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My last several brews have had (what I suspect to be) oxidation issues. the "off-flavor" is kind of sweet, with a harshness on the sides of my tongue....not a painful "lacto" type off flavor, but just not right. I brew AG IPA's almost exclusively, dry-hop in the primary, and purge my keg and...

I'm brewing a partial mash DIPA this weekend with some cultured 1056 from the local brewery. Was planning on adding a little Fermax @ 15 minutes. I also immerse my copper chiller @ 20 minutes. Would a zinc addition help? If so when, and what is the best type of zinc supplement is best? (I'm...

Sorry...I know this has been beat to death, but I couldn't find an exact answer. I have an IPA fermenting and it reeks of butter. I originally pitched a 1L starter of Wyeast Greenbelt of dubious quality (didn't look too viable). After 18 hours of no action, I rehydrated an 11gram pack of...

Just brewed a Simcoe/Amarillo IPA today....didn't lose as much wort to "hop soakage" as I anticipated. Anyway, I've got so much wort/beer in the primary now (3 hours) that it's up to the neck of the carboy...maybe 2 narrow inches of headspace. Should I remove some with a sanitized turkey...

I just picked up a Nalgene bottle filled to the rim with cultured 1056 from my local brewery. Total noob question: how do I determine how much to pitch? Mr. Malty calculator recommends only the number of yeast cells, but how am I supposed to know how many cells are in a tablespoon (or...

I don't trust the FG reading I took today while kegging my Scottish 70 Shilling. I pulled some beer out with my baster, put it in the hydrometer flask (thought it was enough), then siphoned the rest into my keg. After kegging, my hydrometer was reading 1.020, but I noticed that the hydrometer...

I was given 7 ozs of Sorachi Ace hop pellets. I've read some pretty mixed things about them. Getting ready to brew a pale ale. Anyone have any recommendations of other hops to pair with this that might take the edge off of the "lemon pledge" effect?? Hop schedule recommendations with this...

How the fark am I loosing 30 degrees to the tun?? According to promash, for my 8.5 lbs of grain my strike water should be around 168, which it was. After dough-in my grain bed was at about 135. I've added 2 quarts of boiling water and I'm at 138. Do I keep adding water?? This is a Scottish BTW

I'm brewing tomorrow. Today I get everything out to clean and organize, and there's a dead mouse at the bottom of my carboy. By the level of decomposition, I'm guessing he/she probably died about a week ago. Needless to say, the carboy reeks to high-heaven. Will a bleach cleaning de-funkify...

I thought I was going to brew today, but it looks like I'll have to wait till tomorrow. I prepared a 1 liter starter yesterday midday. Will it be OK if it sits for another 24 hours, or should I decant? It'll be at or just beyond the 48 hour mark if I let it ride. If I decant, should I...

I want to do my first mini-mash IPA next week, roughly following DeathBrewer's sticky, but using a full wort boil. After the mini-mash, I figure I'll end up with 3 or so gallons of wort. When I transfer this to my main 9 gallon brew kettle, do I add cold water, or water close to sparge temps...

Has anyone paired these 2 hops and produced a decent IPA? I've got a lot of each, so I'm planning on brewing an IPA this weekend using these. I'm not quite sure exactly the best way to schedule these two together. I've got 2 ozs of Citra to dry hop with. Thanks for any advice.

I'm just enjoying my first glass of Pyramid's "Outburst Imperial IPA". I've gotta say, it's pretty damn good, and totally different than SN's "Torpedo IIPA". I'm guessing that this Outburst is heavy on Chinook and Simcoe hops....it's got lovely pine/spruce notes. Anyone know the details of...

I'm not claiming to be an expert by any means, but over the years I've discovered a few simple steps that have helped elevate the quality of my extract beers from "drinkable" to "delicious". 1. Full wort boil. This will probably mandate that you purchase a propane burner, a large (8 or 9...

I was reading a Northern Brewer's recipe for an IIPA, and they call for boiling the wort and hops in separate vessels; then adding the "hop tea" to the wort at flame-out. What would the benefit of this be? Has anyone tried this and ended up with better results than just adding the hops to the...

I've got access to a brand new hop variety, that is yet un-named. It's grown here in Washington, so I'm guessing that it's probably close to the American "C" hops in flavor, aroma and alpha content. I'm going to churn out a 5 gallon batch using these new hops exclusively to get an idea of what...

I have a clogged dip tube. After I pull it out and rinse it, does it need to be sanitized with Iodophor or something similar before reinstalling it, or is it OK with a water rinse?

I kegged 2 batches at once last week. I switched the gas back and forth betwinxt the 2 for several days; starting @ 20 psi and dropping to 12. Anyway, I ran outta gas after 3 days (I don't think that I had the regulator tightened enough on the gas bottle). I hooked up a new bottle today, and...

I'm planning on brewing one last batch before winter. I've got a bunch of Willamette hops and a left-over pound of Carapils 40L. I've got 9lbs of gold LME on the way and a pack of Wyeast 1728. Might this come close to a Scottish ale? I'm planning on 1oz of Willamettes @ 60 minutes and an...

I won a sh*t - load of Willamette hops, and I have a couple ounces of Challangers too. I've got a IPA and Tripel on tap right now, so a nice British type ale would round things out nicely. Anybody have a good extract recipe to share using these hops? I think I can squeak out 1 more batch...