear up over time?

Hi all, my IPA has been in the fermenter for around 3 weeks now and I am ready to get it carbonated. I don't feel like going through the trouble and wait of bottling so I was looking to buy a kegging system from a gentlemen on craigslist (2 corny kegs, co2 tank and regulator for $150). The only...

Hey all, I did my first all grain last night and right as soon as I was cooling down the wort with my wort chiller my so called "waterproof" thermometer broke sitting in some sanitizer. It kind of frazzled me and I think I pitched a bit high (the wort was still a bit warm). I immediated got it...

Hey all, it's my first time brewing and I am brewing all grain. After I batch sparged (following beersmith) I realized I didn't have the test tube for my hydrometer and had nothing long enough to put it in so it kept sinking to the bottom and I couldn't figure out the OG. I did an iodine test...

Hey all, I was wondering if it would be alright to ferment an ale in my closet at AC room temp (usually between 67-70)? I don't really have any room for an extra chest freezer am pretty low on funds. Any suggestions on how to achieve a good clean fermentation in my apartment, preferably with...

Hey all, I recently bought a 12.5 gallon SS kettle and I am looking to do my first all-grain brew but I have to brew indoors. I have a gas stove and my kettle is big enough to fit over 2 burners. You guys think this will be enough to bring a 5 gallon batch to a full boil?