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I brewed the Carmelite pm kit from northern brewer. Fermentation finished well with good attenuation, and the beer tasted AWESOME after about 3 weeks when I checked the fg. Then I went away to a wedding last week, and while I was gone there was a heat wave. No idea what the temps reached, but I...

Hey everybody, I'm making my first yeast starter for a five gal batch around 1.081 OG. I determined my best course of action to be to step up the starter. I made a starter with half a cup dme and 2 cups of water, and put it in a 2L growler. My plan is to wait two days until that finishes, cold...

After considerable searching for answers in existing posts, I have some questions about Russian imperial stouts. I am trying to work out a timeline for my stout. I'm planning on making it a six-month project, and I want it to be awesome. 1) How long in the primary? I was thinking two months...

Alright, so I'm fermenting the BB russian imperial stout right now. I pitched two packs of s-04 into a OG of 1.80. The thing is going nuts. After reading other threads about the vigorous ferment of this kit, I set up a 1/2 inch blowoff from the start (thank god), but STILL the lid is bulging and...

Just wanted to post this as a heads up for those who are in the market for an extra Ail Pail, and, like me, don't trust themselves to make their own. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260987537053 Guy is sellin' em for $25 shipped (pretty good, since my LHBS charges an...

Hi all, been reading topics on the forum like a fully realized addict, so I thought I'd sign up. I brewed a BB Belgian Tripel and had an OG of .086. After a month in the primary (a tip I picked up here, thanks!) the FG was steadily at .022, which was high, but it wasn't moving. So I bottled...