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Pic of cloudy iodophor :)

I'm replying to my 3-year old thread here because it came up after I did a search regarding the topic, and noticed nobody replied to it. My same big bottle of iodophor still turns cloudy when mixed with water, even after all these years. No bad batches yet. But I'm still curious if...

final follow up on this. the carbonation turned out just a 'tad' less than what i had wanted, but i really mean just a 'tad'. everything is fine. hopefully others who stumble upon this thread with the same dilemma will be encouraged to give isinglass a try. no fishy bladdery after-taste, no...

just thought i'd follow up on this. the isinglass works pretty darn well in pulling extra solids down. i ended up racking half into secondary, then poured one packet of isinglass in, and racked the rest. then i gave it another 3 weeks. no off-flavors or fishiness at all. problem is that i...

Thanks for the reply, pappers. I guess there's only one way to find out. I'll report back on how it turns out.

has anybody had any issues with bottling (and getting carbonated beer) when they've used isinglass in the primary? thanks!

bumpity on the question about the 12L munich light. i plan on buying weyermann munich dark 10L. i just thought the "munich light 12L" listed in that recipe was a little confusing. thanks.

Looks good! His recipe says .85lb munich light 12L. You think he meant munich dark?

Hello, I'm requesting a Leffe Brune all-grain clone recipe, if anybody has ever made this before. I found one thread in these forums from 2009 that had a couple of recipes in it, but I was hoping for something more recent. Leffe is one of my favorite belgian ales, and the Brune is a dark...

my iodophor turns cloudy when i mix it with water. i can still get the amber color no problem, just cloudy. is it still okay to use? the container doesn't have an expiration date on it, and i bought it 2 years ago. i've read that a good indicator of starsan getting old is when it gets...

i was thinking about Palmer's spices he used in his pumpkin ale and christmas ale recipe: 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ginger 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp allspice i made his pumpkin ale last year, and i must admit that even those little amounts of spice was maybe a tad too much, so i'll probably...

I brewed a "Christmas Ale 2013" all-grain recipe of HighGravity's (Tulsa, OK), and it's at the end of its fermentation after 5 weeks and at 8.25% ABV. Here's the recipe: 13.5lbs Maris Otter 8oz Torrified Wheat 12oz Crystal 60 4oz Crystal 120 3oz Chocolate Malt 1oz Northern Brewer hops (60m)...

i've brewed saisons with the 3724 yeast a few times. i tend to brew it in the summer. reason why is when the fermentation seems to slow down halfway, i stick my fermentor in the garage until it gets the temperature way up to 85+ degrees. in the wintertime when i use the 3724, i sit my...

definitely a fair question. from what i've read, some people have issues with very slow to potentially stuck sparges (even with added rice hulls). i've read others say sparging is not the issue, it's cleaning all the gunk and goo from their braided hose (which is the setup i have). some say...

Interesting, adding pumpkins in stages. I was actually considering adding spices in stages, first at 5 minutes prior to flame out, then adding more after transferring to secondary (preceded by a taste-test of course). But for my first time around brewing a pumpkin ale, I'll probably just stick...

I'm doing a pumpkin ale based on a slightly modified version of Palmer's recipe. But I don't want to put the pumpkins in the mash, or do a "pumpkin-dissolved" strike water (it still sounds nifty though). I want to add them to the boil. I've read that pumpkins don't really add flavoring to the...

Glad someone else necro'd this great thread! I'm about to brew one myself

thanks guys

Do you guys have a preference for temp of wort when dry hopping? I'm at the end of a ramped temp fermentation of a saison. I transferred to a secondary, and pitched my dry hop. I'm wondering if it's necessary to hold at 80+ degrees anymore. It's not like I'm boiling it. I'd like to drop...

I got a 50 quart aluminum outdoor cooker kit from Sams Club. I went with an outdoor cooker instead of turkey frier because some turkey friers have a shutoff built in the burner (although I've read about ways to bypass that). I chose 50 qt because I didn't want boil over. So far so good. I...