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hi all. brewed last monday (ipa), pitched, everything went fine. checked on it 2 days later and it was obviously fermenting. however, i do not have a temp. controlled environment, and we hit a colder spell since i checked it last wednesday. so, the fermenting temp has dropped from ~68 to ~63...

so, i have been doing primary fermentation in a closet, ~72 degrees. i have no way to control the temp at this point. i have noticed that fermentation has been occurring more quickly than anticipated (duh, higher temps), but i have been picking up a slightly undesirable overtone of banana in my...

so i bottled today, and all of the leftover hops, yeast, etc are just chilling in the bottom of my bucket. what should i do with all that ****? throw it in the garbage? pretty legit 3 inch layer of things. i assume it's just garbage, but i am new so i don't know if it can be re-used for any sort...

Hello all! Recent inductee into the world of HB. Did one 5 years ago with a Mr Beer kit, but that probably doesn't count. Made a Dreadnaught clone on Monday. Checked it today and it is fermenting. Lets hope is turns out well! Trying my hand at a saison in about 3 weeks with a friend. Glad to be...