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Does anyone have any experience with this yeast? I opened the bag to pitch the yeast and was greeted with a powerful sour smell that I have never experienced before. I've never used a lager yeast or this yeast in particular so I am not sure what it should smell like but it did not seem normal. I...

So I have been mashed in now for about 40 minutes and just realized that I forgot to add my cambden tablet to remove the chlorine from my tap water. If I add it to the mash and stir it in will it have the same effect? P.S. I already did it i guess I just want to know if I should stress or...

I just got my water report from ward labs and I was hoping someone could help me interpret it as I don't have much knowledge on the subject. Specifically what type of beer would this water be good for? (Ppm) Ph- 7.6 Total dissolved solids- 184 Sodium, Na- 4 Calcium, CA- 50 Magnesium, Mg-...

So I recently won a $100 gift card for SS Brewtech (http://www.ssbrewtech.com) for getting Best of Show at a homebrew competition. I am beyond excited as this was my first BOS. Anyways, I hadn't heard of SS Brewtech so I got on there website and realized the cheapest thing they had was a...

I am using a low flocculating yeast (Gigayeast Vermont IPA), and in previous beers using this yeast it was murky. I have never used gelatin, because I bottle condition and have heard that conditioning can take a really long time after using gelatin because most of the yeast falls out. My...

I found a wasp in my cooling wort when it was around 85 degrees. I scooped him out with a sanitized spoon as soon as I noticed. Am I screwed? Will it get infected?

I want to enter a beer I brewed into a competition but can't decide what style it is. It is smooth and easy drinking. Og: 1.049 Fg: 1.006 Ibu: 24 SRM: 6.5 Abv: 5.57 Yeast: Safale us-05 Grains 2-row: 6.75 pounds (61.7%) Rye malt: 2 lbs 10 oz (24%) Honey malt: 12 ounces (6.9%)...

Back in November, I brewed a Belgian Dark Strong that blew the top off of my bucket while I was out of town. By the time I got home a few days later the wort had already dried in a thick mess on the ground. I haven't touched it since then, but am moving out of my apartment in two weeks, and...

I am drinking a low gravity wheat beer that I bottled exactly 2 weeks ago. When I poured it it developed a nice head that it maintained for the time I was drinking it. However, I didn,t notice any carbonation bubbles rising from the bottom, and it tasted flat. Does it just need more time, or did...

I ferment my ales in a tub of water. My ipa got up to 68 so I put a bunch of frozen water bottles in to drop it to around 62 in a short amount of time. This was on around day 3 when it was fermenting vigorously. The yeast is us-05. Will this quick temperature change cause any off flavors in my...

I am designing a brown ale recipe and want to try some Golden Naked Oats in it. I have never used this grain before and was thinking around 8% of the grist. I know in brown ales some crystal sweetness is wanted. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with GNO, and if they will be a...