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So I brewed a belgian wit yesterday and after getting it into the fermenter I went to oxygenate the wort only to find that my O2 tank was empty. I have another tank, but the regulator would not come off the old tank so I was stuck. At this point I don't know whether I should try and get a new...

So I just recently bottled my blueberry weissen which came out great (except the carbonation...keep reading). This was my first batch using my new 14 Gallon SS Brewtech Unitank and Blichmann BeerGun. I burst carbed the beer and the samples I tasted were perfect. Then I burst carbed just a tad...

I need some advice on WLP320 American Hefe yeast. I made a 3L starter for my brew this weekend on Tuesday, January 19, and to this point it never really showed any real signs of fermentation. I didn't see much bubbling or krausen or anything so I'm afraid I got a bad vial. The expiration date on...

I need some advice on WLP320 American Hefe yeast. I made a 3L starter for my brew this weekend on Tuesday, January 19, and to this point it never really showed any real signs of fermentation. I didn't see much bubbling or krausen or anything so I'm afraid I got a bad vial. The expiration date on...

Hello all, I showed up at my home brew store today to buy my ingredients for the pecan porter I plan on brewing tomorrow when I ran into an issue. My LHBS was totally out of base 2 row malt which my recipe calls for 7.5 pounds of. The closest thing he had to substitute was Belgian 2L Pilsner...

Hello all, I recently purchased some LD Carlson products from Amazon and am a bit concerned. I bought a bottle of yeast energizer and a bottle of potassium sorbate, and neither of them had any sort of factory seal on them. I unscrewed the lid and there was no foam or plastic layer which there...

Hello all, I brewed up the famous cream of 3 crops ale 3 weeks ago with US-05, and am having trouble. I've left it in the primary fermenter for the entire three weeks and I'm still getting some very slow bubbling through the air lock. It might take a few minutes for each bubble to come but it...

Hello all. A buddy of mine is having a party soon, and he wants me to brew up some beer for it. I won't be able to brew until next Saturday which is exactly 4 weeks before the party. I want to brew the famous "Cream of 3 Crops" cream ale and want to know what the best yeast would be to ensure a...

I brewed a Belgian Wit 2 weeks ago with WLP400 and was intending to bottle it today. The thing is, it's still bubbling slowly out of the blowoff tube. It's bubbling at a rate of maybe 4-5 per minute, but if it's bubbling at all does that mean that fermentation is incomplete and I need to let it...

So I woke up this morning and went to check on my yeast starter only to find the airlock completely filled with yeast and wort. I replaced the airlock and then headed off to work. When I got home, lol and behold, it exploded again. This is what it looked like when I left work This is what it...

Hello all, My brother is coming in town this weekend and wanted me to brew an ESB. I have very little knowledge of this style, so I'd like some help with the recipe I've come up with. Here it is. batch size: 5.5 gal 9.5 lb Maris Otter .75 lb Crystal 40L .375 lb Crystal 120L .5 lb...

Hello all, I just fired up my chest freezer with a Johnson temperature controller for the first time today and currently have a yeast starter in there, and it's not working right. I set the temp to 65 deg F, with a diff of only 1. It kicks in at 65 and then cools it below 55 before cutting off...

Hello all, I'm planning on brewing an American IPA as my first all grain batch next week, and am having a really hard time figuring out what to do with my water for this beer and was hoping some of you more experienced brewers could offer your insights on what you would do with my water in this...

Hello all. I'm about to do my first all grain brew, and I think I'm going to try an IPA. I've noticed that most IPA recipes call for a hop addition at 0 minutes, and I'm wondering what you do with these hops after the wort is cooled? Do you filter them out or leave them in the wort to ferment...