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I just finished making a Barleywine. I had planned to use the Notty yeast cake from a prior batch. When I transferred that batch into a secondary it becam clear it was infected. The BW OG is 1.100. I have one packet of Notty on hand and one packet of US-05. What is my best option? Should I...

Hi all, Just brewed an American Stout. The recipe called for bittering hops at 60 minutes, and then 1.0 oz of Centennial at 5 minutes. Due to a screwup we continued the boil an extra fifteen minutes. This effectively makes the Centennial a "20 minute" addition in some respects. How...

Did a Imperial Stout last night (1.100). Pitched two packs of Notty dry and stuck it in a fermentation chamber at 64 F. The airlock was bubbling vigorously at 12 hours, and when I rechecked at 18 hours it had blown the airlock. Is this normal? I immediately fashioned a kind of blow-off...

I've got several partial mash kits under my belt and am getting ready to go all-grain. Thinking I had everything under control I tried to make a 3 gallon all-grain smoked pale. It was a bit of a disaster. Recipe: A basic pale ale (cascade) scaled down to 3 gallons, withsmoked malt...

The hops I planted April 1st just poked through the ground yesterday (April 15th). Hurray for the mild spring. Already wishing I had space to plant more. Probably will get a light frost or two yet, but that shouldn't be a problem if I can remember to protect them ; )

Just threw out five pounds of smelly Quinoa. Arghh! I had run a small malting experiment a while back and was confident I could scale up a bit and then start brewing. Unfortunately after about four or five days the grain developed a funky (rancid? fermenting?) smell. I'd say less than 5%...

Just realized I don't have the recommended yeast on hand for two upcoming brews. But I do have a few choices on hand. Looking to brew - Stone Russian Imperial Stout - Scottish/80 Yeast options: - Wyeast British 1098 - Wyeast Irish 1084 - Nottingham - SafAle-04 Any strong...

Wanted to share a technique for storing hops using a FoodSaver that works for me. I'm using model V2244. Austin has oxygen-barrier heat seal bags which are about 8 cents apiece. (From the looks of the labeling they seem to be designed to hold electronic components in a static-free bag.) I...

Every once in a while there is a great stir over the prospect of making regular beer safe for Celiacs. For example, Daura by Estrella Dam (Spain) and more recently this this by twobrosbrew. However, my celiac SO just found this article which I need to share. It references a journal article...

Just got a home kit for measuring hardness and alkalinity. I'm closely following this article on water testing. I have a partial mash kit for a stout that I'm itching to brew. Test Results: GH - "General Hardness" (Ca+Mg): GH=28 (=498ppm) KH - "Carbonates" (Alkalinity): KH=19 (=388 ppm)...

Brewed up a GF storm yesterday and thought I'd share the recipe, etc. The recipe was based on Kershner's GF House Ale (Pale Ale). The day before I brewed I realized the rice solids I had were not GF, so I switched to using demerara instead. I actually did two separate 2.5 gallon batches...

I'm on a quest to brew a drinkable beer for my GF wife. Last week I refreshed my skills and did a (regular) partial extract Pale Ale. While its waiting for it to ferment I've been reading pretty much every thread in this forum. I'm impressed with your collective efforts and anxious to get...

Hi Folks, Just brewed my first batch in 15+ years earlier today. I'm getting back in with the idea of eventually brewing some darker GF beers for my wife. Been reading a lot on GF recipes and it all looks pretty manageable. For 1 pound of roasted malt for a recipe, how much raw grain is...