Questions tagged [techniques]
Ways of using tools and tricks to accomplish a task. May refer to any portion of work during any stage in the brewing or fermenting process.
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Can I still oxygenate 2.5 days in?
Brewed a 1.100 SG stout, fermentation has been steady but slowed noticeably about 24-36 hours in. Wondering if aerating again 2.5 days in could help, or is that too late?
5.25 gallon batch, 3 ...
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How to properly use the same coil of an HERMS setup as chiller?
I'm assembling an HERMS equipment and noticed that very few people use the coil as chiller after the boiling is over. Besides all the sanitation of tubing, lines, pump, etc..., is there any other ...
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Names for when you use hops
I have heard a lot about the different stages of hopping in the mash, but I have only heard the term dry hopping. Are there different terms given to the different stages of hopping, or are they all ...
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How to increase thickness in beer?
I've found myself becoming quite fond of "thick" and "juicy" IPAs and DIPAs. Beers with a viscosity to them that feels somewhat syrupy and leaving a great mouthfeel when drunk.
I want to brew my own ...
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Separating funnel
In chemistry there exists a conical base funnel for separating heavier fractions.
What i would like if anyone knows of one is a large version of this 1 gallon or larger.
Reason is that when siphoning ...
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How to use ( Super Kleer ) for the Beer !
How to use ( Super Kleer ) to clear the beer ... I purchased that but i didn't find a clear Direction to use it for the Beer ... Is it during primary or secondary !
Im planning to use it in the ...
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Brewing with Squash Guts
So I'm very new at brewing and I'm looking to make a gift for my father. We have a small farm where we peel a lot of squash and cube it, leaving behind a lot of squash guts. I was wondering how I ...
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1st cider attempt, cat pee smell
I’ve been all grain brewing for a few years (40+ batches) and decided to try a cider for the family for the holidays. Followed recommendations in BYO mag using pasteurized pear juice and added SafeAle ...
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starsan in double bubble airlock keeps getting sucked into fermenter - why and how to prevent?
I did a brew on saturday and cooled, got in the fermenting bucket and added yeast, added starsan to the chamber in the double bubble airlock and got it under the stairs. Ever since then, the starsan ...
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Ideas about clearing a clogged collection ball on conical fermenter
I am preparing a heavily dry hopped beer. So far I have added my home grown yeast on brewing day with multiple hops. I have dry hopped twice again, and am at the final dry hop 5 days before bottling....
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Step by Step homebrewing from extract - need verification and clarification
I am sorry for the long thread, but I am digging the net for few days now and did not find such a "tutorial", so I will built my own and want to share it.
I will be happy you comment/correct me, and I ...
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Think about doing a Lager
My thought process is to get fermentation started, then once the first two days of fermentation has completed. Filling a cooler with ice and water. Then submerge the little Brown Keg (Mr Beer Keg). To ...
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Viscosity of a Russian Imperial Stout
How can I increase the viscosity of a Russian imperial stout?
I've heard of making boils longer
Use oats,
What do you recommend?
Thank you so much!
Regards, Erik Dobrychtop. Cya o/
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What are the essential data one should collect when brewing beer?
guys, I just started homebrewing and I want to know what are the essential data one should collect when brewing beer other than hop schedules and gravities.
What additional statistics do you suggest I ...
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Should the wort be boiled?
We bought a hard root beer kit--we are new to this--a friend says not to boil, the kit has boiling instructions. Is it necessary to boil to make beer?
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whirlpool/ hop stand duration and temps
I've been using hop stands for all of my beers, but they all have been slightly different. I was wondering what you guys would recommend in terms of when to add the hops (at what temperature) and for ...
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Cannot avoid boil-over without turning down heat
I've been all grain brewing for a couple years (23 batches), and can't figure out why my last two brews simply would not get through the hot break stage of the boil. Every time I tried to get through ...
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Whirlpooling vs. Flameout (Knockout)
I'm new to adding different hop additions after the boil. I'm not sure of the difference between recipes that cite add hops (whirlpool) and add hops (flameout). What's the difference? With flameout ...
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Laboratory Scale beer Production for Microbiology and sensory evaluation
What is the easiest and best way make opaque beer in the lab? The beer has to be made in such a way that it will be able to be tasted. Besides using hops what other alternatives could I use for me ...
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Will Potassium Metabisulfite prevent store-bought Grape Juice from fermenting?
There's a store-bought grape juice that I'm interested in
lacto-fermenting (i.e. no yeast, only bacteria, anaerobic ferment, etc) but I recently discovered Potassium Metabisulfite is added to "enhance ...
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Mashing&Sparging in a single vessel
My brewing buddy has made a move toward grain brewing with the purchase of a brewing pot equipped with a thermometer, false bottom, and screen in the false bottom with an attached valve. We can get ...
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Not enough wort after boil
I did a 5 litre brew yesterday, a California Common Beer, I did it as per the recipe, with the steep time and the 60 min boil, and I ended up with 2.5 litres of wort from a starting liquid of 7.37 ...
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Mojito beer help
I am trying to make a beer that taste kind of like a mojito to try. I am thinking of doing 4lbs 2row and 4lb wheat with a lb of molasses to get around 5% abv. I am just wondering what hops to use and ...
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Does High Sugar Concentration Inhibits Bacterial growth?
About a month ago, I started making a dairy-free drink with blended fruit (i.e. Strawberries, Raspberries, etc). I'd like to start lacto-fermenting these smoothies but a friend of mine insists that ...
