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I brewed 4 gallon hazy IPA. I used fermentation co2 to purge the keg. Then did a closed transfer to the keg when I was 3 gravity points from FG (tilt hydrometer) about 3 days after fermentation started. I had a hop cage at bottom of keg for the first set of dry hops. I had a second set of dry...

I brew both kombucha and beer. Well I think I finally had some cross contamination. Not sure the exact cause as I have separate fermenters and cleaned the beer fermenter with bleach just in case. I did have my covered, partly full kombucha fermenter next to it though in the same room, but not...

What went wrong?? Pic of wort and recipe there. my Bag and grains also absorbed a lot more water than normal. Most of the 6 gal water i started with his in the bag.

I sanitize with starsan. I have a separate fermenter for f1 kombucha but I’ve been using my beer fermenter for F2. Haven’t made any beer since then. Was wondering if starsan would be good enough to kill the left over scoby, since kombucha itself is pretty low in pH.

I would like to minimize the amount sugar I injest. Is it possible totrack sugar in kombucha with a hydrometer? Not sure if some of the byproducts of fermentation would throw off gravity readings.

I see a lot of posts asking what mashing too high will do and see a lot of answers: less fermentable wort and perhaps a sweeter and fuller body beer. But no one ever follows up with how their beer turned out. Years ago i had a thermometer go bad and made a beer that was mashed at too high of a...

Made a vitality starter with wlp300 (that expired end of nov 2020).... lol. But I’ve used old yeast plenty times before in this fashion and been finE. Optimal yeast temp for wlp300 is 68-72 deg F. cooled my wort with my immersion cooler. Noticed it was taking forever... after like 30-45 mins it...

Watermelon beer. Anyone ever use simply watermelon juice? I’ve used watermelon pulp before. Local grocery store is out of watermelon. Wrong time of year. I was thinking of just using Simply Watermelon juice. Ingredients: Contains pure filtered water, watermelon juice, cane sugar, lemon...

Any thoughts on how to make this wheat beer recipe a winter wheat? Like by adding spices? Trying to get this one ready for Xmas. Already have below ingredients. 6 LBs German Pilsner 4 Lbs Wheat 8 oz Flaked Wheat 8 oz Flaked Oats 12 oz Rice Hulls 1 oz Hallertau 60 Minutes

Ever since i took the lid gasket out to clean, it has had trouble sealing. It’s like the gasket is too big in circumference to properly fit... can’t get it to lie flat in the lid’s groove- it’s wavy and redundant. I tried lubing it up to help it seal without luck. I just started a beer. It’s...

I recently added a bag of blended raspberries to a sour beer i have fermenting. Added in a large hop bag into the bucket fermenter when primary fermentation was almost done. I was going to give it about a week to ferment out... And wait until SG is stable. I use a tilt (and have a spigot) so i...

I usually use distilled or reverse osmosis water for brewing. The last few times I’ve been to the grocery store (meijer) they’ve been all out of distilled and reverse osmosis water. People seem to be hoarding it. Anyway, so i broke down and bought spring water instead. Not sure if i can really...

I did a search. Didn’t see any clear cut answers. how much do you add to a 5 gal keg to preserve freshness?

What are your thoughts on brewing a white chocolate wheat beer? We recently had grand armory’s white chocolate blonde, which was good. I have ingredients for a wheat beer. I see some breweries do make some good white chocolate wheat beers (e.g. Sonoran White Chocolate Ale | Sonoran Brewing...

What are your thoughts on brewing a white chocolate wheat beer? We recently had grand armory’s white chocolate blonde, which was good. I have ingredients for a wheat beer. I see some breweries do make some good white chocolate wheat beers (e.g. Sonoran White Chocolate Ale | Sonoran Brewing...

Anyone else having trouble with Plaato giving them the run around? I received my order March 27 which was short 1 keg monitoring system from what I ordered. I emailed them immediately and got a response back the next day saying it was their mistake and that they would make it right. I have...

I’m doing my second brew with my new anvil fermenter. I’ve found that no matter how much i rotate the racking arm and tilt the fermenter arm it still leaves around 1/2 gallon in fermenter. I rarely have even half that much trub. Seems like a design flaw, since amount of trub varies. Seems...

So my dads a bud guy. Loves bud. I have gotten him into some craft brews, but bud is still his favorite. For Father’s Day last year i helped him turn his old fridge into a kegerator and I’ve been helping him keep his keg full. ————- here’s the recipe i found: Vitals Original Gravity: 1.048...

Should add a hop tea to this? What kind? Should I add lactose? Thoughts? It tastes awesome now! Perhaps i will fast carbonate 3 glasses worth with a carbonator cap and taste test. ————- Originally i had ingredients to make a German Hefeweizen. I decided i wanted to sour it though and add...

Has anyone else done this? i am thinking it would be helpful for BIAB. Tilt website says it can withstand temps up to 185 deg F and that for every 10 deg above 100 deg F you subtract 0.001 to the SG for temp correction.