Recent content by mbbarnes

I wouldn't risk it. I would be worried about the ph and hop sludge that is mixed in. In a good worm bin, there is already a healthy mix of microbes doing the decomposing and it could throw off the balance adding in a few gazillion yeast cells. If you want to try, add just a little bit to one...

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Good luck and don't forget to take pics of the explosion! Sent from my EVO using Home Brew mobile app

You could bring a no-chill container with you. Brew the batch, seal it up and ferment it when you get home. That would take care of temp issues and border crossing as its only sugar water at that point. Might not work with your short turn around time. This is how I plan to brew on my next guys...

Boo! Doesn't look like they support mobile devices yet. I am mostly connected through a tablet or phone these days. Now where did I last use that laptop long ago?

How many yeast packs are y'all pitching for that high of a gravity?

I am a late night home brewer! It has its advantages in the summer, beats brewing in the heat of the day. It wasn't until my 8th batch that I actually brewed in the daylight and it felt weird.

At the last beer fest I volunteered at, I made around a hundred pretzel necklaces. The trick it to tie your string on a crochet hook while you wrassle them things on there. Our pretzel necklace sales went to charity so I would buy it there. But if it was a vendor selling cheap pretzels for...

4640 + 5 = 4645

Does nitrous oxide dissolve in water?

I have my first sour mash in the fermenter right now. I used crushed grain to add the lacto since I had some laying around. Why is it you should not use crushed grain?

Prices! Yes,you should have prices for everything. My lhbs has no prices marked for anything! Very annoying having to ask what the price is on every item you need when there are 3 other customers waiting.

I heard this on NPR the other day. The story was titled "Craft Beers Slowly Chipping Away at Big Beers Dominance" and it was a pretty good piece. But just 45 seconds into the opening, she says "Beer- we drink enough fermented hops to consume more than 200 Billion dollars annually"...

Congrats! You made an extra 1/2 gallon of beer. I would not try and add any extra sugars at this point and let it ride.

The ideal situation would be to ferment six gallons in the bucket, or just start the 5 gallons in the carboy. From your post, it sounds like you have already started with 5 gals in the bucket. If it has only been going for a week or so, I would add in another gallon of juice to top of the...