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In my uneducated opinion those look almost like dairy curdles that happened one time when I drank an Irish car bomb too slow. Mind posting your ingredients list?

I pitched yeast dry once and they clumped together in one big chunk and floated around for awhile. Could be what happened to yours. No bubbles after 24 hours isn't a huge concern. Depending on nutrient levels I've had brews that didn't start off gassing for a few days.

It may also be helpful to log your brews on paper as well. I keep a semi-meticulous log of batches in a notebook. Ingredients, yeast type, gravity readings and dates, special preparation methods, etc. Grape juice comes out really well. Purple grape especially ferments very vigorously. I've...

Sorry I forgot we already talked about your yeast. Good luck!

What kind of yeast did you use? It my humble opinion it might be done. If you have the option you can rack it off into secondary and let it sit another week or two before another tasting. From there you have the option of letting it bulk age in secondary for a bit, or bottle it. Bottling is a...

It's tough to know what exactly is going on inside your fermenter without gravity readings. I'm a beginner too so my experience is limited, but in my 3 batches of mead I've never had one stop bubbling at day 5. It's worthwhile noting that bubbling isn't necessarily a sign of ongoing...

Auto-siphon and bottling wand, pretty basic

Hello all, Long story short, I have a six gallon batch of extract beer in bottles. I went to add dextrose to bottle carb the first one and it foamed over something fierce. I found out that no matter how gingerly I added the sugar the result was such that continuing to add sugar would cause...

I've never ordered any brewing supplies online because I have a brewing and hydroponics supply store near where I live, I just received this deal notification via email and thought I'd post it for anyone interested. Is Northern Brewer owned by ABInbev?

Update on the draught lager kit I posted about early on in the thread, where I was following the directions to the letter (mostly): I let them sit the number of days as stipulated by the directions (I think it was a full week). I opened one on the day the directions said they'd be finished...

As a fellow beginner I have some advice. Stay away from pre-configured kits. They always seem overpriced and of lower quality. Keep in mind I am also a beginner so this could be a misconception. If you're fortunate enough to have a home brew store near you piece together your own beginner kit...

I don't know if this is a good deal or not, but someone may be interested. I was notified of this deal via email by Northern Brewer: Big Mouth Bubbler® EVO 2 - Siphonless 6.5 Gallon Glass Fermentor Link to page One day only.

I can't speak for the more experienced forum users, but I bought the kit because of the price point with the full intention of following the directions to the letter. Previously I had only brewed very simple mead and grape juice wine in one gallon batches. The cheapness of the kits and the low...

Status update Bottled today. I did deviate from the directions slightly due to certain needs and restrictions in my life. It stayed all a few extra days over the recommended in the fermenter. I had no way of temperature controlling my bucket, so it fermented at whatever the ambient...

Newbie here, I received my kits last week. I've never brewed beer before and I'll outline my experience so far. I started the draught lager kit on Saturday. I'll report back again throughout the process. I'm following the directions as they exist in the kit. I'm making no changes and following...