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What are the “tails”?
While reading an article on home brewing the article said to keep the tails, what does it mean by tails? What are the tails?
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Can Lactobacillus ferment solely with table sugar?
I'd like to create an anaerobic ferment with just lactobacillus (i.e. no yeast), table sugar and water.
Is this possible or would I have to add anything else to help the Lactobacillus ferment?
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Why are some of my batches too sweet in the bottle, and can I rescue them?
I've had pretty good success brewing kits generally, but towards the end of last year I went on a mission brewing a few batches in fairly rapid succession. Unfortunately for me, most of the resultant ...
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What's the best method of storing yeast for 4 to 6 months in the refrigerator?
I've done a bit of research into different options of yeast storage and so far the least time consuming and most accessible methods seem to be:
Making a slant from a yeast sample taken directly from ...
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How would I go about creating a custom starter culture?
I'm interested in creating my own starter cultures.
I've found a few facilities which offer to create probiotic formulations, in exact amounts, by kg and density but I would rather start with a ...
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How can I minimize methanol/fusel alcohols in wine?
I just started home brewing, have studied up on the issues associated with methanol/fusel alcohols, and I'm wondering if there are certain practices that can be used to minimize non-ethanol alcohols, ...
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Berliner for the people
For those who have made one, please describe your most successful attempt at producing a nice tart traditional Berliner. Please include ingredients, but most importantly, process in your response. ...
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Rank amateur 1st step question [duplicate]
The biggest cook-pot I have available to mash my grain and boil the wort is about 3 gallons, but I'm trying to make a 5 gallon recipe (got the 5-gal carboy and plastic fermenter, etc). Can I make that ...
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How does corn sugar affect the beer vs cane sugar?
Brand new to home-brewing. Currently making 1 gal small batches. I see a lot of recipes that call for either corn sugar or cane sugar, with honey as another alternative. How does corn sugar affect the ...
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Is it acceptable to use a UV sanitizer light on a finished product?
With all the talk about how important it is to sanitize your equipment when brewing, is it acceptable to use a UV sanitizer light on a finished product just to make sure there is no harmful bacteria ...
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Is juiced Ginger root fermentable?
I occasionally use a juicer to make Ginger root juice (which is quite strong) but lately I've also considered lacto-fermenting this juice.
Which leads me to my question:How fermentable is juiced ...
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Experimenting with primary-only and primary-secondary fermentation
We have a batch of beer that has been in primary for about a week and we are getting ready to rack to a secondary fermenter. We want to experiment with the difference between doing primary only and ...
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dead space in a mash tun
My mash tun has a good false bottom, in a stainless steel 15 gallon kettle. The false bottom sits almost two inches above the bottom the kettle. The maker of the equipment, MoreBeer, says to measure ...
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Natural hard cider from Apples to Alcohol no additives. Is this possible?
I juiced some apples, took off all the sediments from the top, placed those in my brew bottle, and poured the fresh made apple juice in. (I made it as sloppy as I am explaining it.) I then poked a ...
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How To Successfully Untie a full bag of grain.
I buy full sacks of grain, and over the past 10 years it's always been hit and miss getting that string that ties the bag close to unwind. If you get it just right the string unwinds with a gentle ...
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Opinions on my hop schedule for double IPA?
Being only a third time brewer, and feeling ambitious and experimental i decided to step away from kit directions and experiment. anyone have experience with the following combo? any opinions on how ...
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Steam sanitation of a stainless steel fermenter and bottles
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As a chemical engineering student, I tried my best to avoid any chemical at all (When they say trust me, you should never do so).
As such, I resorted to steam to sanitize my fermenter and ...
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Coriander: Seed vs Ground?
I'm making a witbier this weekend that calls for 1 tsp of coriander added to the boil at 2 minutes. I'm wondering if I should purchase seeds and grind them myself, or just buy a jar of ground ...
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Airlock not pressurized, any explanation other than a leak?
I'm in the primary fermentation of mead, using one of these "big mouth bubbler" 5 gallon fermenters and an S airlock.
Initially, when the fermentation was really vigorous, the airlock behaved as ...
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How did I manage to make apple sherry?
I have loads of apples in the garden and every year I make experimental 1-gallon batches of cider and apple wine (cider plus extra sugar). This year I tried to make a cider that wasn't ultra-dry, by ...
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Aroma hops: to bag or not?
I've been struggling a bit to get hop aroma into an IPA, and I think maybe my hop bags aren't letting enough wort get into the hops. I've been adding 50g of Simcoe to 20L of wort 5 minutes before ...
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Can you use tincture method to infuse fruit?
Does anyone know anything about Tincture? I know adding fruit to beer can be unsanitary. Would it work to Tincture fruit and add to my brew secondary?
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What are the effects of storing unboiled All-Grain Wort at sub-lager temperatures?
Obviously it is better to immediately boil the wort when it is freshest, giving any wild yeist or bacteria as little time as possible to grow and contaminate the product. It is also a well ...
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Are there ways to make your own beer on the cheap?
I have more experience with infusions and other ferments. I'm ready to delve into beer making without buying an expensive kit. What's the best way to do this?
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Softening Hard Water
I have city water at my house which our Regional Water Authority states has a Hardness of 112.10 mg/l. I would like to get this down by 62 points, but not sure what the best way to do this without ...
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How to adjust my wine?
I'm looking for some general advice/recommended reading, etc.
I've made a few wine kits and they've all come out OK. I feel I have the general process down and I'm ready to start with perhaps ...
