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Hello all, I added two oranges and about one grapefruit worth of zest soaked in vodka for about 2 days. (5 gallon batch) I’m now wondering if this is too much or if it will overpower the beer. Previously I added about 3 oz of citra 2oz of mosaic and 1 oz of nugget during the boil and dry...

So I bottled a batch I’m nervous it may have some fusels or esters in as I fermented at a higher temp. However while bottling it smelled fine - I thought maybe had a green apple aroma but my roomate didn’t pick up on it. I took a taste and didn’t get any solventy or harsh fusel tastes but I’ve...

Plastic carboy fermentor, cooled it down by adding room temp water (3 gal) to the concentrated wort batch (2gal), have kept it in a closet ever since

Not sure the temp - carboy warm to the touch when added yeast

Single Zenia hop IPA US Safeale 05 yeast

I pitched my yeast too hot and now i got that dreaded bananas aroma, can i mask this with a strong dry hop or will it fade as it ferments (day4/14)

Im starting to get that banana ester aroma, 72 ish hours in, should this diminish over time or be reduced with dry hopping, my recipe calls for one ounce of hops zenia hops in 4 days but if i mix some citra or others as well would that favorably mask the “off fruit” taste?

It was probably warm to the touch for several hours but i have a cool dark closet where i keep my carboy keeping a nice stable temp throughout fermentation, im hoping maybe that will correct some of the problem or will the initial high pitch temp have done the damage - i never waste beer - as...

Would the fact that it started a healthy fermentation prove that theres less liklihood of excess fusel or would that only tasting it reveal them.

Couldnt tell if i was being paranoid but got a little of the green apple smell but could’ve just been the fumes from the co2

Started fermentation within 12 hours, took the lid off the carboy for a quick no breathing on it and contaminate it whiff, smelled fine, lots of co2 activity so im hoping this is a good sign

I might need a good boot in the ass bc i tend to pitch the yeast too early in fear of leaving wort at the danger zone temp rather then being patient and pitching later.

It was US Safeale 05 and it was warm to the touch in the carboy steamed a bit coming out, I had the fermentor leaning on something and couldnt reach the thermometer. Dumb question probably but couldnt I somewhat cover any off aromas by dryhopping a good anount of hops

Hey all, did my second batch and like a ******* I think i pitched my yeast while too hot, the plastic carboy was warm but not hot and I panicked a bit and pitches. When will I fibd out if i produced off flavors/ is there a way to cover them up with something if i need to do so?

Tomorrow is technically the two week point from bottling day but i couldn’t wait (dont judge me. Fresh squished IPA from Northernbrewer. Good taste, not as hoppy as i expected, I prefer hoppy as hell. Kinds of an acidic tingle but I am pretty impressed, something I could find myself drinking at...

I just poured a bit of sanitizer from the spigot of my bottling bucked which i filled with sanitizer solution directly into it, then just held down the tip to let it run through - worked pretty well I think - thanks for the feedback!

Just did my first bottling day - two things I used a spring tip bottle filler from Northern Brewer to fill my bottles and sanitized the hell out of the inside of it however didn't think to get the outsides of the tube that get immersed in the beer as it fills the bottle until I had already...

Hey guys, just added some hops to my fresh squished IPA kit from Northern Brewer a week into primary fermentation as directed by the recipe. The Krausen has since turned into a greenish sludge and white residue is building in the bottom of the fermentor - also co2 activity has dramatically...