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Hello, Last night I made a 3 Liter yeast starter for a 12.5 gallon Black IPA (1.075 OG) that we plan to brew Saturday (basically 66 hours before pitching). I used 2 vials in the starter. I don't have a stir plate but I do shake it. This is in a gallon jar with loose foil over it. I...

Hello, I've been all grain brewing since February and the last two batches I have been .0010 off (low) on my OG. (1.050 vs. 1.060 for example) Note: Two things different from my previous brews, I am increasing the final volume from 10 gallons to 13 gallons (I increased the grain bill...

(sorry to post twice, I posted this in yeast and fermentation forum but didn't get any hits, hoping someone here might know which way to go..) Hi folks, I saw the Washing Yeast pictorial stickied after I tried a different method, so I'll do that going forward. Here's my question. I brewed 5...

Hi folks, I saw the Washing Yeast pictorial stickied after I tried a different method, so I'll do that going forward. Here's my question. I brewed 5 gallons of Czech Pils WLP800 and transferred it to my secondary and made sure to include plenty to trub. I let is sit at 50 degrees F for...

Hey there, been extract brewing for 4 years, just switched to all grain, have 3 AG batches under our belts (2 were successful, 1 irish red, 1 irish dry stout) and 1 not so successful (light american wheat where I only hit and OG of 1.030, I think I know what I did wrong). Anyhow, we want to do...

Hi folks, I brewed this for the first time 4 weeks ago http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/RebelRyePorter.pdf I brewed 10 gallons (2 kits) and split them between carboys. My og was 1053 (I thought that was a bit low), og is supposed to be between 1062 and 1064...

Hey folks, Getting ready to brew Northern Brewers Irish Blond tomorrow. Their instructions for the grain part says (I've done partial mashes before, I am probably overthinking more than anything), to "steep the grains for 20 minutes until the water reaches 170 F, remove bag and discard."...

Howdy, I recevied a watermelon ale kit from Williams brewing (I've done this one before with great results) which came with wyeast 3056 Barvian Wheat Blend dated Dec. 14, 2011. I made a yeast starter of 1/3 lb DME and 1/3 gallon of water. (I don't break the bubble in the smack pack, I...

Hey folks, I picked up a kit today from Brewmaster Select, Hazelnut Brown Ale, and I've done partial grain brews in the past where i seep the grains for 30 to 60 min at 152 degrees F (or whatever), then add this to my main boil of DME and continue the recipe. These instructions that came...

Hey folks, I tried my first lager today. I brew 10 gallons and then keg. Here's the recipe I went with 1 lb. Cara/Pils at 150 degrees F for 30 min 18 lbs. of Extra Light DME for 60 min Hops went 3 oz Saaz at 60 min 2 oz Saaz at 15 min 1 tsp Yeast additive at 10 min 2 oz Saaz at...

Hey folks, Nov 1 I did my first ever 'clone' of 2 Hearted Ale. The past 2 batches i did (wheat beer, and the a high gravity BYO magazine anniversary ale) came out great following this method. Basically, 2 or so weeks in the primary carboy, secondary in the keg for 2 or so weeks...

Hi folks, I recently started kegging my 10 gallon batches (I ferment in 2 separate carboys and I have 2 corney kegs) I only have 1 CO2 tank and 1 dual gauge regulator. Without buying a new regulator, is there an adapter/splitter that I can send the same amount of CO2 to both kegs (since...

Hi folks, I want to make this BYO magazines 15th anniversary ale, seen here http://***********/blogs/byos-15-anniversary-ale-test-batch.html/blogger/Chris%20Colby/ I notice the recipe calls for 2 types of yeast, am i reading that correct? Never heard of adding 2 types of yeast. Also...

Howdy again folks, I'm happy to say that I just moved to kegging. My father in law donated the refridgerator, another friend gave me 2 cornelious kegs, a third friend supplied the regulator as a gift, so after picking up a CO2 tank (filled in Charlotte, NC for a total of $71 out the door...

Howdy, I am doing my first 10 gallon brew (wheat beer extract) and they only had 1 vial of WLP300 yeast, (I will be dividing the batch into 2 and putting them each in their own carboys.) I also picked up some priming sugar as my friend said I can propegate the yeast i have to make more...

Hey folks, I have a liquid yeast, English Ale WLP002. I was going to brew yesterday but was unable to. I let the yeast sit at room temperature for 3 hours, and then put it back in the refridgerator. The yeast is fresh, best before (5-30-10) and I didn't shake it. Is it still good...

I read through the forums and I think I'm probably just being impatient. My very first batch was a pale ale, final gravity of 1.018, came out with about 3.95 gallons. After a week in primary and another week in secondary, I bottled using a half a cup of primary sugar last Sat. 2/20. I...

Hi folks, great forum. Question, i brewed my second batch ever yesterday (first was last weekend, transferred it into the secondary fermenter yesterday) but i did a combo grain boil (used a fruit bag to boil my grains for an hour) plus extract (still learning the lingo) but I didn't realize I...