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Hey Guys...I have brewed many ale extract kits but attempting my first lager yikes! I have a temp controlled frig. With ales I can ice it down to 75 or so and pitch ale yeast which is also at that temp. Have a World Wide Lager and liquid smack pack Wyeast. I do not know how to do a starter ...

I just checked my blow off jar in my frig on the kolsch...it is all brown and has yeast sediment in the bottom! Must have been an active yeast process. Should i change the starsan water with new or just leave it as it until finished? Dont want that crap to back up into my brew. Hose has been...

Update on my Kolsch. I pitched the yeast the next morning with wort and yeast at 68. Next morning good bubble activity in my blow off jar, and on day 2 bubbling smooth and steady. At least i know that the yeast is active. Boy you were right about Kolsch it is very active! Everything was sealed...

Thanks for the quick feedback. I always use a blowoff tube. I have always pitched my ales at around 76 and let it go. Never had an issue really just want to get a little more tuned in the process. Getting wort down in the 60s seems to be the norm in everything i read so that is what i was...

Hey guys i have a similar question. Just finished a Kolsch and i could not get my wort below 76 or so. So i put it in my fermenting frig until morning and did not pitch. The thing is my smack pack is already fully inflated . it was at room temp and ready to go. I thought i had better wait...

Hey i just stumbled upon your posts researching whether to shake or not to shake during forced carbonation. My normal procedure has been once i move to my keg let it chill for day down to about 39 in my little beer frig. Next day connect CO2 at 30PSI for a couple days, then drop down to 10psi...

I am brewing a Cali Common True Brew Extract kit. The lean instructions just say steep grains for 30min and boil for only 20-30 min after that. My question is most here that talk about the Cali says to boil for 60 minutes but i have read that boiling too long will mess up my brew too...

The potassium metabisulfate i have is in powder form so a pinch i can do. I start my brews with 2-2.5 gal of water usually so half a pinch when heating up my initial brew water in all recipies is a could practice?

Thanks for the information. I have used distilled bottled water in the past but now use only bottled spring water. Temps i have controlled in a keezer that i made pretty solid at 68 degrees or whatever i set it at. This problem occurred with several different types of yeast (all ales) so figure...

I too have a "band aid" ale on tap, my 3rd one as a fairly new brewer. Trying to pin it down seems everyone talks about Phenol factor and the water being used. I only use bottle spring water, clean with starsan but have just read that i should rinse AFTER cleaning. I thought that starsan was a...