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Moved this to secondary a few days ago and just saw this this morning. Is this an infection? Hard to get a good close up picture through the Carboy but it looks like the stuff we used to culture in microbiology back in the day. Dammit...

This is my first time using a carboy for primary (or at all, actually). On 3/14 I brewed NB's Plinian Legacy (extract). It appears that the layer of yeast near the top (just below the krausen) has dropped off since there was a distinct "creamy" looking layer there yesterday. And it looks like...

Brewed NBs Plinian Legacy extract kit today. My OG was 1.040 instead of my target of 1.070. Followed directions to a T with two exceptions: 1) forgot to add the .25oz Amarillo when steeping grains before boil (so I threw them in before adding the 4lbs DME) and 2) used the full 1lb of corn sugar...

I got the recipes for a couple of my favorite beers from a small brewery in a town I went to college in. The problem is that I'm still pretty new to brewing and am still brewing extract kits. I know what the ingredients are that are in the recipe, but I have no idea how to figure out how much I...

I've spent about an hour searching for my answers in the other Plinan Legacy threads but haven't found what I'm looking for, so here goes. Just got my Plinian Legacy (extract) kit from NB and realized it's a 6gal recipe. I have a 7.5gal kettle and a 6gal glass carboy for primary (and a 5gal...

Anyone ever use suction tubing that's used in hospitals in brewing? The times it comes to mind would be for racking and bottling mainly. Can't seem to figure out what this stuff is made of, though I know for sure it's not silicone. Thinking about using it because it's much more flexible than the...