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Does Belgian Pilsner have a low diastolic power? Just brewed 9lbs with 2 lbs of flaked rice and 1lb carahell had only 9 bricks when I took a sample from the boil. :rockin:

When i brewed my first bock i didn'rt realize that i probably needed more base than usaual because of lack of diastatic conversion and in the end result i ended up with only a 3.6 ABV beer. Is there anyway i could boost the ABV maybe by disolving a little sugar on the stove, cool, and add the...

I'm wanting to buy a draft box but not sure which one to get. I plan on pouring a few glasses at a time for small get togethers and for people who are definitely beer drinkers. I want to get the coil instead of the plate just not sure if it should be 50' or 120'...

I just got done using eleven cans of canned apricots (in light syrup and no preservatives) for an apricot lager for a 5 gallon batch and wanted to know if anyone on here has used canned apricots or frozen peaches with good results. In the future i was thinking on using frozen peaches since you...

I'm going to add canned apricots to my apricot lager in the secondary and my question is should i do a diacetyl rest in the primary now or do it after the slight fermentation from the apricots two weeks later or do a diacetyl rest twice (primary and secondary)...

Wanted to know if anybody knows what size chest freezer would fit for sure 4 fermenting buckets with a little room so it's not to tight. Our summers here get really hot and i need to make alot of beer in a controled enviroment. :rockin:

I'm making a cherry wheat and a blueberry cream this weekend and wanted to know some of the better techniques with the fruit. I'm going to buy frozen fruit and use about 1.6 to 2.0 lbs of fruit per gallon. I was thinking about blending the fruit and just adding it to secondary (unboiled since...

Wanted to know if it would be okay to pitch a yeast starter that is still fermenting. There is a pretty good Krausen but foam and activity still happening. :rockin:

I'm stumped and need to ask the pros what happen. I bottled two five gallon batches one a porter and the other an ale and i have no carbonation what so ever, and it's been close to four weeks. I just kinda started to do secondary fermenting and i usually let that go for two weeks. One thing i...

I'm about ready to do my first lager and wanted to know if how i'm going to do it would be alright. I have a 7 cf. chest freezer and digital temp controller so i can keep perfect temp. What i'm going to do is have the yeast and the wort in about 55 deg. fahrenheit before i even pitch the yeast...

Wanted to know the propper method of priming sugar. What i have been doing for quite some time is adding sugar directly to the bottles (3/4 tsp for 12oz. and 1tsp for 16oz.) and i just want to do this a bit faster. Would 3/4 of a cup of sugar in a boil for 10-15 min. be ok. Also when it's cooled...

Well i pitched my yeast over 13 hours ago and still nothing. The pack never really swelled but there was a Krausen at the bottom of the starter and when i swirlled it by hand the airlock went nuts. Another thing i didn't consider was using mr. malty yeast calculator. My batch is about 5.35...

I just got my Wyeast packs the other day and the one i'm going to use really didn't swell that much. I made my yeast starter over night, there is some activity when you swirl it though. Is there a problem with this yeast because today is brew day. Also i bought it through Northern Brewer, are...

I was thinking on building an ice box for two corney kegs and the only source for keeping them cool would be of course ice. What i was going to do was build a frame with 2x4 studs and fully insulate it and put concrete siding on the exterior. The lid would be done with a 1x4 frame and insulated...

Wanted to know how some of these oregon fruit cans taste with beer. Is there some flavours out there that don't taste right with beer? The flavours i'll be using in the near future would be blackberry,blueberry,and cherry, Just want some input. Thanx :rockin:

Wanted to know how some of these oregon fruit cans taste with beer. Is there some flavours out there that don't taste right with beer? The flavours i'll be using in the near future would be blackberry,blueberry,and cherry, Just want some input...

I made up a vanilla porter recipe and wanted to get an opinion on how much vanilla should i use for the 7 days in the secondary. What i have is Esco foods 32oz. pure Madagascar vanilla extract. I thought about doing 6oz. but i was even thinking about 1 cup. What do you guys think. :confused:

I've been brewing AG for less than a year now and am loving it, my question is what is the propper process to reuse the yeast when your done racking your beer. Do you have to make the same beer again with that same yeast and how long does it last. Not to sound stupid but not buying so much yeast...

Wanted to know if it would be alright to secondary ferment in a 6.5 gallon bucket. I don't have carboys laying around so what i was going to do is sanitize my 3/8 food grade hose, tilt my fermenter a tad by putting a book underneath it the night before and put the hose at the very bottom of the...

Wanted to know if you use a bottling bucket for a fermenter what technique would you use to get gravity readings if you use a refractometer. Would you use the spout?