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Temperature Controlled Fermentation for Less Than $50

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Controlling fermentation temperature is one of the best ways to brew better beer.  Here are a few reasons why. Keeping the temperature consistent throughout fermentation will keep those yeasties hard at work.  Variations of even a few degrees during the day can lead to under-attenuation or a stuck fermentation. The fermentation process also generates heat [...]

Prevent a Stuck Fermentation

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in Beer Education, Beer Musings, Brewing Experiments, Brewing How-To

I’ve been working on this recipe for an Imperial Breakfast Stout (yeah I know, Imperial anything is sooo 2008).  The problem is that’s when I brewed it!  For almost 6 weeks now my silky smooth, chocolaty, coffee-buzz-inducing friend has been stuck in the fermenter.  Stuck at 1.034 specific gravity – not exactly what I was [...]