Recent content by g-brewer

I really like Anchor Steam, and my personal experience with the commercial brand has been that it's a fairly unique flavor. I've found mild variations in taste from batch to batch are to be expected and enjoyed. My batches turn out pretty consistent and tasty, and I brew more of my...

It's been a while, but long story short this came out really good. I left both batches longer than I'd wanted in secondary, but kegged, carbonated and tapped - they came out great!

As Steve pointed out you really can glue people back together with it, so I think your brew will be fine. I keep some surgical glue in the house and glue or coat stuff that band-aids aren't good for like knuckles and small lacerations, even the odd hangnail. It's brilliant, and as an added...

Last weekend I put my first batch of Kolsch into secondary, and harvested a big slug 'o yeast cake from the conical. It was 1.012 and I was hoping for 1.011 or 1.010 which was a bit disappointing but not really enough to pour it down the drain, you know? Anyway, a couple of hours later I...

Actually I think my question got lost in the "step up" conversation (which was also very useful), so I appreciate you digging it out! Sounds like you've got a good technique going there. It never occurred to me that I could go back to the well, so to speak. I think I've been chicken...

I think you're right - I'll either wash or try my first frozen yeast-bank revival, but I won't put the new wort directly on the old cake. I've been to the Mr Malty site before but haven't used the calculator. It's very interesting how much the stir plate changes things. Since I used a...

My notes from last year's batch say it smelled a bit off near the end of fermentation, I even wrote it reminded me little of Wyeast 2112 Cali. Lager, which can smell funky while it does its magic. I never got my temp below 61F. But like yours it turned out great, with zero unpleasant notes in...

I put a Kolsch in Primary yesterday with a Wyeast 2565 2L starter. 10 hours later the airlock is literally whistling. I made it last spring too, and my biggest regret afterwards was that I only did one batch before it warmed up too much to do it again. As soon as it's out of primary this...

I spent a long time lurking and learning from everyone on the forum. I've searched the 26 pages of this thread but still have a question! I've tried this twice now, and each time I get far less yeast in the vial than I think I should. There was so little the first time I dumped the vials...