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I plan on doing a Belgian Triple this weekend. I am being told I will have an OG from like 1.075 to 1.090. The Yeast I got is the Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey. A Calculator I found said if I use a stir plate and two packages of this yeast with 2l starter I should have enough cells. Finally...

Harvested my hops this year, for first time. I tossed them into a food dehydrator and to my surprise the cones were quite full of different bugs. The temperature didn't seem hot enough to kill the bugs but they did seem to be gathering at the top of the dehydrator. Now I am 99% sure I have...

My question is, once I force carb a Keg can I just pull it and store it in my shed until it is ready to be used in a Keezer or do I have to keep a tank of Co2 on it while it waits?

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Now that I have your attention. I have brewed probably 20-25 LME 5 gal kits from a few suppliers. I have also just recently ventured into all grain brew in a bag and done a couple of wheat beers that had 45-50% wheat in the grain bill. I have had a few different people try my beers over the...

As the title shows I don't really even know what to call this. I have been searching for a little over an hour for a solution without much luck. I think this will end up being a two piece solution but I haven't even found one of the pieces yet. Goal would be to have a controller turn on and...

ok experts, I just attempted my first brew in a bag. 10 gal pot 4lb 12.8oz Great western two row 5lb 13.8oz white wheat malt 4.4oz crystal 40 malt I started with 7.75 gal of water and ended with 7 gal. Beer smith 2 indicated that I should be able to get pre boil gravity of 1.046. My readings...

Hey guys, what have you found that works for you? I have a thermometer on my brew kettle that seems a little wonky. It will all of a sudden read 10 deg higher then return slowly over 15 min period. I have an Igrill digital that holds 4 probes and each returns a different temp/non I trust...

Trying to do my first BIAB and first BeerSmith as well. I have a 10 gallon pot. I have put in this information into BeerSmith but when I look at the Mash tab it says "Mash Volume Needed 9.65g". My recipe calls for a little over 10lb of grain. I don't see how I can fit both into a pot. Won't 10lb...

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Never used Safale US-05 dry yeast and only the 2nd time I have used a dry yeast. Brewed it up on Sunday, Extract kit with 4lb of added pumpkin. My OG came out a bit higher than expected at 1.070. I oxygenated for about 2 min with pure oxy and sprinkled the yeast on top of the wort...

Question: What concerns or issues do you see if adding water to the fermentation bucket about 2 days into fermentation? (Back Story) This is my second wheat ale using Wyeast Bavarian wheat 3056. My first one got real scary in that my air lock was full of crud and I was cleaning it out...

I am still brewing kits and have hit a couple of online retailers for my purchases but I have yet to find that one that is a comfortable one stop shopping supplier with reasonable shipping rates and quick turn-around. Who have you found you like best and why? Williams Brewing. Pro's...

So I got a few extract kits under my belt but that's it. About 50 gal to my name so far but this is a first for me. I just opened a beer that sounded fine when I popped the cap but the foam started coming out the top. I quickly took a swig to suck off the head but it started right up again...

Got about ten batches under my belt during the last year. Have decided kinda like this hobby and need to invest a bit more. My brew pot is ss and I bought it as a kit. Problems I have with it: no matter how much I stir I always seem to get scorch marks on bottom of pot. Also before pot gets...

I live in Pacific Northwest and want to grow some of my own hops next year. I don't believe I have ever seen any of the nursery s sell them. Where do you guys purchase and what time of year do you order/pick-up?

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Boy I sure hope not all my experts are camping or plowed this fine holiday day. I could sure use some advice ASAP. I am bottling an ale that has been sitting in a ferm chamber for about 3 weeks. I had a very aggressive fermentation and at about day two, blew the lid off my 5 gal bucket...

So two tips I have picked up here recently and just got to apply to a batch left me with a new question. I have been told my extract brewing may improve if I only add 1/3 for full hour boil and then rest at end of boil. Secondly add Whirlfloc for last 10 min of boil to help clarify. So...

One of the things I keep reading over and over is that after the introduction of the yeast, you do not want to do anything that would allow oxygen back into the beer. The yeast quickly starts feeding in the primary and generates Co2 while they consume any oxygen diluted in the beer and the...