Recent content by kevinsteg

I am starting to get a bit worried about my cider. I made a 5 gallon batch, let sit in my carboy till fermentation had stopped (no more bubbling in air-lock), and bottled it. Before bottling I dissolved 3/4 cup of regular sugar from my pantry, poured it in my bottling bucket, then siphoned the...

I just finished brewing a Toad Spit Stout and have some ingredients left over. I was wondering if anyone could think of a recipe that I could use that would include these things. I have 1oz Styrian Goldings, 1/2 lb Non-Malted Roasted Black Barley, 3/4 lb Black Patent Malt, and 1/2 lb Crystal...

This may be a dumb question, but I was wondering... Instead of having to pull some small samples out of the primary to measure gravity, why couldn't one just put a sterilized hydrometer in at the start of fermentation and leave it there till bottling? Would it make it easier or are there...

I'm also brewing a Belgian White. I used Wyeast for mine though. I pitched it on a Tuesday night and did not notice anything until Thursday afternoon. By Friday morning it was going strong!

I just bought a pack of Wyeast and in reading the directions notice that I need to make a starter. My question is: Can I use LME to make a starter instead of DME? The recipe I am following only requires LME so I didn't buy any DME.