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I have a Pilsner that I am about to keg and would like to harvest the yeast to use at a later time. I’ve washed yeast before a long time ago but wondered if the effort was worth it. Does the fact that it’s a lager change the amount I should try to get? Any advice is appreciated. What do you all...

After 10 yrs of brewing, I am starting over with this style. Not sure why I can’t land on something I really like. Maybe I m over thinking my recipes and straying further away from the style. My main underlying issue is that some of my hoppy beers turn out too full/sweet and kind of flabby...

So I just took a sample last night of my NE Pale to take a gravity reading. I was shocked to see that after 10 days the beer is sitting at 1.018. OG was 1.056. I was hoping for a little lower FG. Has anybody else had problems with this yeast finishing or is it just a slow mover? I went ahead...

In an ongoing effort to craft the perfect Pale Ale recipe, I am hoping to brew this version this weekend. What do you think? Going for a beer that is crushable with smooth bitterness, lots of hop flavor with a crisp malt profile. I am leaving out the Munich this time and adding a little C40 for...

Unless the competition committee specifies, is it okay to enter one beer into two different categories? I have a beer that I am about to enter into a comp and I could see it fitting several styles. The comp rules from what I can see don’t say anything about it. As always, thanks for the feedback.

So I pitched two packets of rehydrated yeast on Sunday night into 5 gal of 1.064 wort. I am using a 7 gal Speidel fermenter and I usually see airlock activity after a day or so. After taking a peak inside the vessel, I see a thick krausen and smells like fermenting wort. I assume everything is...

I was thinking of making something a little outside of the style guidelines. Thinking a German Pale ale with a little flaked rye and Wyeast 1007 German Ale yeast. Here’s my first thoughts on a recipe. Any help would be appreciated. Percentages may not be exact. 6 gal batch OG: 1.054 IBU: 30-35...

I just picked up a package of Simcoe lupulin pellets. I'm planning on making an IPA tomorrow. Is there any preference out there on when to use these? I was thinking as a zero minute/whirlpool addition or dry hopping with it. Any suggestions are welcome.

I just picked my first year Chinook tonight. I got way more than I thought out of first year plant. Upon looking at bunch of them, I am noticing some black spots in the cones along with some white specs of something. Some cones are worse than others. The cones are super sticky and almost look...

I have a batch of a hoppy red ale all carbed up in the keg. My intention was to dry hop in primary but had to get it kegged before leaving town for two weeks. I would like to just throw some hops in weighted bag and let it hang out in the keg until it kicks. Any thoughts or suggestions? I've...

I have small mason jar of yeast that's now 5 months old that harvested from a previous starter. I did the Brulosphy method of yeast harvesting. Obviously I would make starter before using. Maybe a step starter? I've used this method many times but never waited this long between brew days. Is...

Hello. Need some input on making this style. There is not a lot of recipes for this style on the web. Here is what I was thinking based on some research... 6 gal OG 1.055 69% Best Pils malt 10% Munich 8%. Vienna 7%. Cara Munich 5%. Carafa Special II White labs 802 yeast 26-28 IBU beer...

I recently brewed a Czech Pils and will be kegging this weekend. I was thinking of brewing another beer, in particular a Czech Dark lager and racking the wort onto the Pils yeast cake. Anybody see any problems with this?