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  1. cuse88

    Keeping Carbonated in Growler for 7-10 Days

    I have to deliver a cider I brewed for a party a week or so ahead of time, but would really prefer not to bottle. I am planning on filling a few growlers (swing tops) but I am concerned about the cider losing carbonation over the course of 7-10 days. My second idea was to fill and cap a few...
  2. cuse88

    Bitter Bite on American Wheat

    I recently brewed an American wheat and it ended up with a little bit of a bitter bite on the back end. It’s either due to the hops or as it stands now, a bit over carbonated. I plan on reducing the carbonation but unfortunately brewed this for a party this weekend. Any good fruit/juice...
  3. cuse88

    Mashed To High- Russian Imperial Stout. What now?

    This one is honestly a first for me- mash temp rising during mash. Got a new Hellfire burner, mash cooled to a few degrees under when I mashed in, and added a little late to get it up a degree to and covered. Its 40 degrees and windy as hell, so this was not even a though. Desired mash temp was...
  4. cuse88

    Ohio Soldered E-Kettle, SP14 Burners, & 120v Elements with Hot Pods- MOTIVATED

    Looking to move a few items for some upgrades. Willing to drive within 75 miles of 44004 (Purchases over $100) or a good brewery away ;). Please contact me with any questions. OPEN TO ANY AND ALL OFFERS. Also, willing to ship all of the below. 15 Gallon Bayou Classic Soldered E-Kettle -DIY...
  5. cuse88

    Ohio 5500 watt E-Keggle, Still Dragon Controller Kit, 1x HotPod, & Broken Therminator. MOTIVATED!!

    Doing a little clean-out and upgrading so I am getting rid of a few things. I am willing to ship everything below, but local pick-up and a drive within 90 miles or a good brewery ;) of 44004 is preferred. I was using the 5500 watt element on 120v (1375 watt draw). Also willing to trade for...
  6. cuse88

    Nugget Hop Late Addition in a Stout..

    Brewing a KBS Clone tomorrow using ingredients I had left over (recipe is here:https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/kentucky-breakfast-stout/). I am a little short on the Willamette needed (Recipe calls for 3oz I have 2oz) for the late additions.My plan was to do the 1.25oz...
  7. cuse88

    6-Row in a Stout?

    It’s been awhile since I brewed and have a large stockpile of grains for planned brew days before the first Little one. I was looking at doing a KBS clone and need 14lbs of Pale Malt. I have 2 varieties of Pale Malt ( 4lbs Great Western and 4lbs 10oz Briess). Could I use 6 Row I have to fill in...
  8. cuse88

    Expired Yeast, No Starter

    I wasn’t really planning on Brewing this weekend, but time actually freed up for once. I bought a bunch of Yeast before life got in the way and have two packs multiple Wyeast and White Labs Yeast. All are 4-8 months past use by date. Could I get away with just pitching both packs and skipping...
  9. cuse88

    Vented Lid for Boil?

    After a recent brewery tour something dawned on me: why couldn’t you just vent (i.e. cut hole in center of lid or add a vent pipe) in order to improve boil efficiency while allowing boil off? I know with my electric setup this could help tremendously. The setup would be similar to large boil...
  10. cuse88

    WLP 036 (Düsseldorf Alt) leaving on yeast cake for a month?

    Brewed my altbier last weekend and it's still going strong. It's currently fermenting at around 60F-61F. Is there any reason I cannot or should not let leave it on the yeast cake at 60-61F for a month to clean-up and then transfer to a corny to lager it ? Thanks for any help! Cheers!
  11. cuse88

    Mixing WLP036 and Wyeast 1007

    It's not looking likely I'm going to have time for a starter so buying two packs is my only option for brew day Saturday. Unfortunately, I can only get 1 pack of the Wyeast 1007 (German Ale) and 1 pack of WLP036 (Dusseldorf Alt). Does anyone have experience mixing these two? I'm looking to make...
  12. cuse88

    Primary in Corny Kegs-Effects on Yeast

    I may be coming into quite a few corny kegs and was thinking of switching over to fermenting exclusively in cornys due to the fact they're stainless and save some space in fermentation fridge. I have read the cylinder shape can have an effect on the yeast and beer. What's everyone thought or...
  13. cuse88

    Liquid Yeast Stored at 55 degrees?

    Well I had a little brain fart. I had been using my chest freezer/ferm chamber to store my kegs (at 37 degrees) the past few months and had my yeast in with them. Kegs all kicked so I let the ferm chamber warm back up to 55 in prep for a brew day. Forgot my yeast in there the past 7 days at 55...
  14. cuse88

    Ohio 5500 watt E-Keggle, Still Dragon Controller Kit, 1x HotPod, & Broken Therminator

    Doing a little clean-out and upgrading so I am getting rid of a few things. I am willing to ship everything below, but local pick-up within an hour of 44004 is preferred. I was using the 5500 watt element on 120v (1375 watt draw) and it took roughly 2-3 hours to heat strike water on 120v...
  15. cuse88

    Did your brewing change after first kid?

    I just recently had my first kid so needless to say finding brewing time is pretty hard ha. I currently am setup for batch sparging but have been thinking maybe I need to downsize and simplify to save time. My biggest things would be to shorten clean up and setup time. So I was thinking of...
  16. cuse88

    Winterized Hops: Mold on Soil ?

    I winterized my hops a few weeks back here in NE Ohio. My hops are all in pots , so I put a light layer of mulch around the top and moved them in the garage (unheated). My garage is probably right around 45 degrees. Is this to warm for hops through the winter? Also, I noticed some mold on the...
  17. cuse88

    Lambic: Secondary and Keg in same keg?

    I had to move my lambic a year ago and I racked it to a keg for moving. It's just about wrapped up and was wondering if there was any reason I could/should not use the current keg to carb in? Thanks for any help. Cheers!
  18. cuse88

    Adding Tart Cherry Juice concentrate to Stout

    My base beer of a Chocolate Oatmeal Stout is just about wrapped up fermenting and have been looking around at the best way to add in cherry flavor to insure a balance between the chocolate and cherry flavors. I purchased 34oz of Montgomery Tart Cherry Juice concentrate and was trying to figure...
  19. cuse88

    Fermenting S-04 Hot in a Stout

    My fermentation fridge took a crap while of course I'm out of town right now so my Cherry Oatmeal Stout I brewed 2 days ago is fermenting beautifully at 77 degrees [emoji35]. It's OG was 1.067, oxygenated using a wand and pitch 3 packets of S-04 (not rehydrated). I was planning on adding...
  20. cuse88

    Hefe- lacking yeast flavor

    I brewed a Hefe and a couple weeks in , there's a little too much wheat flavor on the back end. I fermented at 62 degrees, I was wondering if I could ramp up the temp to add some more yeast flavor on the back end? Thanks for any help!
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