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hey all- i'm sure this has been discussed before but i'm trying to get to the TRUE bottom of the differences between a keller, helles and traditional lager. to my understanding, a keller lagers for less time, is that correct? if so, does it turn into a regular lager in the keg if it sits for an...

we brewed a table beer that i'd love to can condition but want to see if anyone has any tried and true processes for this. would like to hit that 3 volumes per can without them exploding. any help is appreciated!

hey all- recently been developing diacetyl…about a week late. beer gets moves into a keg and tastes/smells great! a week later, a buttery mess. we’ve pbw’d the kegs, changed the tap lines and pbw’d them as well. havent changed our fermentation practices at all either. any ideas why this would be...

Hi all- actually throwing this yeast on a blonde ale to brighten up some of the hops a bit and add a very subtle funk to it. anyone have any experience fermenting with it? how long did you give it?

just got some beans from a friend and drawing up a stout recipe for it. thinking i might steep and whirlpool coarse ground coffee in a hop bag for about 15-20 minutes @190-195 degrees. anyone have any experience with this? batch is 6 gallons. thanks!!

can someone just explain to me how to come up with the sulfate to chloride ratio. our base water is below, along with the target (NEIPA) and final. thanks for any help!! base water : NEIPA Target : Final Water : getting there with 4g of gypsum, 4g of calcium chloride and 2g of epsom...

i'm considering this just for pH balance but want to know some folks opinion on this. what percentage are ya'll throwing in? without it brewfather is calculating my pH to be about 5.43 and i'm shooting for 5.2-5.3. the 5.43 already has 5ml of lactic acid so i don't want to get too crazy with...

hi all- brewed a CDA a couple weeks ago and its a bit murky. we used LAIII because its what we were going for in a flavor profile but wondering if anyone else has experience with this/preferences in yeast? hoping it drops out more to give the color we want, and get rid of that yeast burn! thanks!

hey all- looking for a good hop to push my other hops up a bit. i've heard of a couple but interested to hear what people think in here. probably something to throw in 5-10 minutes left in the boil to just to make things pop a bit- as everything else in the whirlpool. any suggestions/preferences?

hey gang- just brewed a neipa on friday and we nailed our OG of 1.068 but that yeast mowed through it. our target was 1.015 but now its down to 1.009-1.010. worried it might come out too dry but i think im being a bit dramatic. anyone else have a neipa finish this low and be alright? cheers!

hey everyone- i just didn't my second dump of trub and trying to harvest some yeast about 4 days into fermentation. the tilt was reading 2 points from my target FG so i wanted to pull off some hop gunk and yeast to avoid a burn later on. the following day i took some that i wanted to harvest for...

hey friends- quick one here. added spelt as a substitute for flaked wheat- it's malted so do i mill or not? thanks!

i put question marks because i'm not sure i need help, just want to bounce some things off of some more experience brewers! so we brewed a pilsner last saturday 5/2 and everything went perfect; hit our numbers and everything. pitched our yeast at about 58 and its in our fridge sitting at about...

i just bought some of the bootleg biology double neepah beta yeast and i want to stretch it out a bit. i was going to make a big starter to multiply the yeast a bit, but i don't have a way to keep it as warm as it may need to be. will this effect the yeast at all or go through as normal? thanks!

hi guys, i dont want any responses about “bLaCk IpAs ArE JuSt HoPpY StOuTs!” anyway, i just kegged it and the flavor is pretty solid- but the color is pretty murky and brown. is this just yeast and hops still floating or did i not include enough dark malts. recipe below: 11.5# 2-row 2.5#...

hi all- we threw our first batch into our unitank last night! we’re not going to ferment under pressure this round, but would like to use the carb stone to carbonate the beer at the end of fermentation. what psi do you folks usually use, and how long? 5.5 gallon beer in 7 gallon unitank...

today us our first brew day on our new Ss rig and we’ll be fermenting in our unitank for the first time as well. ive been watching videos and seeing a lot of folks using filters to transfer to keg. how necessary is this? i saw one video of a dark beer that was murky brown unfiltered and black...

just purchased the 5 gallon electric rig from Ss and trying to figure out the best way to translate to Beersmith 3. looking for any recommendations or help to try and ensure legit efficiency. 2 10 gallon kettles and the 10 gallon infussion mashtun. also got the rims and herms set up. thanks in...

morning- we have our Ss rig shipping this week and we’re trying to work through something. We live in the northeast and we’re brewing in a garage. Any suggestions on how to keep the unitank in the high 60’s through the winter months? just an old fridge? hit me with some ideas. cheers!

a couple friends and i are doing some yeast experiments with a NEIPA we're brewing. we're going to do the same beer 4 times with 4 different yeasts to see which ones we like most. Below are the yeasts we're using: Imperial Joystick Imperial Juice Imperial Dry Hop Bootleg Biology NEEPAH...