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Update on Washed Yeast Posting: I made a starter on a Tuesday (original posting). On Friday, I also added fresh starter wort. We brewed on Saturday. At the time of pitching, the starter was actively fermenting. I left on the primary for 14 days. There was no sign of activity in the...

All, I planted my first year hops indoors about a month ago. I used Miracle Grow potting soil. They did teriffic (about two feet long). I went to plant them today. I noticed that quite a few of the rhizomes had one bine coming off of them which had died at the tips. :( Some have began...

All, I have prepared a yeast starter 3 days ago and I am not getting any activity in the starter itself. :( The yeast I used (WL0005) had been washed from a batch of IIPA (7% ABV) during late February. I followed the washing technique outlined on the site and on the wiki. The yeast has...

I live in Atlantic County (South Jersey). A friend of mine in the area grows Cascade with great success. I have a shipment of about 5 varieties coming for this year. Will post my success / failure at the end of the growing season. Hope this helps. bulge1944 :o

Thanks BREW N QUE and Bearcat Brewmeister. I will try the Cara this time and try roasting next. It will give me an excuse to brew again. Not that I need an excuse... :)

All, I have a recipe that calls for 1.66# (35L) of amber malt. I am thinking of replacing this with 1# Cara Red (25L). It is the Dogfish 90 minute clone which is being mashed with +/- 17 #'s of Pilsner. Do you think this substitution would work?? Thanks, bulge1944 :confused:

Well, I got it off (with a slotted screwdriver and a hammer). It was the only way. Stubborn little devils. Well, guess I will have to get a new one. I guarantee I will never do that again. Thanks to the above for your suggestions.

I have tried both of these ways to no evail. I will take your advise and try again.

Hello All, I NEED HELP!! Eventhough I have been making homebrew for 15 years, I have never kegged. I finally decided to start since I have my own house and put a bar in the basement. I have a major problem now with my first time out. It seems that when I cleaned the keg before use, I...