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I guess I'm just wondering what people mean, exactly, by calling this yeast extremely clean and neutral. My original impression was that it wouldn't be imparting much to the beer in the way of flavor, but I've made 4 or 5 batches with it, and it seems to me that 1056 has quite a noticeable...

I'm going to be brewing a witbier tomorrow. The ph of our water is pretty high (8), and Brun Water is telling me my mash ph will be higher than desired (5.9). I'm pretty new to AG, though I have a few batches of darker beers under my belt. I've been adding a little lactic acid to the sparge...

I know, I know. I should have checked FG on this before transferring it to secondary. Mea culpa. This is my second AG batch. It's an amber ale. OG was much higher than expected due to surprisingly high efficiency and higher than expected boil-off rate with a new 10-gallon kettle. It was...

'Just want to check that I'm doing this right. I have a mason jar with 60 ml of washed 1056 (and that's just the solids, not the water, which I'll be decanting). It's pretty well compacted (been in the fridge for a week). Mr. Malty seems to be suggesting that well-compacted, perfectly washed...

Hi, folks. I really want to make this beer, but I'd have to use extract instead of Maris Otter. The problem is that Beersmith is telling me it's going to be MUCH lighter than what it's supposed to be. Part of the issue may be to do with the SRM of the extract and the chocolate malt that's...

I'm sure this topic has been covered (it must have), but I must just not know what to search for. I tried doing a partial mash making an APA--the partial mash included 0.75 lb Victory and 0.25 lb crystal (90 L)--but it just turned to breakfast cereal. I got very little liquid out of it (like...

Did a quick search or two, and I didn't see mention of this particular issue (but maybe I don't know what to search for). I've got an APA, one week in the bottle. Held a bottle up to the light, and I saw something clinging to the side of the bottle. Looks kind of like a very fine, velvety...

I'm on batch number 6, and I've made at least one pretty good blunder per batch, followed by an adjustment to refine my method, etc. It's occurred to me to get a 3-gallon carboy and make half batches for a while. At least until I get the process sorted (and I also want to refine my two primary...

I'm pretty new to the hobby, and this is my first time using this yeast. I'm not stressing about it, but it's acting different than other yeasts I've used, so I'm just wondering if my experience with the strain is typical. I'm using it in a best bitter, and at two weeks, I've still got a...

I know some folks think that's a contradiction in terms, but I'd like to set that conversation aside for the moment, if possible. I'm new to the hobby, and I'd like to branch out a bit. I'm not a huge fan of grapefruit, so I'd like to get a sense of what some other hops taste like in an APA, and...