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Hello Folks, A bit of a dilemma here. I recently brewed up a 2.75 gallon batch of Russian Imperial Stout, the OG was 1.106 (60 IBUs). I did aerate with O2 for 60 seconds but the tank was quite low, not the usual strong stream. I pitched 2 packs of US-05, fermented around 66. After all visible...

Hi Folks, As the post indicates, I'm wondering if anyone has experience with their beer mellowing after aging too long on oak or wood. I'd more or less forgotten about a barleywine (2.5 gallons) that had been on sitting on oak cubes (1.5oz) for about 10 months until deciding to taste it today...

This sounds unusual. Tuesday night I brewed an Amber Ale, SG 1.070, pitched an appropriate starter with 1056, and stuck it in the swamp cooler. Yesterday morning it was chugging along wonderfully, though the kraeusen probably never broke an inch all day, probably not even half an inch. The...

Hi All, I'm planning an amber ale for next weekend (roughly 1.065) and would like to use the same yeast for an imperial stout after it's finished. Many recipes I've seen suggest Wyeast 1056 is the most suitable. I'm intrigued, however, by using 1332 Northwest Ale for the amber, since I would...

Hi All. Eight days ago I brewed a PM Tripel, using .5 lbs each of flaked oats, wheat and rye (1.5 total) along with 3 lbs of base malt. At the end of the mash (70 min @ 151) it was quite cloudy, and not as sweet as I remember previous ones being. I continued with the boil anyways, and was...