Recent content by OldeEnglish800

Hello all, I want to keep my yeasts for future use. Most of the ones I have are fine in the fridge I think as I will reuse them within 30 days, but there are some (Lambic, Kolsch) that I will wish to save for future use. I have read the Yeast can be frozen for long term storage. What is...

I also LOVE Sangiovese anytime - it is my favorite wine! Anyway though I admit I am relatively new at this; the last two batches w/ 1 cup of corn sugar were definately very carbonated, but not overflowers at all. Nor were the heads any bigger than about 1/2" Both did yield quite a bit of...

I have 3 5gal carboys, 1 6.5gal carboy & a 6gal pail for a primary. I don't have the keg setup yet (hoping to soon!). I brew about 3-4 times a month; right now I have a fruit beer in my secondary and a Kolsch in another carboy. I have an Irish Stout & ESB waiting in bottles and am enjoying...

I have used just under 1 cup of corn sugar for priming on my last 3 batches and have been thrilled with the results. I do like my beer very carbonated which is why I attempted this in the first place. Does anyone else do this? Thanks!

Thank you all for the replies! My hydrometer reads exactly 1.000 with water. I added the wort to the carboy, topped off with water then added a rubber cork. I then swished the wort around to try and mix the water in with the wort and aerate it. If my hydrometer reads at 1.000 with water then...

Hello! The last two times that I have taken gravity readings from my cooled wort they have come out very low - 1.020 etc. Both recipes called for 6#+ of extract, both were cooled before I took the readings so I do not understand why this would happen. Does anybody have any feedback? Thanks!