In the fermenter is an Oktoberfest. Fermentation is done but, as I consider the cold-crash, I wonder what the range of opinions is regarding the speed of the process. Should it be crashed as fast as possible, or just 5-7 degrees (F) per day, or something else? For my ales, I always crash as...

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A winemaking kit is nearly done in its primary fermentation. The instructions say 'once fermentation is done - the SG is below 0.998 - then rack to secondary and add these things to help clarify it.' My tilt says SG is 0.987, but it hasn't hit stable SG yet. Do I wait, or rack it while it...

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Several grow their own hops, but you can also buy these commercially. I just got a note from Champlain Valley Hops that they are taking orders for fresh hops (harvest season is a month away!) ate $6.50 a pound. If you've wanted to try fresh hops, here's one way.

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I've always cold crashed my ales in the fermenter "as fast as possible", but today I read in Palmer's How To Brew that a lager should be cold crashed no more than 10 degrees a day. Something about keeping the yeast from dying off too quickly. Lager brewers: How fast do you cold crash?

@Pricelessbrewing @Yooper Any ideas where in my recipe "Ben's Bunyip 2.1 DR" (made public) the highlighted notation is coming from? I was guessing my equipment profile but did not see anything like that. (My equipment is Brewzilla, chill method is counterflow) Thanks in advance, Don

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I mix StarSan at 1 ounce for 5 gallons. In my kegs, the dip tubes are cut 1/2" short. I store my kegs clean and pressurized, with a gallon of StarSan solution in them. I empty the StarSan using a picnic tap, then pressure transfer from the fermenter into the keg. I'd like to hear your opinion...

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Recently I mildly tweaked my back. It's just a muscle thing, but I've had a weak L5 all my life and so need to be careful. For the past 4-5 weeks I've been rebuilding a small retaining wall at my house, lifting 85-pound wall blocks, digging dirt, moving gravel, all without trouble. I lift a...

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Here is the bottle of glop I saved from my last brew. The yeast is cross my loof Belgian. Does all of this contain yeast, or is it just the thin light layer at the top?