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I have a corney keg of Irish Stout. I carbonated it at 20psi for around 36 hours. The first 2 litres poured brilliantly with a nice fluffy head. When I poured it recently, the head has almost disappeared. What may be the issue? Carbonation seems fine.

Quick question: If I have an x gallon keg, would it be possible to force carbonate x/2 gallon batch?

I brewed a 50/50 Hefeweizen with Lallemand's Munich Classic. It didn't ferment for around 48 hours. I pitched more yeast to see if anything happens. The fermentation started the next day but it's been very slow. Today is day 3 since the fermentation kicked off. The krausen is still there, infact...

Hi guys, I am trying to bottle my beers from my corny keg (force carbed) but have been unsuccessful so far. I've watched a few videos on YouTube as to how to bottle from kegs and the method that I've tried is the following - keep the pressure at around 3 psi where it is just enough to make the...

Hi guys! I brewed my first batch of lager, a Helles. Turned out pretty good. It was in primary for a little over 2 weeks followed by a secondary for more than a month. I used Diamond lager yeast. I never gave a diacetyl rest. And luckily there's no trace of diacetyl. I bottled my beer after...

Hi all, Any idea about how good the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program at Niagara College is? I am thinking of applying for the Jan 2018 term.

There's a strong plastic smell in my last 2 batches - a blonde and a hefeweizen. Where do you guys think it's coming from? I ferment my beers in a glass carboy so there's barely any contact with plastic. I must confess that the clamp hoses in my mash tun were rusted. Can that be the reason? I...

I've been regularly batch brewing kombucha for the past 2 months. However, there was a problem with my recent batch. I checked my kombucha after a week or so and instead of a new SCOBY, there was a very thin dusty, powdery layer which didn't look good. I threw away the tea. I noticed that bottom...

Correct me if I'm wrong. After collecting wort in a vessel, I take the pre-boil gravity using a refractometer. Won't the readings be different at different levels in the vessel? At the top, the gravity will be low while at the bottom, it will be high. What's the correct way of taking the reading?

I'm going to rack my Pale Ale to the secondary for the first time. My previous batches have all been primary for a couple of weeks followed by bottle conditioning. Aiming for clarity in my beers now. I've made a Cascade Pale Ale. I'm planning to dry hop it, cold crash and add gelatin to it. I...

Hi guys. I've noticed that my temperature drops significantly when I mash in my grains at 68°C. It goes down to around 60°C when I add my grains. I have to compensate by adding lots of boiling water. Should I instead heat my water to around 75-76°C (and not the usual 68-70°C) and then add the...

This was my 3rd time brewing - I attempted a Hefeweizen. I brew in a bag. I came across a recipe of 20 litre batch. I do a 4 litre batch at home. So I divided all the water volume related parameters & grain bill by 5. The final volume came out to be much much lesser than 4. It was 2 litres...

Hi guys. I brewed my 1st batch last week. There are a few things which I know for certain I went wrong. 1st was sanitation. I used a non-aromatic bleach. But I'm not sure if it's the right thing to use. Can you suggest alternatives? Secondly, it took me 45 mins to chill my wort. I chilled it...