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Last night I had my lager chilled to 50F so I pitched my yeast (2 pkgs. of 34/70, rehydrated and at the same temp as the wort) and oxygenated. I use the red tanks and a sintered stone, normally 2 x 30 second applications for an ale. For this lager I pitched more yeast and the wort is colder...

I brewed a cream ale yesterday afternoon. The recipe: 5 lbs 2-row 5 lbs pilsner 1 lb flaked corn 12 oz. corn sugar (added to boil) Mashed for 60 minutes at 152F Batch sparge to collect 7.5 gallons wort for a 90 minute boil. 1.5 oz Crystal 3.5 for 60 minutes Here's the problem: my...

Years ago, before my brewing hiatus, I had a corny keg system with 4 kegs and 4 cobra taps with 3/16" serving line. There was no clamp around the cobra taps because it was such a tight fit and I never had a problem. You can see where this is going. Fast forward to yesterday. I have one keg in...

I had an Alt and an amber lager conditioning in my fridge at 34F a few weeks back. Both were not clearing at all, despite being at that temp for about 4 weeks. I prepared some Knox gelatin by mixing in the powder and heating to 165F. I let the mixture cool for about half an hour then poured...

I've got 2 brews in the lagering fridge right now at 36F. One is an Alt fermented with WLP036 and the other an amber lager fermented with S-23. They've both been lagering since January 23 and are not clearing as I expected they would. In the past I've seen that definite line in the beer that...

I brewed a partial mash lager today (attempt at a Creemore Springs clone). Here's the recipe: 4 lbs. 2 row 1 lb. Crystal 60 Mash at 1.5 qt/lb at 155F for 60 minutes Sparge to collect 3.75 gallons Pre-boil target SG was 1.032 at 65% efficiency 2 oz. Saaz for 60 minutes 1 oz. Saaz for 5...

I'm brewing a lager this weekend, an attempted Creemore Springs clone. I'll be fermenting at 54F and will use 2 packages of Saflager S23. I'll rehydrate the yeast as per my usual method (95F sanitized water, sprinkle in yeast, wait 15 minutes, stir it up, wait again, pitch when ready)...

I brewed an Alt on New Years Day and it's currently sitting in the primary at around 64F. I plan on keeping it there for another 2 to 3 weeks then I want to lager it for 3 weeks or so before bottling. Should I rack to secondary for lagering purposes or just leave it in the primary? My gut...

Sorry for the misleading title. ;-) Brewed an Alt on New Years day and used WLP036. Checked on it last night and the early, vigorous fermentation is complete (OG 1.048, currently 1.010). Fermentation temp was 60F so I'm now raising the temp to about 65F to let the remaining yeast get a...

Happy new year! I did a partial mash Alt on New Years Day and everything went pretty well except for the vorlauf. A little history: I used to brew all-grain until I had to stop brewing 5 years or so ago. I'm back at it but now only have time and space for partial mash. I use a 3 gallon...

Well, not my "first" batch, but my first one in over 5 years. I just got back into brewing after a had-3-kids-and-no-time hiatus. Brewed a simple APA to get my feet wet again. After 3 weeks in the primary I bottled it today and it tastes absolutely wonderful. Clean, nicely bitter, a little bit...

My favorite beer style is Octoberfest/Marzen. I love a malty brew with some bitterness. Having said that, I'm not yet equipped to brew lagers. But I'd still love to brew something of similar taste in an ale. Will an Alt do this for me? Commercial examples are non-existent in my neck of the...

After a 5 year hiatus I'm back to basic brewing. I was an AG brewer but time and family constraints forced me to give up the hobby. I sold all my equipment (yes, THAT was dumb) and thought I'd never brew again. Well, the kids are older now, time is on my side and I'm getting back into it...