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I had the original problem with oxyclean, but never noticed white spots in my brew. Just a really off taste. I ruined 3 batches before I corrected it. My latest batch Emma's Brown Ale (Northern) hasn't been that great either. Its at least drinkable. I really rinsed the carboys out after...

I use a plastic carboy. I've never used the brush b/c soaking it in oxy clean for a week does the trick as far as getting the residue out. Unfortunately, I haven't been thorough enough with the rinsing.

I'm going to thoroughly rinse my carboys and bottles for my next batch. I will try the vinegar to cut the oxyclean and then probably rinse a ton and then try PBW. No mud butt as a result of drinking the beer last night. I probably only drank 4-5 ounces though as it was pretty bad.

I'll try this. I must have mistakenly read somewhere that its better for the carbonation and the maturation of the beer to stay out of the fridge. I've been keeping it at room temp in a dark place as a result until the day of (or in emergencies 30 minutes before). Hopefully that will help fix...

The first I did I threw the dry yeast on top of the wort after it cooled to the appropriate temp. Best beer I've made (German Alt). Second beer I used a liquid yeast. Good beer (Oatmeal Stout). Third beer back to dry yeast. Not too good, but go better with 4-5 months (Carribou Slobber)...

A lot of times I'll take a beer sitting at room temp and pop it in the freezer for 30 minutes, then pour. The one I did yesterday, I put in the fridge for about 10 hours before I drank it.

Best I can describe is yeasty. I think it has to be more than just a yeast issue because of the head on the beer when I pour. I pour it out extremely slowly but when you watch the beer come into contact with the neck of the bottle just before its coming out, it just turns to foam. I also...

I use star san on bottles and carboys after I dump the oxy clean out. I'm doubting I've rinsed the oxy clean completely out and the star san rinse likely isn't enough.

I've just tasted my 5th batch of homebrew. I started with the Northern Brewer German Alt as my first batch and it was delicious. Moved onto an Oatmeal Stout I picked up at a local homebrew store and it turned out good. My last 3 batches have been terrible. Caribou Slobber, Irish Red...

I thought it was the C02 initially, but then I could not get it to go back on no matter how far I jammed it down. Read some threads on here about this happening to others and it was caused by a wet stopper/carboy. I dried each off with a clean towel and popped the stopper back in and it...

Wanted to provide an update (in case another noob runs into the same situation I did). After racking to the secondary I noticed no activity for the past 2.5 weeks. About 3-4 days ago, I did notice that my stopper had slid up to the top of the carboy. As a result, it wasn't acting as much of a...

Thanks. Yeah, I've got a hydrometer (cheap kit one). I'll give it some time and check. Anyone know the science behind why it mattered that I moved it? Before this, I had racked to secondary before (usually 2 weeks in) and I leave the spent yeast (crud) at the bottom of the primary. My...

Made a mistake with a batch of Caribou Slobber extract. My kit came with 2 Better Bottles (5 gallon and 6 gallon). Mistakenly used the 5 gallon as the primary. 1.5 days in the stopper pops off and I have a mess on my hand. Probably should have just gotten the blow off hose and attached it...

This was my first homebrew and I cracked open my first bottle last night. I coworker had made a batch of this a while back and it was great. Mine is still a little green, but overall I'm very happy with it, even after 2 weeks in the bottle. Received dozens of responses to questions I had...

Looks like I'll have to do most of my future ordering online. I'm new to the hobby and even asked the guys working at the local homebrew store if there was anything unique/special about brewing an Oatmeal Stout. Was told all their brews are easy to do and it would be the same process as the...

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What effect does adding crushed pale malt to the boiled oats do to make this work? Is there some type of chemical reaction between the oats and the crushed pale malt?

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-partial-mash-brewing-pics-75231/ Could I do something like this using a muslin bag vs. the larger bag in order to do a mini mash? (This is my last attempt. :fro: )

Appreciate the replies. The limited information I found online led me to some of the same conclusions. I'll probably try it out to see what I get knowing it won't be a true Oatmeal Stout. Would it help any to boil the steel cut oats separately and then add them to a muslin bag after they have...

I purchased an Oatmeal Stout extract kit from my local homebrew store today. I didn't get a chance to inspect the directions/ingredients before they closed, so can't call for help on this one. The kit came with 5 lb of DME which the instructions state to let dissolve in 2 gallons of cold...