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I’m three days into brewing a 2 1/2 gallon batch of pale ale and pitched a full packet Omega CL-50 ale yeast. It’s fermenting and there is krausen, but absolute zero activity in the airlock. the lid is on properly and airlock is inserted properly. CL-50 is a low flocculating yeast, but shouldn’t...

I'm about to embark on my first ever fully self-designed Hazy IPA recipe with Kveik Hornindale and a blend of Fuggle, Chinook, Idahoe 7 and Simcoe hops. What is the difference between adding whirl-pooling the hops and letting it stand them for 15 minutes and dry hopping. Does whirlpooling pull...

How long will a Korny keg will last once I start pouring from and I don’t finish it. The event I was supposed to bring the keg to got cancelled. Hypothetically speaking, as long as there is enough CO2 in it, will I be able to pour from it it a few times over the course of a couple of months till...

I spent this morning cooking up 5 gallons of Hazy IPA which I want to use Kveik Voss liquid yeast from Omega. I screwed up the reading on my thermometer and think I have pitched at possibly a little over 120 degrees. There has been no airlock activity in the last 3 hours and I suspect I killed...

I pitched a French saison with Omega French saison oyl-026 on June 9th. It fermented at between 70 and 80 degrees and I wanted to bottle it today. Does higher temp range speed up fermentation and am I risking for bottle bombs by bottling it a week early?

I have a question about dry-hopping by attaching hops etc to the inside of the lid using food magnets on brew day. When releasing the magnet a week before bottling, does it not infect the beer? I was going to sanitize the magnets, but am cautious of sanitizing the bag in case of flavoring the...

I'm about to start a milk stout recipe from a Northern Brewer kit. It is 2 weeks primary fermentation and 2 weeks secondary (I'll be adding cacao nibs and some spices) before I bottle it. I usually give my fermentation an extra few days before bottling it just in case, but in this case I have to...

I'm starting to experiment with different yeasts / style combinations and have just started a American Pale Ale with a Farmhouse hybrid Saison-style Yeast. When I calculate the sugar, do I consider it a Saison or a Pale Ale? I'm going to do a similar thing with an IPA / Saison yeast combination...

Hello my fellow brewsters. I’ve been brewing for about a year and thought I was getting the hang of it, but seem to have hit a snag. I’ve been brewing up a batch of Northern Brewers West Coast Radical Red and Innkeepers with Wyeast 1272 American Ale II Yeast (60 - 72F) and Wyeast 1469 West...

What is the difference between recipies that need 4 weeks fermenting before bottling and those that only need 2? Is 4 week beer denser and more complex than 2 week beer?

Last night i made a batch of spiced winter ale with liquid Omega OYL-015 Scottish Ale yeast in a 6.5 gallon bucket. Because I was a 1/2 gallon short (the batch is 4.5 gallons) there was extra headspace in the bucket. The room temperature is right (70F) and other batches have kicked off almost...

I’m a beginner brewer on my 4th 5 gallon batch of beer and want to start Christmas recipe (see below) and am pondering the recommended Safale s-04 or Omega OYL-015 yeasts. My apartment is between 70 degrees and will probably be dropping to 60 degrees in the fall. I’m not particularly into...

I am a beginner brewer and am about to start my 3rd batch of beer. This time I wanted to do a secondary fermentation (The brick warmer holiday red just arrived). Instead of a carboy, I'd rather get a 6.5 gallon bucket with a lid and spigot as it's easier to use and flexible. It should be...

Are all bottle cappers created equal? After ordering a starter kit from Northern Brewery I bottled my first batch of included Block Party Amber two weeks ago along with Kveik yeast as my apartment is at a minimum of 80 degrees. I cracked my first one open yesterday. It is drinkable but there is...

I just invested in a Northern Brewer Homebrew Starter Kit I’m brewing my first batch of Block Party Amber Ale. I switched the kit yeast packet with Kveik Ale Yeast as my apartment his warm and it has been fermenting at about 80 degrees since July 31st (5 days at time of writing). The airlock...

I’m a first time beer brewer with a Northern Brewer 79 dollar starter kit. I am about to start bewing a 5 gallon bucket of ale. How important is the temperature for the first 14 day fermentation? Being summer time my apartment is about 80 to 85 degrees - with air conditioning I can get it in the...