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I'm helping my dad with a dopplebock recipe. Last Christmas we brewed one together and were pretty pleased with it. We both agreed that it needed a bit more body for the second go around and more head retention. Is there anyway to increase body/maltiness without adding too much sweetness...

So I again made the mistake of purchasing cider with preservatives! :mad: I've made several batches from a local brand of cider and this year they decided to add benzoate! Which is a real bummer as I no longer have access to any preservative free juice. Anyways to make a long story short, I...

I just moved into a new house and with the brutally cold winter, we're trying to keep the heat down. Right now the thermostat is set at 60 and the floors are more like 50-55. Anyone have any tips for how to keep bottles warm enough during the bottle conditioning/carbonating phase? I was...

Are you brewing extract beer with specialty grains? While the water to grain ratio in extract brewing is not as critical as in all grain brewing it is still important. Depending on the grain and temp you use you could be extracting a lot of harsh tannin flavors if you use too much water. I...

The film could be hop oils, I can't remember if the caribou kit has dry hops, but have noticed this in a few of my more hoppy beers. RDWHAHB!

It certainly could be water, I've had similar issues after moving but in my case I found that although the water chemistry was different at my new residence most of my problems were actually process related. Keep in mind that while water is important, other factors like fermentation temps...

You can dilute fresh cider containing sodium benzoate and get it to ferment. I think that at a .1% solution there is approximately .938 g/l of sodium benzoate. I read a couple research papers from the food science community and it sounds like you need to have .3-.2 g/l or less in order for...