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Don’t know if it is possible but I brewed my first lager and it lacks bitterness. Is there a way to add bitterness? My only thought was to pull a couple of pints then boil with some hops, cool it, then add it back to the keg? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Waited in line for 3 hours for this bad boy

I brewed a SMASH pale ale yesterday with mosaic. O.G. .048 , pitched lutra from yeast cake of Oktoberfest at 1:00pm at 85f. An hour later it was roaring! (Video below)Wrapped the fermenter in a blanket and 2 hours later it was 97f and my spunding valve was almost whistling. Checked it this...

I’ve been skimming through and can’t seem to find a water profile. Anyone have any suggestions if I am building up from distilled water?

So this is my first time ever reusing yeast this way. I primarily brew NEIPA. I brewed this past Monday and my yeast starter was not looking good. I had a fermenter with the yeast and leftovers that had been sitting for about a week ( I do closed fermentations and transfers) so I put the wort...

Latest NEIPA. Motueka, citra, Nelson. 1/2/3 ratio. Killer beer.

Ok so this is what I’m thinking. .5 oz CTZ 60 min boil 6 oz citra whirlpool 30 min at 160 Ferment then soft crash to for 24 hours Bring back up to 60-62 Dry hop 6 oz Nelson , 2 oz citra for 48-60 hours. Too much citra in whirlpool?

Citra , Nelson combo. What’s your favorite ratio? Haven’t used Nelson before.

New to reusing yeast. What part do I save?

Bright Ideas brewing Chris Exotic NEIPA

Yeast pitch 8 pm 2/11/20. OG .050. Final gravity 2/14/20 Friday 8:00 am .008 60 hours [emoji12]

80 degrees. My basement is cold and all I have to heat it is a fermawrap. I took a hydrometer reading this morning went from .050 to .030 in 12 hours. Didn’t have time to check it tonight but will do first thing tomorrow morning.

Ok guys I BIAB in a cooler mash tun. Mash with 5 gal. Drain and throw in 2 mor gal mix it up let sit 10 min then drain. Boil all the collected wort down to 5 gal. Always seem to be low on my projected OG. Any tips? Am I doing it wrong?

Wow.This is my first batch of cider. Hornindal strain I collected from a previous batch of neipa. Two hours after I pitched 2 tbls of yeast there is already some action. This yeast is incredible. Cannot wait to see how this turns out.