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Hey guys, in case you haven't heard. Boulevard is doing a cool experiment for craft beer week (http://www.boulevard.com/experiences/home-brewer/). I am not super competitive, and very confident in my process, and I'm doing something simple that might be interesting. So I'm gonna start this...

If you are brewing a double IPA for example (say 10 ounces of pellets in the boil) what do you do to make sure you get 5 gallons of beer at the end? I have been having issues losing beer in the hop sludge, I am just looking for what solutions people have devised. Thanks

Hey guys, I just wanted to do a quick survey and try to gain some advice on how to/or whether to trim hops. Here is the situation, I am in the second year of growing (in Kansas City). First year i did no trimming or pruning and let the hops train up a rope trellis. I have 4 plants, a sterling...

I hope you all don't get to pissed off about this thread, but here is the situation: I just got a hold of a 14.8 cu ft Frigidaire chest freezer. I am am planning on it housing 4-6 cornies and 1-2 carboys depending on my process at the time. I am up for doing modifications, but I am also ok with...

Here's the deal: I brewed a Stone Imperial Russian Stout clone, partial mash, a tad high on the OG (1.102 going for 1.096) but probably hit it by decanting my full 3.5 liter starter of WYeast 1968 into it. Anyway I got it to 68'F prior to pitching, and have been trying temp control using a...

So I am 99% sure I have a nitrogen deficiency on my first year plants. Nothing too bad, just very light green on the new growth. I am wondering whether putting a few shovels of manure at the base followed by a thorough watering will be rapid enough to get them what they need. They are still at...

Hey all, I am going to a wedding in the Dayton area that my cousin is hosting and I am one of the people who will be involved in getting the alcohol (beer...). We will have the option to go to Cincinnati or the border on the other side as well. Are there significant differences in...

I recently did a 5 gallon Stone Ruination Clone and bottle carbed using 4.5 oz of AHS bought priming sugar dissolved in 1.75 cups water(all boiled). I poured the sugar in the bottom of an Ale Pail and then siphoned on top trying not to disturb. 3 weeks later I feel like the beer is slightly...

This is what's going on: I have a 1.051 Belgian Golden that's been dry hopping in the primary for 7 days at around 56-60.F. It is doing as well as I hoped, but the WLP570 is hanging out. This is not a huge concern for me, but as my schedule would have it, I have to move the bottling to...

This is my first Belgian (WLP 570) and I've had it fermenting for 13 days now. It is a 1.050 OG, I kicked it off at 72, dropped to 64-66 after 40 hours and then slowly ramped it back up to 72 over the next 6-8 days. I haven't checked the FG yet, and I'm not even really worried about it being...

There have been a few other threads covering a similar issue, but none to address my specific concern: I pitched 570 into a 1.050 Golden on Tuesday at a lowish T (~70), and have kept the ferm between 72-74:ban:, which is around their suggestion (upper end). I would like to get the spicy clove...

Homies, I am in a bit of a conundrum regarding this mini-mash kit I just got from AHS. the hop schedule calls for 1oz (styrian golding) at 60 min, .5 Celeia at 20, 1oz Celeia at 0, and .5 oz Celeia dry hop. the problem is that I have 2 1 oz packages of Celeia and I don't have a great way of...

This is really just a SMaSH question that I'm putting under a snappy(?) heading to get some posts from you experienced brewers. I am 25 gallons and 5 batches into my hobby, I've liked em all and have done a decent variety (2 AG sessions (mild+bitter), 1 LHBS APA, 1 AHS Oatmeal Stout, 1 AHS...

Yo guys, So I've become a avid believer in the reusing of yeast cakes for a second, heavier brew(i.e.- a 1.060 Oatmeal Stout on a 1.032 Bitters (nottingham)) and I want to do the same on top of a IPA (OG-1.049). So far I've thought about a IIPA and a hoppy Barleywine. Do you guys have...

I am making the AHS promotional IPA right now. It is 6 days into the primary fermentation, after about 12 hours it had a nice krausen, I was gone for the weekend and when I came back (day 5) the krausen had largely subsided, but there was still about an inch of 'krausen' that was kind of glassy...

Or really a question about stouts, as the question itself is not all that stout... I am about 12 days into an AHS oatmeal stout and am about to do a IPA. I'm thinking about moving the stout to secondary (5 gal) so I can use the primary (6.5 gal) for the IPA. If I do this I was thinking of...

I am 2 weeks into a Ordinary Bitters and am going to brew an oatmeal stout. I am planning on pitching the stout directly onto the bitters yeast cake (nottingham). Should I just aerate and cool and put the stout wort directly onto the 'old' yeast, or is a wash recommended? tia I was also...

I'm doing a Mild and after about 8 days I'm getting some of the Buttered Popcorn taste when I sample. The temp has been around 66-70 for the duration. Should I try to get the temp up to 72-74 for a 1-2 days prior to bottling to clean up the flavor? I'm using an American Pale yeast and the FG...

Hey guys, I did my first AG batch a week ago. It was a Orfy's Mild Ale. I mashed in a little high, about 161F and got it down after about 15 min to 158F. The FG was about 1.037 and its now (5 days later) down to 1.016. The krausen never got above about 1/4 inch, but the airlock was going at...

Hey guys, I know this might be out of place but I have been reading up on the Mild threads and couldn't really get at a good answer, so I thought I'd post. I brewed up a mild last Thursday (6 days ago, Orfy's Mild Mannered adapted to 5 gal(AG)) and was wondering if you guys any tips on the...