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Has anyone tried duplicating Sierra Nevadas sparkling water, "Hop" Splash"? Any advice would be appreciated!

Wyeast 2124 is fermenting slow. After 10 days of fermentation it has slowed to 2½ minutes between bubbles. (temperature is 53°) I don't know what to expect as FG. OG was 1.040. I'm wondering if I should add another yeast pack or just wait for it to finish.

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I just downloaded beersmith and I'm entering my first recipe. I'm using premium 2 row malt from Great western malting. I don't think its specifically a pale or a pilsner. What should I enter it as? I am also using Neo hops and they are not listed either. What should I enter them as?

I'm going to brew tomorrow and want to use up leftovers. I'm new to brewing and have not brewed without a recipe before. I need suggestions. (I've heard of this called a garbage can brew) List of ingredients on hand: Plenty of 2 row 1.5 oz 10°-20° crystal 8 oz 30°-40° Crystal 12oz...

I moved this post to the newbie section. (I figured that is where it should have been posted.) I'm going to brew tomorrow and want to use up leftovers. I'm new to brewing and have not brewed without a recipe before. I need suggestions. List of ingredients on hand: Plenty of 2...

I'm fermenting a quadruple right now. The instructions say to repitch the same yeast 3 days before bottling. I collected a point of the yeast cake when transferred to secondary, but did not have time to do a wash. I just scooped it up with a sanitized spatula and a filled a sanitized Mason jar...

I have few questions, If the recipe calls far a dual temp mash, say 30 min @130° then 60min @ 150°, it takes the Grainfather some time to increase 20°. Should it still be 90 min total or 30 minutes at lower temp, then heat to higher temp before starting timer for additional 60 min? (I am using...

I want to design my own beers, but first I have to learn what flavor comes from what ingredients. To start this I'm thinking of doing a single hop IPA. I like citrusy IPA's, so I'm thinking of doing one with cascades. Any input is welcome. Thanks!

So my wife (UglySistertoo) and I just did our first high gravity beer. (OG 1. 084) We used a high gravity yeast that we started two days in advance. I had considered that it might require a blow of tube setup but decided that was only necessary if you have inadequate head space. I had 2 gallons...

Grainfather has been great so far, but today I have a problem. I all ready to start a trappest quadruple. It has a grain bill of 16.25 lbs. It's a 5 gal recipe. When I do the Mash and spare water calculation, it wants me to use 6.5 gals of water. The problem is if I do than the sparge water...

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I am in the middle of my mash and I'm planning to rack last week's brew to a secondary during my boil so I can reclaim yeast from the yeast cake. The problem is, it's still fermenting rather actively. Bubbles in air lock are 3 seconds apart. Here's my question: What are the odds of foaming over...

Is the purpose of a cold crash to help with clarity? If so... How does it work. Cold crash in secondary for 24 hours then rack to keg and return to frig to carbonate? Is that right?

I'm so frustrated. I just sampled my 8th brew. I used RO water because I can't think of any other explanation for the off flavor that's been every batch so far. It's there again. This is 8 beers in a row. There is another Lagering that I assume will have the same problem. I'm at a loss. Please...

I have a Summer Helles Boch that was supposed to ferment 10 to 14 days in primary at about 55°. I got mixed up and left it for 16 days. It is now supposed to be racked to secondary and cooled to around 35° for 3 to 4 weeks. My concern is, will there be any fermentation left to push the air out...

Can anyone help me understand when a secondary carboy is beneficial? I have brewed 6, 5 gal kits and one clone recipe so far. I have always given the beer 1 week in the primary and 1 week in a secondary, then bottled. (I just got set up to keg but haven't filled one yet. I have a Mexican...

I'm sorry if a thread already exists for this. I couldn't find one. I was brewing a kit beer last night (brewers best, "Mexican Cerveza") and I suppose to add rice syrup solids at the beginning of the boil. I didn't realize my mistake until I had about 3 minute left. I added it anyway and...