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Miracles happen! And **** happens too! Let's hope for one of em!

as a sign that i am on the right track with my beer and brewing knowledge, i need to win this. of course if i don't, it will be an excellent reason to drink. of course, if i do, i'm going to drink anyway.

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i made an IIPA with that yeast. Took off way quick I remember. Fermented warm and might have over pitched, it's very esstery and a bit tart. hoping for it to mellow a bit with time!

what sort of water are using to brew? could be a mineral deficiency that's stunting the yeast's metabolism, but i'd only expect this if you have irregular tap water or used distilled water. So long as the temperatures have been consistent and you haven't done anything to startle your yeast, my...

Sounds most likely that you have an infection of a weird Brettanomyces strain coupled with a big boost of carpylic acid which smells rancid, goaty, terribly much like death. :edit: Also, just call it a lambic now and you're good. proceed with fermentation, open up the top of it to let it out...

Ive recently cracked into my latest brew, a 3 month old IIPA with the 1332. i fermented warm and got very intense fruity aromas and tartness but unfortunately had alot of problems with fusels. its still very hot, but its mellowed with time. Its turning out to be a very bright beer, which i like.

i agree about working off flavors in to your recipe and that those flavors, in some styles at certain levels tastes good, even necessary, but I was just thinking with the amount of yeast you'd have to pitch and it occurred to me that the level of the off-flavors might be a bit strong, i.e. the...

my thinking says no, this won't work. the lager yeast prefers the lower temperature because it fits their metabolism. the higher temps will produce more off flavors because the yeast are under stress and have a harder time metabolizing sugars and producing ethanol, thus leaving some molecules in...

temp control is definitely my hang up. one please!

That's how the joke worked! NO one would have believed it if it were a week ago!

Correct, I just boil the water cause that's what eats up most of the time on brew day anyway. And I can do it quicker the day before because I don't have to worry about stirring in DME, overboiling, hop schedules etc. As they say, you can set it and forget it! As for the price, yea a usual...

Hey guys, just enjoying my last APA i bottled a month and a half ago and getting things ready for hopefully another successful brew day tomorrow. Just thought I'd let you guys know, though I've only been brewing less than a year, I think I have come up with amazing amounts of time saving tricks...

I just made a starter for my next brew on monday. This is my first totally original brew and I'm pretty excited. I have all the ingredients already, so I'm fairly limited, but if there's anything you think I should change I'd love to have some input. I'm obviously going for a very bitter that I...

I poured myself a small glass, and even after cooling it the predominant taste seemed to be 'fusel'. The hopefully part of my brain really hopes aging, plus cooling and carbonation will help mute the flavor in turn for some delicious stoutiness. I've never done a beer quite that big (my highest...

Well, here's to screwing up about $150 in beer and wasting about 3 months... I had a Russian Imperial Stout I brewed (partial mash) a few months ago. Threw in some maple syrup and cinnamon in the wort. Brewing went amazing; I expected a great body and I knew I'd reached the highest OG...

Hmm 187 pages, at 7 replies per page, give or take a few for repeat commenters... My Odds look good. At any rate, I was planning on selling body parts for a dual tap draft system but if I win them it'll save me an arm and a leg (Or two arms, whatever my guy on the black-market settles on...

I just brewed the same kit last fall. I dry hopped it for 2 weeks on two ounces of cascade hops. Best beer ive mAde so far. Dry hopping is definitely the wAy to go with that Ipa

Howdy hbt After perusing BAA recipes, specifically a few Fat Tire clones, I concocted a custom mix and wanted a little feedback. 6 lb golden light DME 1 lb munich 1 lb victory .5 lb crystal 80 .25 coffee malt .25 chocolate malt 1 oz willamette 4.9% 1 oz fuggle 4% 1 tsp irish moss...

I'm attempting my 4th batch soon and had a quick question about fermentation/aeration. My last batch was an IPA, and I managed to get the highest OG and lowest FG and attributed my successful fermentation to me whisking the pitched yeast on the beer, therefore aerating the mix. I'm going to do...