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sudsybrewer - These are 5 gallon batches. I am pitching 1 packet. I was thinking of trying liquid yeast and making a starter for that. OG has been ~1.050 - 1.065. Not huge by any means. For aeration I used to just stir it vigorously. For the last 2 batches I used the paint mixer on the...

I have been getting some off flavors in most of my brews recently. Mostly it has been a green apple flavor which is usually associated with stressed yeast. To try to alleviate this, I built a fermentation chamber. My latest brew was the Russian River Row 2 clone. I fermented at 64 degrees...

Thanks for the quick replies! How do I make sure the coffee is sanitizedl? I saw that a cold brew in a french press is preffered. Do you boil it after to get rid of any bad stuff?

Im brewing an extract stout and the instructions say to add 1 1/2 cups espresso coffee to the priming solution before bottling. I would like to keg this batch and force carbonate but not sure what to do with the coffee. Would it still be added at the time of racking to the keg or does the...

It is an extract with specialty grains recipe. 10oz 20* Crystal Malt 6oz Munch Malt 1oz Chocolate Malt 6lbs Pale ale extract 3tsp Burton salt 2tsp Irish Moss Grains were steeped at 170* for 45 min. Next I added the extract and turned on the heat. While heating up I added the...

I am new to brewing and all 3 of my brews have had lower than expected OG and FG. My first 2 brews were an irish red ale. Target OG was 1.056 and both times I got 1.046@71*. Temp correction puts it at 1.047. Grains were steeped at 170* for 45 min as per the instructions which I later found...

Just wanted to say hello! I just brewed my 3rd yesterday and am waiting for my 2nd to carbonate in the keg. So far I have been very fortunate in that all of my equipment was free from my brother. Tons of great info on this site!