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I am using a tilt, which measured the OG at 1.063 and now reads 1.021. 1/2 of Kveik yeast on a 15G batch, trying to get orange esters to go with 1lb hopstand only citra hops. I have been adding hot water to the tub the 15.5G torpedo is sitting in. The fermentation seems to have stalled when the...

My BIL is coming to visit, and he likes banana profile in his heffes. Can you recommend a yeast and ferm temp for a lot of banana. I really want the yeast to go bananas.

What kind of batch should I try first? Once I bought a keg of Dead Guy Ale for a party and pitched Orval dregs in the leftovers. It was ok but started to taste like Orval after a while. I have had a ton of pineapple from Orval dregs before too, but it was such an accident I don’t know if I...

Or maybe a brewery that sells home brewing ingredients? I just moved to Myrtle beach. Recommendations appreciated! MFP

I have been pressure fermenting with several white oak staves in my 15.5G topedo keg. I have used several yeasts and have been pitching on the leftovers from previous batches. I started out with kveik, then S05 from a kit(wish I hadn’t done that), and also Belle Saison. Last Batch with the...

I am not new to brewing, but I haven’t really been into it for a while. I have a 15.5G torpedo keg that I have been spunding with a few oak staves in there inoculated with several yeasts. The pressure and volume of dregs has been tamping down the yeast character. I ordered a 50 lb sack of...

Does anyone ever ferment at really high pressures? I did a recent faktoberfest batch at about 40 psi, and it turned out ok.. I think my hopping and recipe needed some tweaks, but the kveik yeast turned out lagerish with some drastic temperature fluctuations. I know there is no real reason to go...

I was pressure fermenting a 15 gallon batch of pseudo octoberfest at ~40 psi. (Kveik yeast at ~70f). Going for the natural carb. I have some fresh hops coming in tomorrow and was planning a 4oz dry hop. However it occurred to me I could end up with a gusher at this pressure. Now I am letting...

I was looking at doing a stout recipe that has oats and flakes barley and some other steeping grains. My main fermentable will be DME, and I was wondering if alpha amylase will be enough to mash the grain bill, or do I need beta or glucoamalyse also? I love stouts, but never brewed one...

I realize that technically it may not be a mead with malt added, but if I were to say, add some c30 in with the honey and calculated the final gravity to be somewhere near where beer final gravity is per the abv would it drink more like a beer? Would the malt contribution to the gravity be able...

If I add priming sugar or honey to a (low) pressure fermented keg and seal it up, do I have to worry about oxygen? I know fermentation scrubs oxygen, but i feel like a big part of that scrubbing is the vented co2 taking the oxygen with it on the way out. I was planning on topping up the keg...

I have a malt forward/ late hop pseudo solara I just started by filling a 50L sankey. And, it is about time to add back in ~4 gallons as I just took my second 2.5 gallon pull (serving keg). This will be my first pressure ferment in a corny with a floating dip tube. I am really enjoying where the...

I am getting the parts ready to start moving away from the glass carboy. Floating dip tube.. ball lock to ball lock liquid and gas lines spunding valve with pressure gauge. I’ll probably wing it on the gravity/hydrometer. Anything I should pick up. Can I dry hop loose in the keg with the...

I have a 13.5 sankey keg that I was going to fill with my hazy kveik ESB, but I am questioning whether I will have enough to reduce the headspace. I thought these were 5 or 5.5 gallon carboys, but now I am not so sure. My last batch with two of these produced about 7 G of beer. I did fill these...

I have three 5.5G carboys that are not quite filled up to the neck. And rarely pushing bubbles through the airlock. Should I boil up some DME to add when I dry-hop, to scrub the oxygen? the hops just came in or I would have done earlier. I know you like my fermentation chamber / bathtub brew.

My first time using the yeast and I have a 1.060 ESB grain recipe, but with a lot of late hops. I’m filling a 13.5 gallon keg with a couple batches and first time using a kveik yeast. First two < 4 gallon batches are headed for a 5 and 2.5 G corny kegs, I’m going to run 3 < 4G batches for the...

I planted three rhizomes two years ago: fuggles centennial, and either galaxy or glacier. Problem is I didn’t give them a trellis or even properly weed around them. I was hoping they would take off on the fence for a low effort yield, but so far 0 hops harvested. There appear to be some fox...

I am a semi experienced home brewer, and I have a challenge to make the most beer like prison wine possible given limited ingredients. Malted milk powder Sugar Brown sugar Honey Coffee Hot chocolate mix (don’t have decent cocoa powder that I would prefer. I actually do have some decent hops...

I just moved into a new house and am gearing up to start brewing beer again. I was thinking I might do some partial mash batches with DME in the short term so that it will give me some time to get the grain mill and propane or induction burner and everything else situated. In fact I'll be on...

Any one ever try getting a boil over a grill with charcoal or wood? I have a 15G kettle, but could run a partial BIB batch if 15G is too ambitious. After a unplanned move I had to ditch most of my brewing equipment and I am slowly building it back up. I think I am shooting for a 220v...