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Brewed a recent NEIPA and its been in the fermenter almost a week. I use Tilts with all my fermentations and the results of this latest one look a little odd. I thought I'd check in with the forum to get thoughts. I have brewed this basic recipe several times with good results. There were a...

Background - I got Blichmann Brew Easy 20x20 over Christmas and brewed my third batch today. This was the first time doing a 5 gallon batch vs 10 gallons. (I will probably mainly do 10 gal but did an NEIPA and wasn't sure I would consume it fast enough to stay fresh). Things worked out ok...

I bought a couple of the mini kegs below to use for tailgating this year. Overall they worked great. The only issue was the gas post are really tight and removing the QDs is really hard. It's almost like the gas post are actually liquid posts. The gas posts have grooves like you would expect...

I've been brewing about a year and fermenting with a big mouth bubbler glass carboy. If I knew then what I knew now I would not have gone that route for a few reasons (even though overall I like the big mouth). I just upgraded to a conical though and excited to try it. I'm mainly an IPA guy...

I brewed my first stout over the weekend. Planning a breakfast type stout and adding maple syrup. Recipe I’m using as a guide said add the maple syrup during high Krausen So far the yeast is chugging along. I’ve dropped from 84 points to 59 in about 48 hours per my tilt but there isn’t much...

I just finished a keezer build and not sure if I’m being paranoid so looking for advice. A little background I started kegging and first batch I just put in the chest freezer with a picnic tap while finishing getting stuff for a collar etc. At one point I added a second keg with my eventual...

I got a tilt recently and this is my first full brew using it. I actually threw it in on my last beer but when it came in the mail fermentation was complete so it just sat at FG for a few days and wasn't very exciting. I'm an engineer (nerd) and was excited about getting data more often and...

I brewed a Blonde Ale this weekend. I've brewed about half a dozen batches so far and other than the first batch (learning experience) I've done a pretty good job nailing OG. I had a bit of an issue this weekend though and have a question on adjusting. A little background to help with the...

I've just started brewing and done a couple of IPAs. NEIPAs are my favorite style. I've been reading quite a bit and naturally got to the "oxygen is a problem" part of the discussion. For the moment I'm bottling and not letting myself get kegging equipment (I've spent enough of brewing...

I was planning ahead a bit on next batches and had a thought about yeast and shipping/ordering. Is it wise to try to plan out batches for the summer/hot months and try to get all my yeast here in February while it’s cold? The counter is then I have to store it for a while. Just curious how...

Getting ready to start my second batch and was thinking about something I haven't seen discussed anywhere. What if you end up with a batch that is bigger than your fermenter? Is there any thing to considered when splitting things up? The wort seems pretty straight forward. Dry hopping is a...

New Forum member although been around reading for a while. My intro is in the intro thread but after my first brew day I have some questions and thought I'd post a summary of the day and get a bit of advice. Overall things went well but a couple things I'm not sure about. First the recipe. I...

Hi to the forums. I’ve read quite a bit here but just today started an account. I’m a long time beer lover that’s been on the edge of jumping into the home brewing world for years. Today I finally made the leap and tried my first brew. An APA that’s fermenting in the basement. For a first...