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Few beginner questions about temps, SG and yeast
I brewed my second ever batch of beer on the weekend (the first one tasted okay but was flat, I guess I didn't put enough sugar in when bottling). and I have a few questions. I'm using a 5L glass ...
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Didn't reach expected FG. Should I postpone bottling? Also: It looks weird!
I'm a newbie brewer currently trying his luck with an irish red ale kit. I've followed the instructions (which weren't complicated since it's a kit), and I've let it brew for about 6 days now (...
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Yeast suggestions for high temperature brewing
Summer is here and it isn’t quite the end of the world, yet. So, I’d figure I might pick up brewing again.
I’m looking for yeast suggestions for a low (neutral) phenolic profile at high temperatures. ...
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STC 1000 safety
sorry if this is a question that’s been answered already. I’ve just completed a brew for a Belgian saison using wyeast 3724 and I’ve suffered the all to common stall that this yeast so often ...
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Yeast pitching temp/ ferment temp
I have read here and there that it is ok to pitch your yeast at a high temperature, say 83°F?
Seeing as it will take a considerably long time for the temperature to drop to an ambient 68°F then ...
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removing sugar / dead yeasts / residues from keg
Due to some CO2 cylinder carbonation problems I have resorted to the desperate method of pouring sugar into the keg. Which is probably bad, as I have found out here all I needed was lower temperatures ...
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Conditioning and storing beer at temperatures around -5°C
I am bottle-conditioning and storing beer in a storage room with temperatures reaching as low as -5°C (significantly below the freezing temperature of water). There are few sudden changes in ...
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Safale US-05 Temperature Drop
I am brewing a stout and using Safale US-05. Here in middle Georgia the weather is already plenty warm so I'm using a water bath to keep my wort at a stable temperature. I pitched this yeast at a temp ...
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Ale yeast at cold temps?
I made a modified Oktoberfest 11 days ago. I used an ale yeast to cut down on the time. I let it ferment at 68 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 days, then decided to put it in the fridge at 50 degrees. I ...
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Temperature when hydrating dry yeast
Some Lalvin yeast I bought is not doing anything in my wort. When I told people on an online forum I'd hydrated it with 40°C water, they told me this was far too hot. But this is exactly what it said ...
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Heating after fermentation?
What's the general consensus on leaving a heat source turned on after fermentation has complete?
I'm doing an Imperial IPA which should finish fermenting in 4-5 days going by previous experience with ...
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How does the attenuation limit from mash temperature affect yeast attenuation?
Like, for example, if you select a yeast with an average attenuation of 80%, but you mash at 160, which limits attenuation to 76.8%1, would the limit simply be the lower of the limit or the average ...
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Would Yeast survive the temperatures of distillation and properly carbonate?
Theoretically:
If one were to distill a beer at 172.3-211.9*F with the intention of throwing away the distillate, in order to produce non-(or low-)alcoholic beer, would the remaining beer contain ...
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Buying Yeast Online and Temperature during Transit
I buy everything from Northern Brewer and it takes UPS 5 days to ship to me (If I'm not home early enough from work on Friday, I have to wait the weekend too).
Next week is going to have three days ...
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Pitched yeast at 40 °F (4.5°C). Too cold?
I pitched the yeast at 40°F (4.5°C). Was it way too cold and should I re-pitch?
