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My concern would be that if you're going to construct this in a way to circulate the cool air, you will also be circulating the warm air. I don't see how you'd be able to make two zones that share coo …

It can be used if the fermentation is stuck, and needs a kick. Sometimes yeast strains are intentionally mixed, but I think that's mostly done before they're pitched in the first place. … Sometimes to create sour beers, or other styles, other fermentation strains are added after primary fermentation is done, like lactobacillous or brettanomyces. …

Using an airlock certainly makes handling the vessel easier as it's all self contained, but hopefully you won't have to handle the vessel much. I liked using an airlock because it was a more compact …

If fermentation vessel doesn't have a good seal the beer could be contaminated. It's not guaranteed to spoil though, it might turn out ok. …

It really doesn't matter which you choose. 2 weeks is not so long that there will be a problem with leaving it. At the same time the gravity is reasonably close, it will be fine if you keg it. One th …

But it got me thinking about what goes into a short fermentation time, and I don't know much about how the different components contribute to time. … I've heard that the reason you dry hop after the primary fermentation is done is because the hops can interfere with fermentation. If that's true, do I want to keep the hops low overall? …

There's certainly nothing that's going to stop you, and everything will probably turn out fine if you make no changes to your recipe and just throw in an extra 1/4 gallon at the end. But you are dilu …

I don't think that there will be a time where fermentation is still ongoing, but that there will be no off flavors generated. … It's occasionally necessary to kickstart a stuck fermentation, but I would be reluctant to try it if I didn't think I needed to. …

The style guidelines for wheat beers mention ester notes as being common in German, and moderate in American wheat beers. I expect you might be ok. On the other hand, you might go with a saison or oth …

Whirlpool refers specifically to a strategy to transfer wort into a fermentation vessel that is meant to leave behind most of the trub. …