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I would give it another week, just to make sure the yeast is done, but I'm going to guess it won't drop down much lower, and will attribute that to: the slightly high mash temp; 10%+ Crystal malt; l …

Yes, fermentation will produce orders of magnitude more CO₂ than it takes to bubble the airlock. … For evaluating fermentation, focus on the change in gravity. …

WLP001 that ferments warm has a tendency to throw diacetyl and fusel alcohols. The former will be "cleaned up" by the yeast already in the beer, the latter won't be cleaned up by anything … it will on …

I usually do 4/5gl in a 6gl carboy, not as a particular matter of "best", but just of convenience and what I acquired over time. You definitely want some headspace, if only to keep krausen under cont …

1.012 is a very reasonable terminal gravity for a 1.060 OG stout. If the gravity is stable over the course of multiple days, than it has reached its terminal/final gravity, and you can proceed to bot …

If you can control the fermentation temperature, then ferment in the low 60's especially for the first few days, then raise the temp a bit to help fermentation finish off. …

There is nothing special about the style. The best time to dry hop is … immediately before serving, ultimately. Hops fade as a function of time, so minimizing the time between introduction and consu …

common set of instructions that satisfy both a large range of beers as well as a huge variability in customers, across the dimensions primarily of: inherent yeast performance, yeast health, lag time, fermentation …

In short: use the same amount of yeast. You should use the correct amount of yeast for 5 gallons, either split between the two cornies or added to the batch before you split it. Dry yeast packets hav …

Don't worry about it, it's fine. Plenty of people ferment in plastic, either buckets or better bottles.

The stopper does not need to be fully "inside" the neck of the carboy. It simply needs to rest naturally in the neck, and its own weight should hold it in place. Any CO2 should easily be relieved thro …

Specialty grains, extract vs. all-grain does not make a difference on fermentation time. … Keep fermentation temps elevated but not excessively so. Keg after 1 week and force carb. …

Yes, you can leave the blow-off tube in place if you like. It is just a big airlock, anyways.

This is a totally normal active fermentation. It won't be flocculated yeast at this point, so much as break protein and hop material. …

This is the most reliable means of testing the fermentation temperature. …