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I was kegging a beer tonight and I'm fairly certain that I didn't empty the remaining star san mix that was in my keg before transferring the beer in. I'm not sure how much was even in there. A quarter gallon, half gallon? I immediately tasted the beer from the tap once I realized what I'd done...

Hello! I recently brewed a mango IPA which turned out awesome. I've kegged it, carbonated it and now I'm going to use my beer gun to bottle a few. I wanted to throw a habenero pepper or part of one and a few of the bottles. I plan on drinking this within the next month or so, anyone have any...

Have a 20lb tank, which is awesome. I haven't filled in in over 2 years. The needle on the gauge just recently started dropping. It's now right at the top of the red zone. The tare weight is 25lbs, and when I weighed it the scale read 28.6 lbs. I know that when that needle starts to drop, it can...

I was kegging my beer today, and I did my usual cleaning process. I had maybe two gallons of star san solution in the keg; I rolled it around, got it nice and sterile, then I ran some through my lines. Maybe a gallon or a bit more. I didn't run it all through, because I never do. I shut off my...

I was downstairs just now, and my toddler pulled my fermentation bucket off the bench it was on; it landed on its side. It is full of delicious IPA. Luckily she was not hurt...now that she's fine, my beer better be okay, damn it!!! It's primary fermentation, it's been in for about three weeks...

Hey guys, my buddy just bought a Blichman Hop Rocket to the tune of $130 or so. I'm trying to do some in-line hopping, and was thinking of going the Randall route. I've read people used these cartridge filters. What all does this entail, is it as simple as filling this thing with leaf or whole hops?

I recently brewed a Strong Ale, and I’d love to introduce some sour and vinous notes to it. I love my IPAs and all of that, and am a very hop forward brewer, but I absolutely LOVE sour ales, and can’t get enough of them lately. Namely anything by Jolly Pumpkin. I didn’t use any...

Stupid question, but if all of the oxygen has been purged from the primary during fermentation, just how careful do you have to be when moving it? Could it say...be transported in a car. I've been brewing AG for a few years and I helped a buddy who wants to go AG brew at my house. He asked if...

I was transferring beer from the secondary to the keg today (probably my 50 or 60 AG batch) today. I've taken to putting a mesh bag around the solid part of the autosiphon before sticking it in the carboy in order to strain out any hop bits (this batch had 2 oz of dry hops), and it's worked out...

I've had an imperial IPA (9.6%abv) in bottles for two weeks now. They've been in my closet, which has a A/C duct running through it's walls, so it was a lot cooler in there than I thought. I used 4.2 oz corn sugar for the just over 5 gallons that I had (between 5-5.25). I cracked on yesterday...

* Grains & Adjuncts Amount Percentage 6.00 lbs 76.19 % Fawcett Maris Otter Pale Malt 60 mins 1.038 12.00 ozs 9.52 % Briess Carapils 60 mins 1.034 6.00 ozs 4.76 % Victory Malt 60 mins 1.034 5.00 ozs 3.97 % Caramunich Malt 60 mins 1.033 3.00 ozs 2.38 % Chocolate Malt 60 mins 1.028 4.00...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a good dry yeast to use in a McEwan's AG clone I'm brewing for a friend's dad. I generally go US05 in the IPAs I brew...hell in almost anything I brew. I've never done a scotch ale though, so I don't know what to use. S04 British ale yeast? US05? Help me, help me!

I brewed an IPA on Friday that had 6.75 oz of hops in a 6 gallon batch, and something just hit me... I am 99.9% sure that I forgot .5lbs of crystal 40 that was supposed to be in the recipe. I didn't buy it at my LHBS because I already had some crushed 40L at home. I absolutely do not remember...

A BJCP judge asked me for this recipe at a recent brewing event. Him and his wife drank pretty much the whole growler themselves! It's absolutely delicious. It's black, like a doll's eye's. A perfect libation to enjoy aboard The Orca, while hunting a man-eating shark. 10lb Marris Otter...

This post should be removed, I already posted the recipe and it posted twice. For some reason I can't delete this superfluous post. The yeast is actually S-04. A BJCP judge asked me for this recipe at a recent brewing event. Him and his wife drank pretty much the whole growler themselves...

Hey guys, just wanted to get some opinions on carapils use. I have gotten into the habit of using it whenever I brew an IPA or a pale ale, because in one of my first AG brews, it had a thin mouth feel. So since then I've just always been in the habit. When do people say its necessary vs...

Brewed a test batch (3 gallons) that had an OG of 1.081. I know US-05 can handle this easily with one packet, but I pitched 1.5 for some reason. Did I overpitch?

I'm an all grain brewer and have been for a few years now. I use a cooler MLT, 10 gal pot, propane etc. A buddy of mine is a partial mash brewer of two years, and I'm trying to get him to take the plunge to AG. I told him I'd help him do a 3 gal BIAB stovetop brew at his place to get his feet...

I am looking for Russian River's Pliny The Elder. I live in Cleveland, OH, and can send you beers by Bell's (Hopslam, Two Hearted, etc.), Southern Tier, Ithaca, Victory, Dogfish Head, Troeges etc. Reply if interested!

I just read a bit about the Intentional caramelization technique, in which up to a gallon of first runnings are taken and then boiled down by say 75%. I am doing a mild/session ale type brew tomorrow, and I've got the itch to give this a shot. Here are my questions for those who've done this...