A fermented beverage where the majority of the fermentable sugars are derived from malted grains via mashing.
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Contaminated beer
If you think your beer is contaminated after putting it into your kegs, should you chill it to stop bacteria from growing or leave it in the fermenting fridge at the same temp as before 18'C to allow ...
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What size keg to get for 23L brews?
I'm thinking about investing in a keg, etc. done some reading but still have a lot of questions. I currently bottle from brew cans which fill the fermenter to 23L and comes out to about 30x 750ml ...
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Day Three, still no apparent fermentation
During my most recent brew session I may have been a little too relaxed, and had a few too many homebrews during the process.
I feel like I did everything right and kept everything sanitary, but ...
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Mixing Wheat and IPA for WOW
So did a tour of Odells with a buddy and his son. During the tour his son asked, "Do you ever mix all the beers into one?" The guide said, "Like a suicide beer? Yes, we've been know to experiment. The ...
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How do you make a sweeter beer?
Since the yeast will burn sugar away generating alcohol & CO2 for as long as it can (until the % by volume makes the brew toxic, killing the yeast off), just adding more sugar doesn't seem to the ...
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Day 2 of Primary Fermentation of beer
Is this what my primary fermentation should look like after a day???
It looks like my yeast has been sitting on top of foam..
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Will Adding an Active Mash to a Non-Active Mash Get Enzyme Activity Started Again?
Background: A friend of mine does ten gallon batches of big beers, so has a lot of grain. After mashing, his technique is to fly sparge with 170 degree water. I understand this shuts-down enzymatic ...
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Expected Hydrometer Reading for White House Honey Ale?
A bit of background:
This is my second beer batch. My first beer batch turned out well as an Irish Stout, using the Midwest Brewing kit and recipie
I just started a White House Honey Ale I'm ...
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Additives for 5 gallon batch
These are the ingredients for the extracts I will use in a 5 gallon batch, should I still use the priming suger. Orange- oil of orange, alcohol, water. Watermelon-propylene glycol, alcohol, water, ...
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Pilsner vs 2 Row
I've searched around, but I still would like an elaborate review on the difference in taste between these two base malts. Only interested in North American varieties, also.
I'm not sure what ...
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Yeast on primary fermenting foam [duplicate]
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Day 2 of Primary Fermentation of beer
Is this what it should look like day 2? I sprinkled the yeast on top yesterday, and today it looks like it foamed a bit and looks ...
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Start a little business of hemp beer
My father started a small cultivation of hemp (~ 2 ha) for business. I would like to start to make my beer from hemp. Unfortunately i am an absolute beginner on this subject.
Which are the most ...
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Apricot ale alternative?
I have the following recipe in my primary fermenter and had planned on making an apricot ale. I have since realized that apricots are far out of season and my two apricot alternatives are A) make a ...
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Looking for a specific fitting
I bought a blichmann therminator, and I want to hook up stainless camlock/ groove 1/2" nipples to all 4 "openings". Problem is, the coolant line in/ out are 3/4" GHT, which, while I understand why ...
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Fruit Beer—Hard Time Finding the Correct Fruit
I'm trying my hand at making an apricot wheat beer (my first fruit beer). The recipe I'm using instructs me to add apricot puree after the wort has fermented for approximately 3 days and recommended ...
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When using campden tablets to dechlorinate water, how much sulfite makes it into the final beer?
I have a friend who is allergic to sulfites in wine, so he sticks to drinking beer. I use campden tablets to dechlorinate my water, at a rate of one tablet per 10 gallons. How much sulfite makes it ...
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Hydrometer reading
I am forgot to take a hydrometer reading when I put the beer into the primary fermenter. Can I take one when I transfer to the secondary and what will it tell me anyway?
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What form of hops should I use for this recipe?
My LHBS sells whole hops, hop pellets, and hop plugs. Is there a way to know which this recipe calls for, and is there some sort of conversion formula between the different forms?
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New Wyeast private stcok yeast strains? [closed]
Has anyone had any experiences with the new Wyeast Private Reserve yeast strains. I just bought a Cask Ale, and wondered if anyone had tried a beer with it yet?
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Do I need to add 6-Row to my extract + grains dunkelweizen for proper conversion?
Do I need to add some 6-Row or otherwise tweak this recipe? I'm going to be brewing a dunkelweizen later this month. My recipe uses 6 lbs. of wheat extract and 2.5 lbs. of caramel and chocolate wheat, ...
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Move to secondary?
I put my wort in the primary 9 days ago and dry hopped with 1 ounce of Cascade pellets and used a Wyeast 1272 American direct pitch activator pack. I have not taken any readings but noticed it was ...
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Extract addition
Would 4oz of watermelon extract be the right amount to add to the secondary or bottling bucket for a 5 gallon batch?
I am in a wort transformation contest with a 5 gallon wheat.
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Irish Red Recipe [closed]
My friend and I are brewing 3 batches of beer for St. Patrick's Day this year. We are going to make a green pale ale, a milk stout, and we want to make an Irish Red. The unfortunate part is the only ...
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Slight fizz in beer after 6 days in the fermenter - game over?
I put a batch on last Sunday, started off with a crazy high reading on the hydrometer (around 1080 when I was expecting 1040ish according to the kit) - though I suspect that was because I drew a ...
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Waiting to pitch yeast?
I came across a couple similar questions, but not exactly what I was looking for.
I only have a short period where I have time to brew, but my starter isn't ready and some cooling equipment. Are ...
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Eisbock chunk thawed
It seemed a waste not to bottle my previously frozen ice chunk left over from an Eisbock recipe. It had all the smell and flavor and was a bit darker. Has anyone ever bottled their ice from icebock? ...
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Brew from an out of date kit - not fermented
I kicked off a wildly out of date (2008) brew from a kit a few weeks ago. ( One of those kits with a packet of yeast and 2 large tins of goop.)
The brewing didnt go as well as I've had them go ...
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Yeast in Black Dog Ale
Just ordered a 5 gallon Black Dog Ale kit from Midwest brewing supplies and I have some Saflager W-34/70 in my fridge. Would this be a good yeast to use or would I be better off with the Wyeast ...
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Will using Winemaker's Acid Blend to adjust mash pH have a flavor impact on beer?
I got a pH meter for Christmas and today was my first chance to try it out. Unfortunately, I didn't think to get any lactic acid.
I found that my mash pH was at about 5.8 at 148F, so I put a ...
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Expert opinions on brewing beer from bread (If an expert were to use this method)
I found this link the other day on how to make beer from stale bread. It seems like it is legitimately working, but at the same time, it doesn't seem very clear on it's alcohol adjustments. My goal is ...
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Naming Homebrews [closed]
I am still pretty new in the brewing process and use kits or recipes I find online. My question is more of a poll or survey, do you name your homebrews with your own creative names or call them by ...
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will i end up with flat beer? [duplicate]
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recapping my bottles? Will it ruin the outcome of my beer?
I was wondering if my beer will end up flat no carbonation because i ended up recapping the whole batch. I ...
