Trying to decide what yeast to buy with my extract kit. Does it really make a difference to upgrade to a better yeast? What is the difference between the two yeasts
As I am waiting for my batch of red ale to finish fermenting, I am wondering about using a secondary. When you transfer the beer from the bucket do you need to get any of the sediment in with it or is there still yeast floating around in the beer?
I want to brew another batch of beer...
Yeah I figured it out. When I was putting my air lock on the gasket fell into the beer...with out thinking I grabbed a spoon and scooped it out. I never sanitized it....that was on thing I was thinking...and I also had the the primary sitting in my man cave porch of our new house and didn't...
I'm about to brew my second batch. First batch didn't turn out very good (didn't even bottle it. I am using the same kit as the first time (brewers best red ale) it comes with two different hops...1 oz. UK Fuggle and 1 oz. :ban:Uk east kent Golding. I also bought 3 oz of Citra hops. I am...
I have an electric flat top stove and found that it takes forever to get my water to a boil. I don't think I am in the market for new stove at this time. Are there any other cheaper options or should I just deal with it.
OK so I did my first batch 2 weeks ago and just put it into the secondary. I don't think I am stupid but I feel like an idiot reading my hydrometer. I didn't understand it when I put it into the fermentation bucket and didn't write down a reading...now I put the brew into the secondary... is...