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Will adding 1/2 pound of Belgian Candy Sugar to a 5 gallon batch towards the end of primary fermentation take the finishing gravity lower than without the addition? It is the Saison I Ale (WLP565) yeast.

Thanks, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed

I forgot to purge my boil kettle valve and it spit a nasty plug into my carboy. I got the plug out but..... Is there any chance this whole batch is not ruined?

After listening to the session from last Sunday I'm interested in trying a Saison (my first) with the sour mash tech. talked about. I'm contemplating a basic saison recipe, mashing in at about 148-150, doing a no sparge mash, and leaving the whole mash overnight in the tun. My tun is a 15...

8 days. Is it common to get a different reading after agitation?

I brewed this recipe and pitched a very health 2 liter starter. It had a robust fermentation but shut down hard at 1.025. Should I pitch some simple sugar to fire up the yeast again and try to drop it a few more points? UPDATE: After agitating the carboy and drawing a 2nd reading the...

I'm sure planning to drink it! Just wondering if the membrane is a common occurrence or if it is usually linked to bret or something?

I noticed as the fermentation approached complete there was a layer on top that seemed somewhat solid. I cold crashed and it dropped out but when I racked to kegs tonight I could see in the fermenter that the plug dropped as a unit. I've never seen this before and the beer attenuated to 1.005...

I just been reading about alcohol extraction for these kinds of ingredients and it sounds like a good way to do it. I've added it to the end of the boil before but was just looking to try something different.

I want to add cracked coffee beans to the fermentation post high krausen but am worried about contamination.... suggestions?

What does the lactose do in this? I've never used it.

Did you brew this? How was it?

Right you fellas are! Today, the keg is equalized and pours great with no bubbles. Thanks for the help!

Not sure about the thickness, will check. Good tip, thanks!

I have a similar problem... My problem occurs with a sanke keg. Occasionally, I buy a 5 gallon for special occasions. Friday I bought a New Belgian, Hoptober for Poker Night. My sanke tap was getting a little beat and I had a pro-brewer come help me with it. He thought I had a bad tap that...

I brewed a 10 gallon batch which I put into two 6.5 gallon carboys. After 7 days I racked one carboy into a 5 gallon secondary which was nearly full leaving only a small bit of head space. Fermentation was slow by then but still active. 3 days later I dryhopped both carboys. the 6.5...

My latest 10 gallon (in 2 carboys) batch was fermenting nicely in a large cooler with water to act as a temp buffer. It was brewed on Wednesday and I pitched 1000ml of good starter into each carboy. The fermentation took of nicely but the temp began to ramp up from 68 yesterday as it was about...

I brewed an American Brown Ale a few weeks ago that I really liked and decided it should be my first ever entry into the AHA competition just to see what the judges would say. However, I don't have a beer gun or other counter pressure filler so I've been letting the time slip by. Last night I...

After 10 years I finally made the leap. I converted a 15 gallon rolling cooler, with a center drain using a 3/8 ball valve and a stainless, braided sleeve. I decided to start with the Moose Drool clone from the Jamil show and set up Beer Smith to do a 10 gallon batch. My grain bill totaled...