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I originally pitched this yeast on Kaiser's Altbier recipe and then pitched a dunkel style on the yeast cake because my pipeline didn't have the time to do a lager justice. This is a great yeast. It needs to ferment cooler than the WLP website says. The Altbier fermented around 61 degrees...

Brewers, I just wanted to re-post a recipe that I found while searching for a Terrapin Hop Karma clone. All credit is due to marc06. It's his recipe, but I wanted to re-post and share. If you're a fan of this beer I highly recommend. I think the style fits perfectly with the weather as it...

Does anyone know of a homebrew website that allows for custom grain weight purchases (as in 1/4 lb, etc). I'm looking for a website where I can order my recipe crushed and delivered. Thanks for the help gents. :mug:

Does anyone know of a good/free online homebrewing calculator that I can plug in the percentage of each grain in my bill to calculate for a 5 or 6 gallon batch? I'm trying to use Kaiser's Altbier recipe for a 5 or 6 gallon batch with a boil volume of 7.9 gal to finish with 6 gallons. Any...

Does anyone know of a good/free online homebrewing calculator that I can plug in the percentage of each grain in my bill to calculate for a 5 or 6 gallon batch? I'm trying to use Kaiser's Altbier recipe for a 6 gallon batch with a boil volume of 7.9 gallons. Any insight would be greatly...

I'm brewing the following "clone" recipe for Terrapin's Hop Karma this weekend. I could only find the "Special Roast" in a 1 pound bag. The recipe, courtesy of marc06, calls for .6 pounds. Should I add the whole pound? I've never brewed with this grain before and don't know much about it's...

I'm trying to clone Terrapin's Hop Karma this weekend. I'm using marc06's recipe as follows: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.00 gal Boil Size: 7.88 gal Estimated OG: 1.059 SG Estimated Color: 20.7 SRM Estimated IBU: 67.3 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00...

I just received 50 feet of 1/2 inch copper from coppertubingsales.com . The problem is that I don't keg or have a corny laying around to use as a mold/form. Has anyone else used something different to form their immersion chiller? I do have a new keggle that I'm trying to make it for. I...

Do I need to pitch 2, 11 gram packets of Notty, or will one be enough. I'm using the yeast for Edworts haus pale ale.

Brewers, I need some help picking out a trusted recipe for my first all grain batch. I recently converted a chest freezer to a ferm chamber so I do have the ability to accurately control my ferm temps. I wouldn't mind doing a Marzen/Oktoberfest, but I need to keep the pipeline going and...

Brewers, I feel like I finally have a good fermentation system. I can control temps in my chest freezer using the ebay temp controller build I found on here. I also pitch a very healthy, large starter (2L for a 5 gal batch as calculated from mrmalty.com). I currently have a vigorous...

Sooo... I got a little excited and may have made my starter too early. I pitched a wyeast smack pack of 1056 in a 2L starter this morning and it's fermenting pretty strong right now (5:00 pm). Its chugging away in my ferm chamber at proper temps. I'm out of town until Friday plan on brewing...

I recently picked up a chest freezer off craigslist for $40 and converted it to a ferm chamber using the ebay temp controller. I don't have a wort chiller yet. I'm wondering if I can do a full boil (5 gal), stir the wort and let it cool on it's own for about an hour and then pour it in my ferm...

I wanted to try the northernbrewer Jamil's Evil Twin recipe, but I couldn't wait on shipping since I wanted to brew today. I went to my lhbs and picked up the 7lbs of Muntons light DME and the hops listed in the northern brewer recipe. I also picked up the specialty grains, but my lhbs didn't...

I bottled my Two-Hearted clone yesterday that I used yeast harvested from a six-pack of Bell's pale ale. I use a cooler full of water that I throw frozen water bottles in every now and again to regulate my temps. My previous batch (first ever) had a few off flavors (green apple in...

I ended up with a lot of hop particle in my fermenter so I went ahead and added some gelatin and cold crashed in a refrigerator for 3 days. I haven't taken a peak yet, but I'm still concerned about picking up too much on my way to the bottling bucket. Is there anything possibly laying around...

I'm very aware of the improvements my beers have made since I began leaving them on the yeast cake for 1 month. My question is... how do commercial breweries turn out their beer faster? Something tells me that they aren't waiting a month per batch. What's the difference?

So I'm planning out my first AG batch and am wondering if I need to go ahead and convert the keg I have to a keggle. I currently brew with an aluminum pot that holds a little over 5 gallons (the typical turkey fryer setup). I'm looking to do a beer around 6% - 7% ABV. How many gallons should...

I ran out of propane today with 10 mins remaining of my boil. It was an IPA recipe calling for 1 oz @ 60, 1 oz @ 20, and 2 oz @ 5. The tank didn't completely die, but the flame was small and I could only maintain 200 degrees for the last 10 mins. I thought that since the heat was a little...

I'm going to brew the Northern Brewer Dead Ringer IPA recipe tomorrow and I'm debating doing a full boil. My kettle is plenty big, but I'm unsure about the hop utilization. I'm adding 1 oz at 60 mins, 1 oz at 20 mins, and 2 oz at 5 mins. They are all Centennial and I have 2 oz for dry...