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To clarify it was between 80-90 when I introduced the yeast, but it went down to my basement to ferment and was down to around 65-70 degrees when I checked it later that night. It's been holding that temp ever since. Two days later the airlock is still jumping every 2 to 6 seconds but the actual...

Temp was around 80-90 degrees, I'll look at the exact strain tonight and post. This was my first batch in about a year so things were running a bit fast and loose with the details.

Thanks, it's the first time I've used the new White Labs yeast packs versus the tubes I normally use so I was a little shocked to see it going that crazy so soon. This is a total nonsense batch so we'll see where it goes. 2.5 lb's munich grain 7 lb's ligh extract White Labs Kolsh Yeast 1 oz...

I brewed on Sunday afternoon and by Monday my beer was fermenting to the point that all the trub was actually swirling around in the carboy. Below is a video of what I mean, it's just going crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGN4gk1LgBk Should I be worried or just happy that the yeast is...

I just put mine in the dishwasher as I drink beer and wash them on the bottom rack with my other dishes. I check the inside to make sure they are clean and then store them in my basement upside in the beer box until I’m ready to bottle. Knock on wood, I haven’t ever had any problems...

can you assume my starting gravity from my recipe?

Here's the recipe I used, just something I made up. One of these days I'm going to conquer the hydrometer. I was very active at about 50-55 degrees for three weeks and turned out great. It's a light looking beer, which was what I wanted. I might try and do the same recipe with all grain and...

I must have read it wrong, I guess that would have meant my original reading was 1.017 and my final was 1.012, making my alcohol content around 5%?

I have a larger I brewed and the first gravity reading was 1.07 (or at least that's what I wrote down) three weeks later after a very active fermentation process my reading is now 1.12. Is this even possible? The only thing I can think is my first ready was actually 1.17 but I remember...

So I just purchased a basic kegging kit, ball lock corny keg, co2 tank, and picnic tap with the understanding I wouldn’t have to wait a week or two for the carbonation process. I’m a little confused by the different posts. I thought the purpose of getting the kegging kit is so you could force...

When I pitched my yeast it was around 70, but afterwards I topped off my carboy with cold water and I'm wondering it that shock the yeast or something. It seems to be off and running now. I'll let everyone know how it turns out as the last time I made this beer it turned out great.

So I got home from work this morning and the yeast appears to be active. Air lock is bubbling and I can see the trub on top of the beer. Plus that big log is now gone. I topped off the carboy after pitching the yeast and I'm wondering if the water was so cold that it shocked the yeast and it...

Just one liquid vial from White Labs. I didn't check the temp before pitching, but it was room temp so probably anywhere from 70-75 at the hottest. It's crazy looking, almost like a piece of foam. I think eveyr thing was bonding together and then it floated up in the shape of the carboy bottom.

I brewed this beer on Friday night and as of Sunday I'm not seeing any activity. I've also never seen my beer look like this before. I'm wondering if my yeast is not active because it looks like everything from the bottom of the carboy has bonded together and is now floating around like a brick...

What’s the point of Vorlaufing? I didn’t do it on my first AG this weekend.