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Im making wine this coming fall with wine grapes juice already in 5 gallon buckets ready to make. I have a friend that syphons it into a carboy, puts a airlock on it and leaves it alone for 8 months and it tastes amazing every spring. I want to do this but i have no clue how it works without ANY...

bottling my 5 gallons of pumpkin ale !!! i need to start kegging, so i can force carbonate and enjoy this week a week later instead of 4 weeks later !!

Airlock was bubbling away this morning 7am east coast, and i just got home now and its still bubbling hard!! good news for me but im still nervous it may taste funny. the first pitch of yeast is dead yeast in there as well as the wort was just sitting for 72 hours not working. Any thoughts on...

The owner of the brew store told me to just sprinkle dry yeast on the top and leave it. I have done that method before and had success. I asked him and he said its not needed to stir it in. I'm only a 1.5yr home brewer so I have a lot to learn still.

heres the update: i called austin homebrew and they have gotten more calls in regards to bad yeast from heat during shipment. they sent me a brand new vial but told me it will take a week to arrive. i couldnt wait so i went to the local store to buy $4 yeast pack and was instructed to pitch dry...

i have to call AHS ...i checked this morning and still no bubbles in aiirlock. BUT you guys say that is still ok, ive never had a yeast not take off , normally its going after 12 hours STRONG ! i think you guys are right about re-pitching yeast....im going to my local store to buy dry yeast!! i...

Yes... AHS told me to open and stir vigorously with sanitary spoon and I did....bucket is about a year old but the lid seems very good and solid, the yeast wasn't expiring till sept 2012, it was shipped to me is cold pack but with the crazy heat lately I think it came warm to my house, then I...

Yes I did read your reply...thank you for that by the way...I was told I had two choices on og's over 1.060. One was to build a starter and the other was to pitch two packs of yeast. So for this batch which is in a bucket with an airlock , the og was 1.052 before I pitched, I was told I didn't...

I didnt use a starter...I just pitched the vial sent with the extract kit....which has always worked before. It's been 36 hours since I pitched yeast and the airlock isn't bubbling at all ( no pressure) .

I am brewing a pumpkins ale from Austin homebrew extract. I pitched the white labs British ale yeast and it's 36 hours in and still no fermentation starting. This is NOT my first batch but my first yeast gone wrong. I called Austin homebrew and they said if I don't see activity by tomorrow to...