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12-01-2008, 06:38 AM | #7 | |
Herf Meister
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Is this Heaven? No it's Iowa
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If you are confident you are getting good conversion it may by yeast health or qty. ALWAYS do a starter, even if you are using a wyeast tube or XL Smack Pack. Pitch them into a gallon of starter made from DME and a pinch of hops let it ferment out, chill and decant the yeast to pitch. It may also be yeast health - are you aerating your wort post boil? If not you really need to - get an aquarium pump, filter and aeration stone and aerate AFTER you chill (hot wort + O2 = Nasty Beer). I typically aerate while I recirclate thru my chiller (60 min or so)... My bet is its either your mash PH or lack of aeration. (For mash PH I use Buffer 5.2 made by Star San - keeps things in the perfect range). Good luck.....
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