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so I was thinking about doing a hefe with the Bavarian yeast. From what I read that yeast is pretty hard to eliminate from equipment. Hoses,etc. I’m not a fan of of the lengths some go to sanitize. I was thinking about fermenting in a spare bucket and then bottling with a Pyrex measuring...

Does it sound excessive to lose 1G of a 5G batch to trub loss? I topped off my extract batch to five gallons in my bottling bucket after chilling in the kettle. The wort was strained between the kettle and bucket. I lost probably 1-2 beers in that transfer after some settling occurred in...

cooked up a 1pt 1/4 cup LME starter last night with omega Scottish ale. Let it sit over night with loose foil over a 1 qt mason jar. So apparently it’s not a good idea to shake a starter unless you are looking to take a beer shower? My impression was you wanted to boost O2 level in the starter...

Im thinking about fining my phat tyre extract clone next week when it’s done in the primary. The temp in my garage will be in the upper 40s F overnight. Will this temp cause a sick back through the air lock? I can alternatively put the carbon in the basement where it’s fermenting now at 61F...

I got one of the NB starter kits being repackaged at man crates, and just tried using it for first time. The brew day went ok with two exceptions(broken thermometer, cooled too slowly), but 40 hours later I see no signs of fermentation. Initially I was optimistic as the room the bucket is...