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A local brewery posted a question on their Facebook page. During filtration beer is filtered to crystal clarity. True or false? Leave comments. I say its false, because you can get crystal clear beer without filtration. What do you all think?

My cascades are in their second year of growth. They are 9-12' tall already and starting to produce side arms and small burrs. Is this normal for second year plants. Last year this is all the taller they got and I harvested 4oz of dried cones.

I brewed a WIPA last week loosely based on the gum ball head recipe on here. I bittered with some magnum to 25 IBU'S, then added 2 ounces of Amarillo from 15 to FO. I'm not looking to make gumball head. I'm trying to decide what to dry hop with. My first instinct is to use simcoe or citra...

I haven't brewed in 4 months and my CFC has just been sitting in the basement. I plan on brewing this weekend and want to make sure that it is clean and sanitised. I have star san and BLC. I was thinking of running the BLC through it and then the star san. I ran boiling water through it...

I brewed up a barleywine yesterday. My intended OG was 1.113. My pre-boil gravity was low so i added 1# of dme. I had collected 7 gallons and boiled for 2 hours to get me down to 5.5 gallons. I ended up with about 5.25 gallons in the carboy but my gravity was 1.109. Can i still add some dme...

I brewed the 2 hearted clone that is posted on this site. I have brewed this several times as it is one of my favorite beers. This one has been in the keg for a couple months and the taste has changed considerably. It now has kind of a wine like after taste mix with resiny kind of harshness...

I have never made a barley wine, so i figured it was about time i venture into this style. I looked at several different recipes and came up with what i think would be a solid grain bill and hop schedule. Take a look and see what ya think. Feel free to add your comments and suggestions. This...

I was at my LHBS yesterday evening picking up a few things for my upcoming brewing frenzy. I was talking with the owner about different ingredients and hops. I expressed how citra hops were one of my favorite. He asked me if i would like some. He said he had a couple pounds of wet citra hops...

I planted 3 cascade rhizomes this year. One of the bines grew to about 9' and was kicking off lots of side arms and burr's. Last week i noticed the growth tip was looking kind of sickly. Well within a few day it fell off. Now all the burr's about half way up the bine have wilted and fell off...

I know this question has been asked and answered, but the search function does now work with my phone. i kegged a dunkle weissen and carbed it, but to make room in my keezer i pulled it off the gas and put it in my spare fridge. How long will it stay carbonated without being on gas? Sorry for...

This is my first year growing hops and now i have a few questions. I have 5 lines with 2 bines growing on each. One bine is about 9 foot and the growth head.has turned into a bur, and i have several side arms that are about 6 inches long. Do i train them up the line when they get long enough or...

I have a CFC and run it off my garden hose, with the temperature rising its getting harder to chill my 5 gal batches below 70. I was thinking of getting a pond pump and putting in a cooler filled with ice water and pumping that through my CFC. If anyone has done this i would love to hear how...

I brewed the 2 hearted clone from the recipe section using wyeast 1272. I want to brew it again but only have wyeast 1450 and 05 on hand. I know several people used 05 with great results but commented that something was just a little off with it. I was wondering if anyone has used 1450 with good...

I got lucky at the HBS last night. I was given 6 cascade rhizomes for free. Now i have never grown hops before and have been reading all morning. Everything i have read says that they need plenty of sun and well drained soil. The one place i have that fits that criteria does not get sun until...

I'm wanting to brew something light for my BMC friends. I do not have a way to lager, so im going to use kolsh yeast and ferment as cool as possible. 4.5# pilsner malt 4.5# 2 row 1# flaked corn 1.75oz saaz (60) .5oz. Saaz (10) Mash at 150 for 60 min Boil for 90 min

I have a problem with my perlick 525PC. I purchased three of these faucets a little over a month ago and installed them in my keezer. One of the faucets was not used until last week and it sticks open. When you pull the handle forward it works fine, but when you close it you have to be really...

I have been working on building this for a few day. I think this is what i have finally decided on. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas i would appreciate any and all feed back. I am looking to make this light colored with a little sweetness and just enough hops to balance it. 8# pilsner...

I built a 3 tap keezer. I have my kegs running off a 3 way manifold, but now im considering adding a secondary reg to my set up so i can force carb and serve lower carb beers. What is the best way to incorporate this into my system and what parts do i need, besides the regulator. Thanks for...

I was updating my inventory yesterday and i came across some grains that i dont normally use, and i dont know what i would brew with them. I have 10# of vienna and 5# of victory also 4# pounds of special"B" and crisp brown malt. I mostly brew IPA's and APA's and none of recipes i have use any of...

I built my keezer last weekend and the probe on my Johnson temp contoler has turned green. Is this a normal or do i need to do something about it.