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Thanks everyone! Originally I was just considering adding the nutrient I have around for wine making, but I think its just Di-Ammonium Phosphate....
How many of you folks add a yeast energizer or nutrient to your boil? I hadn't used any until recently. I picked some energizer up for a batch of...
How many volumes did you carbonate your porter to last time? I'm guessing the recipe has lots of malt and grains that help with head retention and...
I think Mase is looking in the right direction on this. It sounds like over-carbonation to me.
How much volume do you have under your false bottom? In my system there is a full two gallons below it. I calculate mash thickness for the volume...
1- Anywhere from 65-75 is a good temperature to condition at. 2- Only tip the bottles to re-suspend the yeast if three weeks have passed since...
I'm part of a beer club that meets a few times a year. We have a two bomber per person minimum rule in place for everyone that shows up. I usually...
I use a stainless keg hop filter on a cotton string tied to the kettle handle for my bittering and early to mid hop additions. Its pretty easy to...
These changes definitely tossed a wrench into my brew day on Saturday. I made a minor mash temperature tweak to a robust porter recipe as I was...
The below article has a great breakdown of the process. I would recommend pasteurizing the fruit before adding it. I add fruit at the same time...
This is very similar to how I dry hop. I wait until fermentation is about 80-85% complete and then carefully lower in a stainless hop filter tube....
I use a blonde ale as a base for many of my fruit beers. I brewed both a raspberry and blackberry blonde last summer and they were very tasty. I...
Just tip them for a couple seconds. The air space moving to the bottom and back will just help stir up sediment from the bottom which will...
Try inverting the bottles for a second or two so some of the sediment on the bottom gets re-suspended. Also, make sure they are stored in a warm...
Alternately, you could just pitch the yeast directly into the fermentor. Fermentis states that you can do just that: "Pitch the yeast directly in...
Over priming is likely the problem with your wit. I'm suspicious that the BrewBody product combined with the possibility that your stout wasn't...
How many volumes of CO2 are you targeting with these beers? What kind of priming sugar?
Ya, I think Galena might be a good replacement. It brings citrus notes that might work well here. From what I recall its a cross of Brewers Gold...
I'd be tempted to replace the first wort addition with a neutral bittering hop. Maybe Galena, Magnum, Nugget or Northern Brewer. As long as you're...
Thanks Yooper! Maybe I should forgo the all grain mash and just use light DME the first time round. When you're adding mother, what is the...
