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"5 gallons of Marzen 3056 + 5 = 3061"

"Hi Patrick, thanks for sharing. This is some great advice. I think you hit the nail on the head. Not only was I using the Coopers yeast for every batch, I was not paying much attention to the fermentation temps. I have learned a lot through trial…"

"I don't know how much this matters or is even valid, but I have used liquid yeast twice out of about 6 times, and the only two brews that came out drinkable were those two beers I used the liquid yeast. From my personal experience, using the…"

"Rob, what should my wife and I bring? Is there more of something that is needed?  "

"Thanks Christian, I am using a bottle wand and also using an autosiphon/racking cane. However from reading some of the comments I think I need to take a bit more care when moving to the secondary and when bottling.   Thank you to everyone that…"

"5 gallons Harvest Pumpkin Ale on 10-15   2397.5 + 5 = 2402.5"

"I assume you are using a bottling wand when bottling but if you are not, it'll oxygenate the heck out of your brew. Same thing can happen when moving to the secondary if you are not using an autosiphon/racking cane."

"Thank you Ken, I am still using the hop pellets. That is good to know about the quality of hops though so thanks for that info as well. I also use DME only because I am afraid to burn the LME. Thank your for your insight on yeast as well. Any…"

"Hi David, The yeast no doubt will have the biggest impact on the character of your beer, water will have the least. If the water is drinkable you can brew with it. If you are getting a cardboard taste, the others have stated correctly that it is…"

"I agree with the editor. Cardboard taste is usually an oxidation problem. If it's not a bad taste or very strong than rest assured you're probably the only one that tastes it. My recommendation is to try the liquid yeast ans do another…"

"Thanks for sharing your knowledge Krystal. I am going to brew a fruit ale this weekend. I will for sure be using liquid for this batch. : ) "

"Cardboard flavor is classic oxidation.  Racking could have been your problem."

"I have used liquid in the past, done starters and have used dry yeast safale 04 with no problems.  Bad brews were both safale 05. Maybe they were a bad lot, or expired? I was not able to pinpoint the exact problem nor did i save the yeast…"