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Fermenting

  • Why is it important to wait for the expected due date when brewing beer?
  • What are the best pH pitching levels for brewing beer?
  • Can I reuse yeast?
  • What yeast should I use for very warm temperatures?
  • Why is there a black sludge on the inside of my GF30? What is it and how do I clean it?
  • Does M02 Cider Yeast require a nutrient?
  • How do I choose which variety of hops to use?
  • Do I have to rehydrate my yeast?
  • Are Mangrove Jack's Yeasts Gluten & GMO Free?
  • What is Hysteresis? Why does my fermenter go above/below my target temperature before the cooling/heating is triggered?
  • What do I do if the final gravity (FG) is higher than expected?
  • How long can I leave my beer in the fermenter after the SG reading is stable?
  • Is it better to use liquid yeast or dried yeast ?
  • How to transfer the beer after fermentation
  • How do I collect a sample?
  • How often should I dump dead yeast and dry hops?
  • What is the difference between OG, FG and SG?
  • General process of fermenting
  • What is Yeast in the brewing context?
  • How do I dry hop in the GF30 Conical Fermenter?
  • How do I stop air getting sucked back into the airlock when I crash cool the Conical Fermenter?
  • I can’t see bubbling in my airlock, is it fermenting properly?
  • Why does the temperature of the Conical Fermenter rise above my target temperature in the first few days of fermentation?
  • When using the Dual Valve Tap on the GF30, is there enough room to take a sample and dump the yeast?
  • Is there a risk of oxygen contamination after dumping the trub or dry hopping?
  • I am struggling to harvest the yeast from my GF30 because my yeast dump valve is blocked. What do I do?
  • My beer keeps getting infected - what can I do?
  • Can I do smaller batches than 30 L (8 US Gal) and still expect efficient heating/cooling from the GF30?
  • Can I use propylene glycol with the Cooling Pump Kit?
  • Could I be getting a metallic 'off-taste' in my beer from the fermenter?
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