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I would like to brew an all base grain Pilsner tomorrow, but just realized I am out of lactic acid. I only have citric acid on hand and I guess vinegar. I would imagine both would affect final flavor. Any suggestions on what to use. Don’t feel like running to the brew store.

Has anyone ever gotten food poisoning from an old keg beer line? I got pretty sick yesterday and trying to figure out if it was food poisoning or a virus. Basically, I had a Guinness clone on tap that had been there for a while not getting drunk and I wanted another keg there instead. So I...

A couple of months ago I adjusted my starter procedure with a few new steps, and have gotten greatly improved results. Previously I have started with a single pouch of liquid yeast ( or jar from fridge of overbuilt starter) and did a 4 L 1.037 OG starter in a flask topped in foil on a stir...

Ok maybe I put a few too many hops in my cart at YVH, and maybe I had a few too many when I did it, but I figure next years hops won’t be out for quite a while, so what’s the difference if they sit in my fridge or theirs.

As the title says. Don’t want to but has to be done. (: what’s the easiest way. All need a full pbw clean but not looking to make up 35 gallons Of the stuff. I have tried transferring in the past but pbw gets too cool too fast. Find me a better way!

So I know there has been many threads on dry vs liquid yeast and I know the arguments. I was hoping to get some feedback from some experienced people that have their process dialed in, and have tried both. I have not used dry yeast since I started years ago, and the beers were awful (for many...

Hey all, I typically overbuild starters and save half. But I want to harvest some yeast from a really good Pilsner this time. I use Anvil stainless bucket fermenters. I’ve read plenty and watched videos but it never works well for me. Does anyone have a good technique for harvesting from a...

I have been eying up the Grainfather G40, but it’s too new for a Black Friday deal. They did put the G70 on sale for just 100$ more than the G40. I don’t really need the capacity of a triple batch as I don’t have the fermentation setup currently for more than double batches. The downsides of...

So I bought this 5000w induction cooker off Amazon for about 400$. Warmfod or Warmford was the brand depending where you look. Just some Chinese OEM rebranded crap that is so prevalent on Amazon. It was great for a while then just died. I contacted the Amazon seller and he sent me a new...

my scale broke and I would like to brew today, so I am trying to work out the brewing salts by volume. I have in my notes, for a fairly high IBU clear ipa, use 1 tablespoon gypsum (powdery), and 1/3 teaspoon CaCl (Granular), and 1ml lactic acid for all RO water. I am not too concerned with...

This is so frustrating - I lost another batch to infection. It was a house ipa I have brewed a hundred times. Over a year ago I lost a few batches in a row to some infection, and this is the same infection. I have had at least 30 good batches since then. It got in everything back then and I...

I am trying to make a better Pilsner after reading another lager thread. I am usually too impatient and keg the beer after a month or so in primary fermenter and serve after another week. The last beer is usually the best. This time I would like to do a better lagering. The beer has been...

I made a yeast starter from some WLP007. I noticed at the end of ferment of the starter after a day it was a bit clumpy in suspension. I was using a stir plate. This is third gen yeast just doing split starters - not harvesting. I tasted the beer the starter made and it is a bit sour. Smells...

Hey all, just looking for an alternative to PBW for cleaning SS fermenters. I have 5 Anvil bucket fermenters, and find PBW kind of a pain. Plus it’s not great for my septic system. I would prefer to scrub with a cleaner and soft brush, rinse, and be done. Always StarSan right before use. I...

Hi all, I need to put in an order of hops and wondering which hops people like for dry hopping American clear IPAs. My gotos are amarillo, citra, and mosaic, and sometimes azzaca or Idaho 7. I used to do Galaxy but the last 2 lbs were unimpressive. I mostly order from Yakima hops but am open to...

I often brew my house IPA. This recipe is most often (per 5 gallon) 1oz Warrior pellets at 45, then 2oz of various other hop pellets at 15, 5, and whirlpool, then a 3oz dry hop. The beers generally come out really good and well balanced, but dealing with that much hops in the kettle is a pain...

I typically brew American IPAs, reasonably hoppy, but always looking to get more hop aroma. The hop aroma is very inconsistent for me, so recently I tried loose dry hopping with fairly new galaxy hops from Yakima Valley In a couple of different batches. Both batches came out with a slightly...