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Hi all, I brewed a batch of pale ale and was originally planning to bottle it after three weeks of primary fermentation. Then I decided to dry hop after the three weeks, but somehow (first flu, then traveling for work) I ended up doing neither and the wort is still sitting in the carboy since...

Hi all I bottled an APA after two weeks in the primary (FG was in fact lower than expected) and I cracked open a bottle a week after bottling day just to check how it was developing .... all I get when I sip on it is the taste of yeast!! Also it is cloudy and the color is more like 14/15 SRM...

Hi all I planned to brew a 2.5 gallon weissbier batch last night with my recipe calling for a boil volume of 1 gallon and an addition of 1.5 gallons of cold water to the wort in the fermenter for completion. However, I only added 1 gallon of cold water to the fermenter at the end. As a...

Hi all A couple of basic extract questions: 1. What is the difference between boiling the extract for 60 and 90 minutes? 2. Some recipes call for addition of part of the extract midway through the boil. I have been adding everything at the beginning and boiling for 60 minutes. How does the...

Hi all I brewed a 2.5 gallon batch pale ale to which I pitched 1 packet of Safale S-05 yeast. After two days nothing was happening in the fermenter so I went back to my LHBS and bought another pack of the same yeast. That evening I noticed that the airlock was indeed bubbling, but very little...

Hi all I brewed a chocolate porter yesterday whose calculated OG was 1.061, but before adding to the fermenter I measured the OG and it turned out to be higher - 1.081. How long should I ferment the wort in the primary? My original plan was to rack to a secondary after a week and add...

I just received all my equipment and need to buy ingredients for my first try at extract brewing this weekend. I'm all ready except - don't know what to brew! For some reason the Elbro Nerkte recipe from Papazian's book caught my eye probably because of its simplicity. What does it taste...

Hi all I want to experiment with 1 gallon batches and want to know where I can buy a 2 gallon bucket with a spigot. I have seen similar stuff on sale (see - http://www.benshomebrew.com/1-Gallon-Equipment-Kit-with-Ingredients-p/eq1kit.htm) but I don't want to pay $50 since I have everything...