Hi All, I need some advice. Today is looking like a great day to brew, but I didn't think ahead, all I have is a WyEast smack pack going. Should I still do a yeast starter even though it'd only get to sit for say 3 hours or just pitch the smack pack? (I live at 8850 feet so it's pretty...
Hi All!! Many of you chimed in on this one, and all of you convinced me to keep it, well, the results are .... It was one of the best beers I've brewed yet!!! Thank you all for installing Inge the confidence I needed, what a shame it would've been if this went down the drain!
Cheers!
Hi Rudds, Dan's comment about his classes was in regards to my question, in his defense he wasn't trying to sell me on them it was relevant to the thread :). Back to your project, I've tried to find some resources on the organic malted barley trade but haven't had much luck, can you point me in...
Fun! Were you living in Silverton? That's where we moved from for a 'milder climate' :). Love the idea of cold crashing lagers, I'll have to look into it & thanks for the tip on the O2, I was just wondering if that was my lag problem & looking at an aeration pump at MoreBeer! earlier this...
Wow you guys thank you ALL so much for this incredible & helpful insight & so quickly!!! I think this is more support & info than I've found in many, many hours of research and number crunching. I will look at malted barley for sure & perhaps a smaller hop yard. I'll keep you posted and...
Okay here's one for you, I brewed a batch of APA before I left to visit family over the new year (which by the way was way darker than it should have been, a question for another thread I suppose). When I left super early on Dec 26th there was little to no sign of fermentation munch to my...
Did you end up harvesting this year, and if so how was your yield & did you do it by hand? My husband & I own 20 acres in Victor, ID and are seriously considering dropping into organic hops up to 17 acres. We don't have the funds for a Wolf picker at this point so were thinking of starting...
I haven't, guessing I'm needing to, is it normal for yeast to take longer to start at altitude? Should I start the yeast a few days in advance based on what I'm experiencing?