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I've got a Brewers Best kit (bb) that I'm trying to plug into Brewtarget or Brewsmith so I can figure out the hops for a full boil. I've plugged in all the ingredients and set up the equipment as a 2.5 gal boil w/2.5 gal top off. Problem is the IBU's don't come out right, for the partial...

I made a 1.5L starter on 12-9 with WPL001. Last night the temp of the starter got down to 61f. I tried to gently warm it up in a pot of water to 75f. It breifly started back up then quit. It didn't really seem that it ever started well. Use by date was 3-4-12.

I brewed a Tru Brew California Common yesterday using the supplied s-23 yeast. Pitched at 60 F and has stayed at 63-64F ever since. I have had no signs of fermentation, no airlock activity or Krousen (sp). The package of yeast says its good for 51-75F and Ideally 51-59F. Use date on...

I'm about to bottle a Imperial IPA and this Carb calculator http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html gives this result. Seems low to me, I'm used to 4-4.75(by weight) for a 5 gal batch. Recommended Priming Sugar: Sugar Type Weight Glucose (dextrose or corn sugar) 2.8 oz...

I've brewed 2 batched all the way to being in the bottle 3 or more weeks. Both have a pronounced bitter aftertast. I thought the first one was because I used bleach as a sanatizer and maybe didn't rinse enouph. The second I used a no rinse cleaner from the LHBS and have the same bitter tast...

I'm about to brew this Fat Tire clone from BYO. The directions, as seen below, call for a 90 min. boil. Is this ok for an extract batch? I've only seen a boil that long in a BIAB. New Belgium's Fat Tire clone 5 gallons, extract with grains; OG = 1.050; FG = 1.01; IBUs = 16...

Hi all, first batch and first post. I brewed a BB American Amber and folowed the instructions to the letter except I didn't take a OG. I tried but couldn't get a good reading from the primary.(to much foam) so I just added water to make the 5 gal. I just pulled a sample to get a FG after...