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Adding Sugars in two stages to the primary fermenter when brewing high gravity beers.?
After several atempts at a high gravity Russian Imperial Stout without what I would call sucsess . my fermentation stops after about a week. I used 2 vials of White Labs liquid Irish Ale yeast. Fermentation started within 24 hours and krausened to a large head within 36 hours then slowed down within 7 days I racked into my secondary and fermentation never resumed I re Inoculated with 2 Wyeast Acctivator packs still nothing and Its been 48 hours in the secondary. my starting gravity was 1.100 .The guy at my local brew supply is a huge fan of high gravity beers and he told me he holds back adding all the sugars to his wort and actuly ferments the first part as a starter then adds the rest of the sugars in a second wort after the yeast is at full kraussen to the primary fermenter . Has anyone ever heard of this .It sounds genius ,Using the first part as your starter.Also Is there anyway to restart what I already have or should I just go ahead and keg it

Should the yeast settle at the bottom of the wine fermenter when you first add it?

When homebrewing, should I wait until I reach my final gravity before transferring to a secondary fermenter?

How long can you leave homemade beer in the primary fermenter?
5 8 days seems right from what I know.What are the unwanted results.< > < > < > < >

Techniques for tranfering primary beer to aging fermenter without putting air into it?

At what point do I add priming sugar to my secondary fermenter and avoid potential oxygen exposure?
I have read lots on when to rack to a secondary but I am planning on adding the priming sugar to the secondary just prior to bottling. If I do this will i risk oxygen exposure? Could I add CO2 when adding the priming sugar, wait till it dissolves and then bottle immediately?

Is my yeast alive after 2 months in the fermenter?
Okay, kind of 2 questions here. I've left my brew in the fermenter for about 2 months now. Should my yeast still be alive when I bottle? I need to carbonate in the bottle with priming sugar. Also, do I need to wash my never used bottles before I bottle?

Lower part of my fermenter is warmer than the top half?
this morning I added 2 gallons of cold water to my wort when I put it in the fermenter. the wort was about 120 degrees when I put it into the carboy and after I added the cold water I would say it was about 80 90. I added the yeast at this point. now I'm noticing that the top half of the carboy is about 65 while the bottom is about 75. did I screw this thing up or is my beer ok?

I am making a homebrew lager but have added too much water to the fermenter?
I have a finished volume of 25 ltrs it was supposed to be 21ltrs will this effect my lager brew? the surplus amount is all water is there any way to correct this, i have no more ingredients to add

What is so good about conical fermenters?
Is it worth buying one.

I heard that it was better to not use a secondary fermenter for wheat beer. Is this true?
The reason the man that told me this gave was that a wheat beer is better left in the primary because it leaves more of the yeast in suspension and therefore giving the wheat beer a more classic wheat taste.

Is my secondary fermenter air-tight?
What I'm planning on using for a secondary fermenter came with my kit as a bottling bucket. It is identical to the primary fermenter except it has a spigot about 1" off the bottom of the bucket in an attempt to make it easier to bottle the beers. When I bottled my last batch also my first batch, didn't use a secondary fermenter I didn't notice any beer leak out or anything. The spigot has rubber circles on the inside and outside of it, kind of like washers when talking about bolts and nuts.Basically, provided I use a good lid, would this bucket be good for a secondary fermenter?

When should I transfer my homebrew to a secondary fermenter?
It's been fermenting for 6 days now and I am asking when should I transfer the beer from the first 7 gallon carboy to the 5 gallon one? should I wait until it stops bubbling or do it now?

My beer fermenter was not airtight ?
When fermenting my beer it was not airtight at all.. Should i toss the beer ? Will it make me sick ?

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