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I checked the gravity again this morning, and it had not budged as compared to 2 days ago, so I started crashing it. I only have a refractometer for checking gravity, which obviously isn't the most precise instrument in the world. It's definitely possible that it could have moved maybe .001 or...

I've scoured the internet and can find many articles talking about how to avoid hop creep. I've got a batch in the fermenter where hop creep is already under way, so now I need to figure out what to do with it. But nobody seems to be talking about that. I brewed a hazy pale ale on 6/17, and I...

All great points. I am absolutely certain that I didn’t get all the hops out of the wort before chilling. I was just assuming that by recirculating hot PBW after brew day, that I’d get the chiller clean. While recirculating, I ran a hose directly from the pump out into the hop spider in the...

I just switched to the Clawhammer system, which was my first time using a hop spider. My first hoppy-ish beer (an english bitter) came out noticeably lacking bitterness, which was surprising as it is a recipe I've made 4 or 5 times before with very consistent results. The difference...

So here's an update. It's two days later. Today, I poured a pint and tried it. It seems like the alcoholic taste has diminished significantly. I obviously can't go back in time and try them side by side, but it certainly didn't make me cringe the way it did the other day. Per the suggestion...

I just had a batch of oatmeal milk stout get ruined by a really nasty alcoholic off flavor, and I've racked my brain and searched the forums, but to no avail. Maybe you can help me! I brewed said stout and kegged it after 2 weeks in primary (no secondary). I force carbonated, and tasted the...

I just wanted to share the way that I've been filling bottles from the keg, since I haven't seen anyone else do it this way. Literally all you need is a 2 inch piece of 1/2 inch ID silicone hose. The key to this is that the hose creates an airtight seal between the tap and the bottle so that...

Thanks guys, that's great information. For my last few batches of NEIPA, I've been bottling straight from primary, and I've had mixed results. The last one was pretty good, but there were definitely a few bottles that were better than others. That inconsistency lead me to believe there was...

I've been reading up on LODO to try to improve the quality of my IPAs. Reducing DO on the cold side, post fermentation makes perfect sense. Got it. But, I have a seemingly obvious question that I have not seen answered anywhere: Why do you care about DO on the hot side? How does oxygenating...