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Today was bottling day for my cream ale. It was gin clear after two weeks in the secondary and srm was dead nuts on. During transfer from secondary to bottling vessel the beer became cloudy. My guess is that my priming solution was not sufficiently cooled down and the temperature differential...

I'm about to attempt my first dry hop, on a session ale. Using pellets. I'm worried about: 1. Risk of infection, and 2. excessive particles in the beer interfering with bottling. I'm considering using a sterilized muslin bag to address the particle fear. Any advice is welcome. Sent from my...

I drank a bottle of Saranac Red IPA yesterday (Matt Brewery-Utica, New York). Pretty tasty. I searched for a clone recipe but can't find one. Has anyone taken a shot at cloning this beer?

Yesterday I brewed a Russian Imperial Stout with a target OG of 1.103 at 75% efficiency. This was my third batch on this equipment set up and my ninth all grain batch overall. My first two batches on this set up both came in slightly above target OG. Yesterday I missed low by 25 points -...

I'm a relative newbie to all grain. Eight batches under my belt. Plan for this weekend is to brew a 3 gallon batch of Russian Imperial Stout. Going with S-04 for yeast. Two packs based on Beersmith calcs. I have not used dry yeast previously. I've been reading about rehydrating in Palmer's...

I have a timing issue. Brewed a heavy, hoppy all grain IPA to take along on a Northern Canada fishing trip with the boys next week. Got a late start, so by departure day it will be three and a half weeks in the primary and three weeks in the bottle. Og was big...1.069. Final was 1.018. I...

Basic question from a novice: Is there a standard or preferred method for mixing the priming sugar solution into 5 gallons of fermented wort at bottling time?

I've experienced some difficulty in transferring from the boil kettle to the primary fermenter as a result of the hop debris. I've looked at the hop spider designs, and thought that a large sized stainless steel spice infusion ball would do the trick. Has anybody tried this? My concern would...

I'm a relative novice - six all grain brews under my belt. No disasters, yet. In my primary is an IPA brewed 17 days ago. 3 gallons in a 3 gallon carboy...so less than optimal head space. OG was 1.069, above my 1.065 target. Pitched a full tube of WLP 001. Observed fermentation activity was...

I'm a novice ( 6 batches, all grain) and need help understanding what's currently happening in my fermenter. I mashed a 3 gallon batch of a very hoppy IPA recipe. OG was 1.069. I only have 3 gallon carboys so had less than optimal headspace. Pitched 3/4 of a tube of WLP001. After approx 24...