Recent content by naaate89

Yes 5 gallons, OG was 1.044 which is what the kit said it should be. I'm actually reading product info for my yeast and it says to pitch colder and let warm up naturally. I guess I made this more complicated by swapping it out. The white labs packet doesn't really come with any of this info...

Hello all, I made a mistake when brewing a pilsner kit Sunday night and I'm not sure if I killed my yeast or if it's just dormant. I live in southern California and I usually hook my immersion chiller to the garden hose hookups outside. It was a really hot weekend so I wasn't able to chill the...

Thanks! I'll give it a couple of days.

Created a duplicate post and now I can't delete it. :confused:

Here are some photos of the carboy and yeast packet (LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST). I'm using a glass carboy with a #7 stopper and a 3 piece airlock so I don't think I'm leaking anywhere.

Hello! I made an extract kit yesterday and I'm noticing something different about this brew than others. I normally use liquid yeast but this time I decided to just use the dry yeast that came with the kit. The directions in the kit specifically state to NOT re-hydrate the yeast. However, the...

Hello! Just recently got back into brewing after taking a couple of years off. I have a better setup now so I'm really excited to see what I can make. I brewed this coffee stout from northern brewer on Saturday: Peace Coffee 2nd Crack Stout Extract Beer Recipe Kit w/ Steeping Grains and I'm...

Hey imp thank you for the advice! I was drinking some yesterday and its actually a good beer it just tastes very green and unbalanced. I will do as you suggested and give it time. Hopefully time is the remedy to the off flavors. Cheers!

Hi guys I just did my second beer and it was a honey pale ale. My first batch turned out amazing and garnered a lot of compliments from some very experienced brewers. I'm questioning this next batch though because I'm not completely satisfied with the result. I haven't been using a secondary...