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So I sent in a sample last week in a rinsed disposable water bottle(I didn't use soap, just filled it a third, three times, and shook it for 15 secs or so). I also have a dual charcoal filter on a separate tap used for brewing water, but pulled the sample straight from the tap, without an...

Hello! So I've got some Gypsum, Calcium Chloride and Lactic Acid to play with. I'd like to adjust my Chicago water profile to best suit an IPA. I've read a bit on the subject, but all the concepts aren't clicking quite yet. I figure I'll get some sulfate in there to accentuate the hops and some...

I made 1L of wort for a starter that I never pitched yeast into and just kept it in the flask covered with foil in the fridge for the last 3 weeks. Is this safe to use at this point? I also have the yeast I want to propagate sitting in the same fridge. I assume the best thing to do is let them...

Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.50 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.50 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.0 gal Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.066 SG Estimated Color: 8.6 SRM Estimated IBU: 78.0 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 75.3 % Boil Time...

So I did a 1L starter on a fresh pack of 1056, split the batch and continued on with a 2L starter after letting it settle in the fridge for a couple hours and decanting. I noticed a "floatie" after pitching the yeast into the flask and removed it, which was a small flea size bug. Once I put it...

So my first starter on a homemade stir plate. This is a pack of Wyeast 1968 London ESB dated 10/30/11. Been about 16 hours on it at this point and looks like this. About a 1/3rd cup of DME in 750ml of wort, pitched at 70 or so. If I pull the plug, it drops like a rock. Any thoughts if this is...

So I made an extract kit batch of an english barley wine in which I used too much water and resulted in an a 1.072 vs. the expected 1.086. It's been in the fermenter a week and I took a gravity reading of 1.021. According to an ABV calculator, this will give me a 6.6% beer vs. the 8.3% expected...

Hi, I just did my second ever batch of beer with a 5 gal. BeerCraft Barley Wine kit. The kit's directions were pretty generic, but easy to follow. Anyway, I lost count of my initial water volume while filling my pot, to where I had either 5 1/4 or 5 1/2 gallons and didn't think of it that big...