Recent content by JSug

Hmmm... I'm no expert, but they don't look like typical brewing hops to me. Maybe a close relative, though, because the leaves in your first images look similar to some varieties. But the flowers in brewing hops look sort of like green pine-cones that hang down from the stem:

It was a liquid, pitchable Irish Ale yeast. I'm home now, and I've confirmed that things are moving along just fine. The only thing I can figure is that it was slow getting started because I forgot to let the yeast warm up before pitching. As for the stopper, I don't think it was blown out by...

Thanks for the replies. I just talked to my wife. She got home and checked on the batch. It seems the little yeasties have perked up and started working. Guess I was just being a bit paranoid. :)

I recently received a bunch of home brewing tools from my father as a birthday gift. I've done batches before with him and also with a friend, but this is my first time "flying solo." I visited the brew store on Sunday and picked up the last few things I needed (bottles, blow-off tube, and...