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  1. jvanwest

    Yeast not yet bubbling - how long before you would get concerned?

    I brewed my Pumpkin Ale on Saturday evening (2 days ago) and the yeasties have not yet taken off. I used a White Labs WPL002 and pitched at 76F. At what point should I be really concerned that I screwed the pooch on my extract kit. The recipe says to have the pumpkin in the primary for 5 days...
  2. jvanwest

    Harvest Pumpkin Ale

    Just finished brewing a nice Harvest Pumpkin ale in time for Oktoberfest. The one thing I noticed is I may have had a little too much pumpkin in the recipe and it may have overpowered the pumpkin spices. Ingredients, 6lbs. Muntons Ex-Light Dry Malt Extract Crystal Malt. Pale Malt, 1...
  3. jvanwest

    Moving from Primary Fermenter to Bottling Bucket Question

    I had a question for those that are more experienced. I was told at the local Homebrew shop that when I move from my fermenter to the bottling bucket, I should use a siphon. Currently, I have been using a strainer with a tight mesh filter and pouring into the bottling bucket with my sugar...
  4. jvanwest

    Wyest Activator Yeast question

    I did 2 batches yesterday at our clubs Brew Out. I brewed a Sunset Red Ale which used a Windsor dry yeast. This is bubbling nicely and the process was very seamless. I also brewed an Amarillo Hop India Pale Ale which uses the smack pack activator from Wyest. I smacked the pack really...
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