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Thank you. Sorry I meant lactobacillus (which I also believe is not traditional)

So I’ve been looking into old/rare or extinct beer styles. So I made a list of some a long with there characteristics, then it just so happens the head brewer I work under says that we are going to brew a Kottbusser. We stick fairly traditional with ingredients when it comes to brewing, when we...

Where does everyone find information or odd or old styles? I normally use BJCP styles as guides but they only have information on the most common beer styles. Any and all help is appreciated

Thank you

I'm planning on brewing a mineraly Irish red ale. I have the water profile for where I live (haven't brewed with municipal water yet) and would be willing to post if that helps. I have no idea where to start. Thank you in advance

Thank you both

So I'm a beer guy and am ignorant about mean so please forgive me. I had an idea about using a honey starter (mead starter) and was wondering, if I used 8oz of raw honey and 8oz of water to activate the yeast, what kind of cell count rang am I looking at? Is there anything else I'm missing...

The wife and I just picked up an ounce of it for a blackberry gose that we're going to brew in a few days. I read mixed reviews about it online. Just wanted to know what y'all thought

Yeah I should've been more specific

Nothing is wrong with it. I didn't hit my projected ABV and that's about it.

Figured that was the case. Thank you

Got a good score on untapped by a friend or a friend (whom I don't know). This gentleman is also a member of a beer group on FB so at least I know he drinks good beer ;)

So I'm more or less against beer competitions (because I don't think that should be the only way to get recognition) but I'm thinking of entering an Irish red ale in the Michigan beer cup. The red I brewed was so far my most disappointing beers that I brewed. It just didn't turn out how I wanted...

Thanx guys

I'm looking to build a chamber as cheap as I can. I recently got a fermentation heater wrap with probe and controller. What I was wondering is how can I control the cold i.e. reducing the heat? I was thinking using aquarium fans but that won't really cool the chamber. Any help or ideas? Thank...