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Can someone help me out please, I’m trying to do some math. I know most yeast packets say “contains 100 billion yeast cells” but how much bacteria is in this. I can’t figure out what it says. I plan on doing a sour and wanted to compare the numbers to other options. I’m trying to do the math of...

Hallo! I was in brewing class today and my professor mentioned top cropping the yeast. I use to remember a fair bit of German brewing terms but I can’t remember what the word for it was. Of course it was a string of words put together. I remember the direct translation being something like...

Hello, I’ve been looking at Firestone Walker Jack Wookey Black IPA clones lately. Some of the clones recipes list “wookey dust” under malts. Is this a made up ingredient like a joke? I can’t find much information on what it is.

Hello! I recently bought a 7.9Gal FastFerment and was wondering how everyone has theirs mounted I did not the stand as it doesn’t seem sturdy and the reviews say it’s difficult to transport. It came with wall mounts but I can’t really see how that’s practical. I saw this design online and it...

Hello! So I use to work for Resurgence but in the kitchen. They make a Sponge Candy Stout. My current job makes sponge candy and want me to use the left over pieces to make beer. I plan on making a milk stout but I’m wondering if I’m better off adding the pieces to the mash or the fermentation...

Was at work and had the idea: on the way to the carboy, can I filter the the wort with a Shinhwa (pictures top) or through a oil frier oil filter (bottom)? I have a feeling too much silt will clog the paper filter. Or should I just buy an in-line filter to hook up to my pump? Note: normally I...

Hello and thank you always for the help I did not see this come up on old post so I’m making this new thread. My last brew was my first time using a new set up. My sparge gave me the numbers I wanted and it worked out in the end but I felt like I could have done better. I was using a rotating...

I was looking into brewing a Roggenbier but almost any time I look up a rye recipe it calls for rice hulls. I was wonder how Germans and other cultures use to brew without getting things stuck before someone came up with the idea of rice hulls. Or has the addition always been there since the...

Hello and thank you all again for reading my post and for the suggestions. This is my first time growing hops and the little flowers are just starting to form. I was wondering if anyone had any ale style suggestions I could utilize my Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops with. I’m not expecting a large...

So I grew up in Rochester and have gone to the Genny brewery a few time. Awful beer in my opinion but they’re bringing back out with the ball keg Think it’s possible to covert into a corny keg?

I don’t know what to do as this has never happened to me. I’m fermenting a doppelbock (started 2/8/21) OG 1.080 and target 1.021. I did a two packet yeast starter with Servomyces pills. The graph above I made shows it’s slowing down way to fast. It’s about 50 seconds between bubbles. It’s at...

Does any one use a Kompensatorzapfhahn/compensator tap? It seems to be strictly a German thing. English would be beer engine. I want to know if it as simple as installing into any metal keg like any other bulkhead. I assume you don’t any kind of purge or vent because that that’s the job of the...

Hello everyone, I didn’t find any post with “shinwa” in it so I figured I would ask. Is a mesh shinwa too fine to filter beer out at any or all stages of the beer making process? My only concern is it getting clogged up too often Thank you

Hello everyone! As always thank you for your help. I just got my first all grain dopplebock in the fermentor a few days ago with great success. It was a good thing I had other thermometers as backups. The one I bought, recommended by a brew supply store turned out to be junk. I thought it was...

Hello everyone, I was recommend to this category I received bought a pump for my homebrew setup. How does everyone control the speed of the pump? I’ve found so few mini chips with knobs but no idea what to pick. Stats: Name: Solar Water pump Brushless motor Material: Plastic Color: Black...

Hello everyone, I received bought a pump for my homebrew setup. How does everyone control the speed of the pump? I’ve found so few mini chips with knobs but no idea what to pick. Stats: Name: Solar Water pump Brushless motor Material: Plastic Color: Black Input/Output: 1/2 "male thead Voltage...

Hello everyone, I received bought a pump for my homebrew setup. How does everyone control the speed of the pump? I’ve found so few mini chips with knobs but no idea what to pick. Stats: Name: Solar Water pump Brushless motor Material: Plastic Color: Black Input/Output: 1/2 "male thead Voltage...

Hello everyone! Search says zero results for “false bottom” so I’m asking for help. I’m planning on building a 14” false bottom for my Mash tun. Not only will it be for filtration but also to keep it from scorching on the bottom. My question is: how big should the holes be on the screen? I’ve...

Hello everyone! Search says zero results for “false bottom” so I’m asking for help. I’m planning on building a 14” false bottom for my Mash tun. Not only will it be for filtration but also to keep it from scorching on the bottom. My question is: how big should the holes be on the screen? I’ve...

Hello, not sure if I should post here or the yeast section. I was hoping someone could help me out. I’m getting ready to brew a doppelbock and I will be bottle conditioning it. I was wondering if there was a way to get the classic larger chunks of yeast in the bottle of the bottle. Much kind...