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Did a 15 gallon batch and in one of my buckets I have some funny looking floaties at the top. Smells very yeasty, but has a whiter color and makes me wonder. its like a thin film .. This beer has been in the bucket for about three weeks, two weeks in the garage at what I would estimate to be 50...

I always pour my wort straight from the kettle into the fermenter. Been making some lighter IBU batches lately that still some out pretty hoppy. I'm using beersmith so all my numbers should be right. It got me to thinking though, to get accurate numbers should I be filtering out the hop residue...

I have been asked to make pink beer for a baby shower .... I am thinking this is possible but not sure, is there some food coloring that could be mixed with a light blonde style ale and produce a pink color ? I have heard something of green beer for st. pattys day so it seems doable.

Ok well I had some of my kegs filled at a local brew pub for a birthday party .. ( my stock was running low ) one of the brews they gave me I cant stand. I have to fix it somehow. Its as light in color as a blonde but has an ABV of 9.5% it reminds me of that high gravity steel reserve but not...

I am completely stumped to figure this out. I have a keg system that works well. 4 kegs, in fridge, shanks through the door, about 10 feet of line for each tap. I have never had an issue since doing my keg line math. I have a brew that likes to foam when dispensed, very badly. it foams almost...

Cruising to the store today and I saw this about a mile from my house ... I'm going to head up there tomorrow and see what I can get some of these for. I stopped to take a look, seems to be mostly pin lock. I dont care what they are so long as I can get them cheap. they went all the way around...

I used some slurry that was about 6 months old, really as an experiment to see how viable it still was. Fermented great, but now in the carboy there is a slight film forming on the surface, with one small whitish spot that looks like mold, but is too small to really tell. I noticed a bit of a...

Do you guys know what the high pressure level should be for various full C02 tanks? I have found a cheap place to get mine refilled but they only take it to 1200 PSI, I could be wrong but I thought it was a 50 pound tank. My 5 pounder only goes to about 550-600 so that seems low for a big tank.

just did my first brew on top of a fresh cake of safebrew-05. man is it really rolling after only a few hours. How many times could I rack again on top of this same cake? On this second batch I am making a 4.5% IPA, but since its multiplied so much now I am thinking of using it again on the next...

Searched around and found the usual thoughts on using buckets for fermenting and the possibility of eventual scratching and contamination. I was never aware of this until joining the forum this year. I have been brewing on and off for about 10 years now, and I still have my first bucket and have...

well after having the same off flavor in a few of the last batches I have done I think I have found the culprit, recalled nottingham yeast and fermentation temps around 74. the sourish taste has almost dropped out of the blonde I made by sitting in the keg for three weeks now. anyway i...

I have hard time waiting for my beers to condition. I normally brew hoppy beers and after a week in the secondary and then a day in cold keg its ready to go, even though i notice it getting better as time goes on. now this is all fine and good for me but i have been trying to brew some lighter...

I have several AG brew under my belt and can make hoppy beers great, but I am having a bit of trouble with light crisp beers. Specifically I am trying to get BM's highly rated centennial blonde to come out. On my last attempt my gravities and all came out spot on, but it has a malty character...

I have a yeast cake that I planned to wash and save. Its been sitting in the primary fermenter, still closed and airlocked for about a month. I peeked in it tonight and it looks and smells yeasty with no mold or anything like that. Is it still ok to pitch a second batch on top of?

Hi guys, have been trolling the site for the last month or so and I really love all the info here. It has really helped me to round out my brewing abilities. I started brewing in the late 90's with an imperial stout extract kit. I went with something strong as I knew it would be a hard one to...

Hi guys, I am just getting back into brewing and am loving the site. I did my 1st all grain batch in a long time recently and I used BM's highly rated recipe here : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/ It seems to be evolving funny though...

been fooling around with beer smith and I like it so far. Having trouble with getting the recipes right in all grain mode though. I am going to try the highly rated recipe here : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/ I have setup the extract...

I have been trolling through the forums lately and I really like the site. I have been brewing on and off since 2000 or so. I have been picking it back up lately and getting excellent results. just discovered beersmith and it rocks. I mostly keg now but I am getting my collection of bottles out...