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My oktoberfest have been in bottle for 2 weeks and I'm looking to tap in them next weekend. Should I cold condition them at this point with a week left? If so, at what temps?

Definitely a quality show, I really enjoyed the early episodes. Too bad it was cancelled. That being said, it was like a video beer blog, something I'd never pay for.

I went with the US-05. Brewed on 8/10 Plan on leaving it in the fermentor until somewhere between 8/20 and 8/24. Using an ice bath, it took about a day and a half to get the temp down to 60 degrees. I want this beer to be ready on 9/17 for the FSU-OK football game and the start of Oktoberfest...

I can probably keep it 60-64 with ice baths. After I bottle should i store in a small mini fridge to lager?

hmmm, interesting. How high of temps can these yeasts withstand?

Here is my Oktoberfest recipe, AG and have a question about which yeast strain to use. I've heard S-05 works well. Any other suggestions? I'm down here in Florida so it'll be hard to keep it under 60 degrees throughout August. 4# Vienna Malt 2# Munich Malt 2# Munich 20L Malt 2# Pilsner...

Pasteurization

My next brew is gonna be a raspberry blonde ale. I told SWMBO that after these last 2 ipas and a belgian, I'd do one of her requests. I was thinking I'd go with the Radical Brewing Bambi's Best Blonde and add raspberries into the secondary: 8 lb German Pilsener Malt 1 lb German Munich Malt...

Also helps for a less foamy pour

I believe the 2nd chamber is there to put a second set of hops in to blend. It's empty in this case. Sounds brilliant to me

I am also in N. Florida, what strains of hops would be the best to plant down here?

I'm about to brew an IPA with a buddy at his place about 2 hours away next week. I plan to brew and then pitch the yeast when I get it back to my house. Will this cause any adverse effects? I can pitch it right after brewing but it will have to sit through a 2 hr car ride.

ok, sounds doable. Leaf hops for dryhopping?

I don't have a lid for it as I only use it for sanitizing/ bottling purposes.

So I only have only one carboy and plan to dry hop an Imperial IPA here soon. I figure I can rack from primary to 5 gallon bucket, clean the carboy, then rack back to use it as a secondary. The whole process should take < 5 minutes. Any reservations about this? I heard about oxidation being an...

I just went on the Jacksonville AB tour, its interesting but rather generic as you see the rooms through glass and just get a quick walk through of the facility. I second the idea of the $25 "beermaster" tour. Its more in depth and they take you into each room. Its interesting to see everything...

Room temp, anywhere from 65-75

I have 2 batches that I just tried for the first time this past week. AHS Holiday ale (brewed early December, bottled Jan 4th) and a Hefeweizen from a local brewstore ( brewed Jan 4th, kegged 2 wks later). The holiday ale came out very spicy and just doesn't taste very good. I am hoping in time...

Has anyone found a good 5 gallon PM Belgian Strong Pale recipe? I'm getting into Belgians and would love to make a good one to sit until summer time.

Why does extra time in the primary (vs.secondary) matter if you take hydrometer readings a few days in a row and your FG has been achieved?