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Context: I brewed an american IPA which had an OG of 1.064 and calculated IBUs of 77.9 (including whirlpool additions). The beer turned out great and did very well in comps. Now Im wanting to scale this up to a double IPA with an OG of 1.075, and Im seeing some things that Im getting confused...

OK, sorry in advance if this is a long post. I have TWO main questions that I will put up front and then add context. Question #1: with a forced diacetyl test, if diacetyl is present, will it be present in aroma, flavor, AND mouthfeel? are all three required to say the forced test "failed" or...

So, Im still new to brewing lagers as I've only brewed two others before (czech dark) with Imperial Urkel, but now Im fermenting a Doppelbock using a new (to me) yeast strain, WLP833 German Bock Lager. I'm currently only at day 3 of fermentation at 50F, but Im curious as to two things: 1)...

So Ive done a good bit of searching on Nottingham yeast here as I've never used it myself. I will be brewing an imperial stout ~10% ABV with an OG of ~1.101 hopefully this weekend. While I normally use US05 for my imperial stouts and get ~70-72% attenuation, Im trying to anticipate what my...

So I took my MKII pump from Amazon (Gile house brew supply branded) out of box hooked it up and had no issue priming etc but it seemed to “rattle” a bit. Took it apart and I didn’t see a thrust washer. I thought this pump had one. I was careful to watch if anything fell out when I unscrewed...

With the yeast oxygen scavenging method, I have seen in some graphs that pH drops a bit but can't seem to find this right now. Is there a general rule of thumb in how much pH would drop after using YOS @ 2g/gal for 30minutes? I can generally nail my mash pH right off the bat with lactic acid...

OK, I am curious as to those of you who use Biofine to clarify your beers as to what beer characteristics benefit other than clarity itself. The biotin description provided by more beer states: "Biofine strips out all remaining yeast in 24-48 hours! Speeds up the aging and clarify process by...

So I started a yeast starter of WLP 530 Abbey Ale Monday night around 10pm. The yeast I got in the mail and it was still cold and the weather along the way was also favorable. The yeast pack had a Best Buy date of feb 26 2022 and after going to yeastman.com and entered the lot number is said...

So Ive brewed ONE imperial stout and it came out pretty good (9.4% ABV) From the roasted grains part I used 1lb roasted barley (4.8%), 1lb carafa special III (4.8%), and 0.5lb chocolate wheat (2.4%) which equated to 12% of my total grain bill collectively. Got nice, intense roasted coffee (not...

So Im curious what others are doing with these belgian dubbels. Ive read online that belgian dubbels are typically 2.3-2.9vols here (and other sources) Carbonation Levels For Different Beer Styles - Home Brew Answers . I have a belgian dubbel that has been on tap now for 9days and set to 2.5...

So this is the first time Ive used WYEAST 3787. Had a volcanic fermentation initially but increased temps from 65-70 1 degree per day and that krausen was huge. Since this is first time using this yeast, I used my Tilt Hydrometer to let me know based on trends when it finished. See attached...

Finally getting around to brewing this first stout. Im taking @Dgallo advice for a "standard" stout for the grain bill. My goal with this is to try the recipe without any secondary type flavorings and use just the grains so that I can see what it brings and modify from there on future batches...

So I have a tap rite secondary regulator in my keezer with the polycarbonate bonnets and the regulator that I typically adjust lots because its a "spare" regulator has stopped being able to adjust pressure. I thought that the plastic bonnet was just stripped so I ordered and received (today) a...

brand new out of the box, I took my tilt hydrometer out of the tube packaging and placed it in distilled water in a pyrex glass so it floats freely. Downloaded the Tilt 2 app, location services turned on, bluetooth turned on. Yet the app just says "scanning for nearby tilts..." Am I missing...

I am getting ready to make a yeast starter with WLP530. I used yeast man.com to show me the manufacturing date was 4/16/20. In brewers friend, with this date, it was estimated to have 50% viability. However, the white labs website shows that pure pitch viability of yeast at ~2.5months after...

The Question: when is the most appropriate time to take a refractometer reading to calculate conversion efficiency in all-in-one systems, before or after you lift the malt-pipe? I am a new brewer having started in january and I have the anvil foundry 10.5g system with recirculation package. I...

Hello all, I have a fermonster with modified lid with ball locks and floating dip tube. After brew days I always put the entire lid and floating dip tube in a bucket of HOT water with PBW and then rinse with hot water after a couple of hours. But due to hops/krausen/trub etc, the dip tube has...

I am going to be brewing my first Belgian Dubbel and will be using WLP530. Ive never used this yeast before. OG estimate is 1.062. Planning on overbuilding my starter to harvest prior to pitching. Will be doing standard pitch rate of 0.75 on 64degrees of wort and let it increase temp...

OK, I posted a question in a different thread but thought this would apply to all different kinds of beers, but is the current consensus that hop utilization is NOT affected by wort gravity? Ive read in HBT and other places that while Palmer originally stated that hop utilization goes down with...

Hello all, my wife has requested me to make a jalapeño pale ale as one of her favorite spiced beers is Birdsong Jalapeño Pale Ale (Charlotte). While Im not the hugest fan myself of jalapeños/habaneros/spicy stuff in IPAs, I find this beer pretty good - not too much heat but definite jalapeño...