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I just started trying 1 gallon BIAB batches of higher gravity beers & tried a scaled down DIPA recipe today. However, my OG came out WAY too low as expected by BeerSmith. Here's the recipe: Total Water Needed: 2.21 gal Grain absorption: .21 gal Boil off: 1 gal/hr 2.50 lb Pale Malt (2...

Hi, after brewing an altbier on Sat & pitching Wyeast 2565 (Kolsch), I had no activity after ~36 hrs. To clarify, when I activated the smack pack, it never really inflated so I suspected something was off. However, as I was in a pinch I went ahead & pitched it anyway. The wort was on the cool...

Hey all, I brewed a Dunkelweizen yesterday & pitched Wyeast 3068. When I came home today, the ENTIRE house REEKS like diarrhea. Totally gross. My wife is almost gagging. Now, I've had some sulphury fermentations but this is ridiculous. I've used 3068 before without this issue. Anyone have...

I just went to remove my 1st charge of dry hops from a keg & lo & behold, they are not floating on top like they usually are. I just put the whole hops in a bag before racking & seal up the keg. I am presuming that the cord or bag is somehow caught on the dip tube, but not really sure how to...

I am planning on dry hopping in the keg using a mesh hop bag. Should the bag just be soaked in sanitizer like other equipment? I've always just thrown the dry hops in & am now trying a bag so am unfamiliar.....

Hey All, I've been growing hops for probably 3-4 years now & noticed that every time I touch the vines, I get a rash. Anyone else experience this? The prickly stems touch my skin & I have red welts on my skin. No big deal but just curious if anyone else experienced the same thing... JD

Hi, I was thinking of using the yeast cake off of an currently fermenting Fuller's London Pride clone to come up with some sort of ESB/IPA using Citra hops only. I'm intrigued by Citra & want to try a single hop beer. I've never racked right onto a yeast cake before. Do I need to do anything...

I recently bought/installed a false bottom for my 5 gallon round mash tun after using a simple hose braid for years. However, first use during Big Brew Day on Sat was disastrous. After mashing for 60 mins, turned the spigot of the tun gently to start the vorlauf and......nothing. No one drip...

Hi, my hops have already gotten to the top of the twine structure I've created (prob. 8 ft.) & was wondering if I should trim the tops. The are currently growing upwards off the twine & really have nothing to latch onto. Ideas?

All, Do I need to use high temp hose with a false bottom? Or just your regular hose for siphoning, blow off, etc.? Thanks!

Hi, after replacing the 5 ft beer tubing with 10 ft tubing on my tower faucet, I am still getting tons of foam. Any ideas here? It was suggested replacing the 5 ft with 10 ft would do the job but it has not helped. It even seems a bit worse to be honest. The original hose that came on the...

Hi, I am fairly new to kegging (only drinking my second kegged batch) & both seemed undercarbonated, even though I set everything based on the charts available for style/temp/psi. Right now, I have a APA tapped at about 12psi & around 38 degrees, but after about 10 days now it seems...

Hi, I'm in the midst of conditioning my first pilsner in a keg. Already fermented for 3 weeks. Do I need to periodically pull the relief valve to let out any extra pressure from residual fermentation? Should be minimal as it was almost at FG when I crashed it & the yeast is probably inactive...

Hi, Just cleaning up a newly purchased used Corny keg & noticed the o ring on the beer out dip tube is a bit worn. Went to the local HB shop & all they have (and Northern Brewer too, for that matter) are rounded o rings, not the squared type that came on the keg. Is it ok to use the round...

Hi, I pitched Saflager 34/70 into a pilsner yesterday & today there are large clumps of what look like soaked bread floating in the carboy. I'm new to lagers but this seems odd to me. Has anyone else experienced this? There were no odd ingredients - it was an extract batch. 1# Vienna & 6.6#...