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I just brewed a SMASH ale 5 days ago, fermenting in a brew bucket. I used BRY-97 yeast. The past 5 days there's been no bubbling. OG 1.042. Just checked the gravity last night, 1.014. I don't understand why there was no bubbling at all. I wanted to see if I could get that gravity lower...

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I started brewing in September. Since then it's been kind of an obsession. During free time at work I sign on to this forum and research. Or Craigslist to see if any good deals on brew supplies pop up. It's a lot better than staring out the window wishing the time away.

Not to derail again but does anyone have any links to hard solid scientific evidence to support not squeezing specialty grains in extract brewing? I hear conflicting theories which confuse me (a beginner brewer) even more. What would cause the off flavor from squeezing? Steeping temp is...

What's the negative to not squeezing extract specialty grain bags?

I wonder if vodka would help extract any pumpkin flavor

I use a glass hydrometer and it's pretty spot on. Make sure to give it a spin when you drop it in to keep it from sticking to the side or having bubbles attach to it. Also check it's calibration often. I check mine every brew day since there's a lot of downtime between steps. Also don't...

Been there done that. Oh I have half an hour before adding this or that. I'll clean the house a bit...45 min later oh ****.

You bring up a good point. I totally forgot to check the Apimyces Rule Book on How/When to Ask Questions on a Forum. I'll do that next time, thanks. I'll also remember this good point as well. Anytime I'm around people that know more than me about a subject, I'll keep all "noob" questions to...

Small world. I work in Canandaigua. Lol I know there's a few hops farmers in our neck of the woods. A big one in flint. Might have to stop in and bug em to sell me some rhiz. Are the farmers you went to in our area enthusiastic about selling them? Just didn't know how protective hops...

Thanks, captain obvious.

Im guessing the baked pumpkin gives off some sort of a roasty flavor. Pumkin by itself doesnt give much of a flavor. Maybe added body. I would just use pumkin spice. I have 5 gal of pumpkin ale in secondary as we speak (needed the primary bucket for a diff batch) with 2.5 tsp of fresh pumkin...

In2bump. Nut brown fan here. Am also eager for the results. Gl with the batch.

About two hours or so. I had another one that was chilled for 24 hours with the same result, lots of head and relatively flat beer.

haha maybe you all just have dirty mindssss...

If I were you, I wouldn't trust them. I would ship them to me for proper disposal. :D They look delish

An interesting experiment though. How was the aroma of the oil? Pungent? I wonder how a hops 'hash' oil would perform... boiling hops in alcohol or the butane process to create an extremely concentrated 'hopsh' oil extract. :D

I know a lot of people make vodka tinctures with flavorings such as chili peppers, vanilla, fruits, etc. Have you guys ever made a vodka tincture with hops? It sounds like a waste of time but for science sake, have you tried it in a brew?

What do you ferment in? Brew bucket? Carboy? In my experience so far it is easy to not get a perfect seal on both. The brew bucket lids can be ever so slightly warped or burred from the manufacturer leaving enough room for CO2 to escape with minimal airlock action. With airlocks in a...

Thanks for your reply. Is out gassing a big problem with priming bottles? I just figured 3 weeks would have been enough time. Are there any tips to help the CO2 infuse into the beer in a more timely and effective fashion?