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    White Labs Yeast Color - Significantly Darker

    Hello, I received these three yeast packs from MoreBeer today. The two that are darker in color seem to be from a slightly older batch than the one that looks normal. I did knead all three slightly to make sure the color issue wasn't from settling or something similar. All were shipped...
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    Ekuanot/Simcoe/Mosaic Double IPA Thoughts

    Hello, I've been enjoying the last few IPAs I've brewed with Ekuanot/Equinox. I'm shooting for a double for my next recipe, and was thinking I'd try Ekuanot/Simcoe/Mosaic, at 1:1:1 for bittering, whirpool, and dry hop additions. Anyone brewed with this combo in an IPA or IIPA?
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    Split Lager Batch: One at 47, One at 67

    @LLBeanJ Agreed, that's what I thought too. I'm pretty sure that once I take a gravity on the colder fermented one, it won't be finished. I just didn't know why. And I figured that bringing it up to room temp about a week ago would have given it a little boost to keep working, but the krausen...
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    Split Lager Batch: One at 47, One at 67

    Hello, On 1/1, I brewed a 5-gallon IPL batch. I used Pilsen Lager Yeast (Wyeast 2007), and used a two stage yeast starter, 2L each time. BeerSmith calculated that I would have 536.8 billion cells after the two starters, and said I needed 548.5. I figured it was close enough. I split the...
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    Win Free Yeast for a Year

    Entered! Thanks!
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    Hoped To Pitch On Yeast Cake. Didn't Work Out.

    Hello, I typically use Wyeast 1056 or WLP001 for the majority of my beers, which are pale/amber/brown/India Pale ales. I've been trying to expand into Belgian beers, and I recently brewed a Tripel which I'm happy with at bottling. The problem: This yeast (Wyeast 1388, Belgian Strong Ale)...
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    Starter Didn't Start, Pitched Another Yeast

    Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to reusing yeast. I had previously harvested some Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) from a pale ale I brewed back in September. I used this method: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/yeast-washing-illustrated.41768/ and put the four jars in the fridge. I...
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    Water Help & Thoughts

    @mabrungard I'm flattered you helped me with this issue. Thank you so much for your comment. Bru'n Water is a great program I've tried to use before, but I didn't have the complete water reports prior to today. I'll use your tool with Sample B and will definitely support it! Thanks so much!
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    Water Help & Thoughts

    @RPh_Guy Thanks for the reply. Sorry about the Sulfur confusion, I've adjusted below. Sample ID A pH 7.5 TDS Est 475 EC 0.79 Cations 9.6 Anions 9.9 Sodium 11 Calcium 91 Magnesium 54 Potassium 2 Total Hardness 453 Nitrate 0.3 (SAFE) Sulfate 45 CO3 < 1.0 HCO3 505 Chloride 22 Total Alkalinity...
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    Water Help & Thoughts

    Hello all, I moved to all-grain BIAB about 6 brews ago. Previously, I was extract only. My recent beers have been drinkable, but have a feeling focusing more on my water might help me improve. So, I pulled samples of the two different water sources I've been using and sent them to Ward Labs...
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    First BIAB - Mash Temp Control

    Hello, Until recently, I had been an extract brewer. Wanting to start the process to all-grain, I decided to try BIAB and am very excited to do so. I'm worried about my mash temp. I'm using the NB Irish Red BIAB kit (3-gallons). My kettle is 8 gallons. The kit says to heat 5.5 gallons to...
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    My First BIAB - Didn't Think This Through

    The grain bills for the two kits are are 9 and 10 lbs. Smaller beers. I'm guessing I could make it work using the 8 gallon kettle. Thanks for the ideas, fellas.
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    My First BIAB - Didn't Think This Through

    Hello all, With about 8 extract batches under my belt, I've decided to wade into all-grain, using the BIAB method. Long story short, I mucked up. My kettle is 8 gallons. I ordered a couple of cheap all-grain 5-gallon kits, and planned on halving them into two 2.5 gallon batches. That way...
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    Next Step In Continued Improvement

    LittleRiver, you keep coming through for me. Thanks very much :)
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    Next Step In Continued Improvement

    On each of the different Wyeast strains I've bought so far, I've used the data from their website. For my Saison, for example, this is what Wyeast provides: Wyeast #3711 Flocculation: Low Attenuation: 77-83 Temp Range: 65-77 ABV: 12% Here's what is listed for the yeast for my wheat beer...
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