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  1. bobofet

    Insane Fermenter Losses

    I recently made an IPA and into the fermenter bucket wet 5.5 gallons. I used safe ale s-04 yeast, 2 packs re hydrated. I racked to secondary with 3 oz of hop pellets for 10 days and i had a thick yeast cake left in the bottom of the bucket. I also had a pretty sizeable yeast cake in my secondary...
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    Ruining a beer with lactose

    I made a beer with 8 oz of lactose (5 gallon batch) added with 10 minutes left in the boil. The beer was a chocoate cherry stout i got from a ski resort over the winter and the beer was black but not heavy. it was a stout for sure but one that was light feeling in the stomach, i had a 24 oz...
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    Bottle Shape Vs Carbonation Speed

    Hey guys, I have been trying my first home brew, a chocolate coffee stout and I used the majority of virgin bottles form LHBS and had 3 bottles sanitized and reused from founders beers. The bottles from founders are at my derided co2 level, they are short and fat and the other bottles are tall...
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    All beginners Read this before deciding if your first batch was contaminated.

    Hey guys, I am a new brewer and this is my second post. I have to let all newbies know my experiences before they decide if their first batch was ruined. Against nearly everyone advice I decided to try a chocolate coffee stout for my first ever batch. I took an all grain recipe and converted it...
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    What is the propper way to read a recipe?

    I am new to brewing, actually I was looking into making my first batch of beer and learning everything I can. I would like to make something I have found on here but the instructions left fermentation times were not given and I was wondering if this is recipe is something that is out of the...

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