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anyone ever make a purple beer before? I have no clue how or why this happened. My minimally educated guess is that it has something to do with the pH. It was my 2nd attempt at a Berliner Weisse. Sour-mashed for 4 days, fermented with US-05. Super sour, like Warhead candy in liquid form...

I got a fermentation fridge that doesn't get cold (used to work until recently), and there is no air flowing through the inside. If i plug it in, I can hear a hum, but no air movement. If i put my hand RIGHT NEXT to the vent on the inside of the freezer I feel a little cold, but no air flow. The...

Howdy, I was planning on brewing a Pilsner, but I have a yeast problem. Made a starter on Friday, and it's literally doing nothing. Probably all dead. Homebrew store is closed until Tuesday, but I do have a pack of US-05 in the fridge. I know if you use ale yeast and ferment cold you...

How often do yous guys replace your racking and siphoning tubes? I am ashamed to admit how old mine are... And is there a general consensus on which material is best? midwest has these high-tech anti-microbial non-PVC tubes. Anyone know if they are they worth the extra cash?

Howdy, I have two questions: When I calculate my IBUs resulting from first wort hopping, should I use the same utilization number as I would for a 60 minute boil? Also, is there a quick way to reverse engineer Palmer's formula to find out how many AAU I will need from each hop addition from...

Howdy, I brewed an excellent IPA with extract about two years ago, and I'd like to be able to replicate it with all grain. Here's the recipe for 5 gallons: 8 lb Golden DME 2 1/2 oz Caramunich 45L 4 oz Honey Malt 2 or 3 oz Victory Malt (didn't remember by the time I wrote it down)...

I finally finished building my fermentation chamber. I can heat it with a reptile heating rock and can sustain up to 77 degrees when my basement is like 68. I was planning on returning the rock and getting something more powerful. Does anyone know if there any style of beer that requires a...

Howdy, I want to make an AG hefeweizen. The extract recipe I'm working from calls for 6.6 lbs light wheat LME (55% wheat 45% barley). Anyone know of a good way to replicate this LME for my hefe? Thanks in advance!

I read recently about a technique in which the dry hops are added to the primary right after high krausen. The author suggests the still active yeast "strip away" any grassy or off flavors, leaving behind only the desirable hop aroma. He said you only need it in there for three days and then...

OK, so there's this priming sugar calculator I've used twice now, and I was about to use it again in a few days but something just doesn't sound right. http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/ I have a Bavarian Wheat sitting on some raspberries right now and I plan to bottle it...

I've got somewhat of a foam problem (way too much) in my Belgian white. It wasn't always that way; the first month or so was perfect, but since last week it's been far too foamy. I used the standard 5oz of priming sugar like I do with all my others. I used 4oz of flaked wheat, which I know...

i made a belgian white ale. it'll be ready to drink on tuesday. My question is, because I used belgian yeast, should I rouse the yeast up into the beer before I pour it out as is typical of other wheat beers? or keep it on the bottom of the bottle? all of those 750ml fancy belgian ales i...

So yesterday I dry hopped my IPA. Gravity was 1.014, so I assumed it was all done. I racked it to secondary with the hops, and today after work I have new bubbles and a very small krausen stain around the rim of my carboy. Even the airlock is working! any ideas???

I'm making a clone of the Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA (recipe from the guy's book) and I used Ringwood 1187 yeast. This is the first time I needed to make a yeast starter. I got it sitting with the dry hops in secondary right now and I'm seeing something I've never seen before. The layer of...

Hi, I'm making a wheat beer. Just racked to secondary today and added about 3 lbs of pasteurized raspberries. I have some action going on in the airlock (bubbles every 15 seconds of so) and white foam is forming all around the raspberries floating on top. Did accidentally start another...