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All Grain Brewing / beer gas

« on: March 07, 2011, 12:16:45 AM »

I've tried to have serious conversations on defferent forums about beer gas but everyone jokes and no one has answers. My beers have been giving everyone who drinks them bad beer farts. I don't know if it is something I'm doing wrong or do I need to modify my recipes. 
 
I did make 10 gals of Vienna  2 months ago, we are drinking it now and it's gassy. On Saturday I made the same recipe and cut the crystal from 4lbs to 2lbs to try to get the dextrin down. I even lowered my mash temp to 150 from 158 to get more fermentable sugars. All of these beers are kegged.
 
Should I be waiting longer? Some of this gassy beer is 10 weeks from grain, that should be long enough.
Should I try filtering?  Should I try pasteurization? Freezing? Microwave?
Could this be a procedure problem? Am I stressing the yeast some way to cause this condition.
 
It seems to happen with all yeasts. I use WLP001-2-5-7 and US04-5
My recipes are pretty standard.
 
No joke, this is a real problem.

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All Grain Brewing / Water profile for pale ales

« on: February 07, 2011, 07:42:02 AM »

I've not been able to figure out how to modify my water to produce a better light colored beer, say SRM 7-14.

My profile reads as follows; Ca 65 ppm, Mg 26 ppm, Sodium 93 ppm, Sulfate 220 ppm, Chloride 07 ppm, Bicarbonate 135 ppm Hardness is 26 grains per gal or 230 mg/l.   pH 8.1

I usually get an average tasting beer but there are some other flavor that are not desirable like a very harsh, bitter taste on the hops and a thick malty aftertaste that stays in your mouth longer than you want. I like the beer to finish smoother and cleaner.

Can anyone help me or give me the tools to figure it out on my own?  I have been trying to use the BeerSmith calculator with limited success. Thanks.

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Equipment and Software / fermentation chamber

« on: December 16, 2010, 12:06:49 AM »

Does anyone have some smart plans to build a fermentation chamber? Besides a chest freezer.