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Thanks for the input - I think MileHighBrewer is right. Long haul it is. I'll see where it ends up towards the end of summer, and maybe hit it with some high grav yeast. I hadn't heard of the cbc-1 before - I'll likely give that a shot.

Have a question for you wild ale brewers. This is my first attempt. I brewed a Belgian Dubbel recipe in May of 2014. Mashed high, and used WLP500 in primary. After a few weeks, transferred to secondary and pitched a vial of brett lambicus and a couple oak spirals. I pitched another vial...

Mashed at 162. OG was 1.070. WLP500 brought it down to 1.030 in two weeks then crapped out. Since racking, I've kept it in the warmest spot of the house. In winter, this was about 70 degrees, in summer, it has gotten up to 80. Even though the Brett dropped it another 6 gravity points, I'm...

Have a question for you wild ale brewers. This is my first attempt. I brewed a Belgian Dubbel recipe in May of 2014. Mashed high, and used WLP500 in primary. After a few weeks, transferred to secondary and pitched a vial of brett lambicus and a couple oak spirals. I pitched another vial...

3 gallons of Belgian Dark Strong in a 5 gallon fermentor. Blowing off like crazy! Anyone else experience this kind of fermentation with this yeast?

I decided to let it ride. By morning the airlock was bubbling along as normal! :rockin: There were two concerns of mine that you may have just alleviated. The first was the yeast falling out...doesn't appear that happened. The other was the idea that when you make Jello, part of the...

Hi all, So at the request of SWMBO, I'm making a S'more beer. My plan was to throw marshmallows (yes marshmallows) in the boil. The mash is well under way, and I'm reading the ingredients of marshmallows and see fish gelatin...a fining. In half a dozen marshmallows to a 2.5 gal batch, will...

Thanks for the input! Unfortunately, I haven't seen Coopers around. Is the dry yeast worth using? I've always associated it with low grade kit beer, but maybe that's a misconception... Cheers!

Hi all, Wondering if anyone has a good substitute for WLP009 Australian Ale Yeast. Looking for a yeast that maxes out the "bread-iness" of the malt bill. Using lots of maris otter, some biscuit malt, and looking to fully enhance those without any of the typical English Ale fruitiness...

Nevermind...found it! The measured batch size was off. :smack:

Ok. Racking my brain and I can't seem to find the source of this problem... Just brewed an RIS. Was expecting an OG of 1.093 with an Estimated Efficiency of 75%. Checked the Brix before boil and it was way low. Added some DME to make up "some" of the difference. Actual OG after boil was...

Feeling like I should go to Vegas or something. Misjudged water volumes, and ended up with this. Figured I'd let it ride. Not sure how I avoided a boilover...

This...

I'd say you're probably fine. Unless you pitched into the water and let it sit, I'd say it's quite safe. I'm a relatively new homebrewer (12 batches), so that's just my two cents. Cheers!

Step 1 - whatever you do, don't flament anything. Only heartache awaits. Step 2 - read "how to brew" Step 3 - brew beer This is all you need to know.