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Hey guys, thought I'd share. I used my GoPro to take a pic every 10 seconds for 12 hours overnight, to see if I could capture the fermentation in my yeast starter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8TXMCe0d_s&feature=youtu.be So THIS is what happens when we're sleeping :) Ron

hey guys, so for one reason or another I have a vial of White Labs WLP200 (Best of Both Worlds) that I never used. It's been in the fridge since Nov 2014, and clearly is marked "best before 1/22/15". I am brewing in a few weeks and was considering seeing if it is viable at all...is it a waste...

Hey guys, we're throwing a party on 7/3 for the holiday, and I always serve homebrew. Well...this year life and work have gotten in the way and I have nothing in the pipeline. I think I can pull off a good beer in 20 days...I know there's lots of shortcuts, what do you guys think about this...

Well, thought I should at least share my failure on here to hopefully prevent someone else from trying what I did. I've been reading about "mashing in a bag" and other similar ways to try to clarify the wort leaving the Mash tun. I didn't have a bag big enough for my 10G mash tun, so instead...

hey guys, doing my first Mead tonight. It's actually a "hydromel" I guess. Adding 2.5lbs of Orange Blossom Honey to 2 gallons of water. OG should be around 1.044 from what I've seen, but I plan to add 3 lbs Blackberry puree in secondary. My question is regarding the amount of Fermaid-K...

Hey Guys, I'm a pretty solid all-grain beer brewer (~25 batches), making mead for the first time. HBT has taught me most of what I know, so thanks. My wife really likes the B-Nektar Black Fang mead, and so do I. It's a blackberry melomel with clove and orange zest. 6.0% ABV, so I guess...

Guys, Would appreciate any feedback or advice here. I have been missing mash in temps by 1-2 degrees, and I thought it may be because of how Beersmith calculates strike temp based on water+grain+mash tun temps. I decided to just get the strike water into the tun and measure temp there...

Hi Folks, I have some leftover grains, hops, and even an extra WLP001 yeast from the last 3-4 batches. I intend to brew something from what I have...what do you all think of this recipe? Only thing I would have leftover after this would be another few oz's of Cascade hops, some more...

Hey guys, I am going to jump into the kegging world. I really only need one right now, but this looks like a great deal. What do you think? Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003R384N2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Ron

Hey Guys, Trying to figure this out, but I can't find a source. I brewed an Apricot Wheat ale recently, just bottled it. I waited until 5 days ferm in the primary before racking to a secondary on top of 5 lbs of pureed apricots. It was a 2.5G batch. It started at 1.052, and I took a...

So...uh...:) Last night I brewed batch #13. Two new pieces of equipment caused me to miss my final volume by + 1/2 gallon. My fermenter is a 5 gallon bucket, and I was targeting a 4G batch. In hindsight I should have held back on putting some of the wort into the fermenter, but I...

Guys, Just bottling my Black IPA tonight, and I think I screwed up. It was in the primary for 3 weeks, locked at 66 deg. I didn't take gravity readings but assumed it was done...and it's been cold crashing for 4 days. When I cold crashed, I put a SOLID stopper, not an airlock...and the...

Guys, I have read a bunch of threads on this, but I'm a bit confused. - some folks say to dry hop after active fermentation, say 4-7 days in - some people say 4 days before bottling If I'm doing a biggish IPA (1.071) that I want to leave in the primary for 3-4 weeks, when is the best time...

Guys, Just wanted to say a collective thank you to everyone who posts on here and helps people out. I visit many forums on the net...home repair, guitar stuff, etc...and this is BY FAR the most helpful and friendly bunch of folks. I'm just writing because I borrowed so many ideas from...

Hey Guys, I tried searching around but couldn't get all that I was looking for. I have an Apricot tree going absolutely crazy with fruit right now and I want to try to do a fruit beer. I haven't done one before. Couple questions, any advice would be great! - how much should I add to a...

Guys, I'm gonna start a build on a ferm chamber with a mini fridge and an STC1000. I basically have everything already but had a question: I'm currently fermenting in a 3 Gal Carboy, but likely will move to 6.5 Gal Carboys or buckets in the near future. I don't have any to measure...

Hey Guys, Curious how the ferm temp of a yeast starter affects it. I mean, could I do it in my garage which can get 85-90 deg ambient and still have it be OK? Ron

Well, I made a 2-step yeast starter, and I used my stir plate for the first time on this batch...and I think it worked. LOL. Sometime between midnight last night and 9 AM this morning, my airlock blew out. I have since replaced it with a quickly fashioned blowoff tube. Question is, how...

Hey guys, quick question. I have made a few .5L starters in my 1L flask, but for my next batch I need a 1L starter. Only have a 1L flask...so am I OK with that or will it overflow with Krausen/etc? Would it be better to do a .5L starter, and then add more wort a second time? Thanks, Ron

Guys, Work is crazy right now and I didn't get to bottle my Black IPA that I have been cold crashing for 2 days now. Problem is I leave for a business trip tomorrow am and won't be back for a week. Any ill effects from keeping the fermenter in the fridge another week before I bottle? Should I...