Recent content by statyk

Hi all, I've got a question. I've got a batch of an IIPA finishing up in secondary (dry-hopped) and about ready to bottle. Apparently when I first topped of my partial boil I miscalculated a bit as the total volume is about a gallon short (of a 5gal batch). My target OG was for 1.080 but it...

Hi all, I recently got a homebrew recipe book, and one thing that struck me is that many of the recipes call for a teaspoon of gypsum. My understanding was that gypsum is mostly for adjusting water chemistry for the mash, so I'm trying to understand why it would be listed as an ingredient in...

As a matter of fact I just picked up two packets of s-05 as a "backup" yeast in case I wreck the starter. The recipe I'm working from is the IIPA from Brewing Classic Styles which is itself based off Pliny the Elder (says the text). s-05 is listed as one of the yeast options. I'm inclined...

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I've decided to ditch the idea of brewing tomorrow night since I want to do it right and I realized I don't really even have a suitable container for the starter... I've got a 64oz growler, but that won't be quite large enough for my purposes. Another...

Hi all, I've never done a yeast starter before, but am planning on brewing a 1.080 Imperial IPA, so it seems time time to do it. I've read up a bit on the process here and elsewhere but could use a bit of hand-holding. :) According to the numbers in Palmer's How to Brew I should be making...

Hi all, I've got a question that I haven't been able to find the answer to yet. If I'm doing a single-stage fermentation and then bottle conditioning for a typical ale, is there any advantage to leaving the beer in the fermenter for some time after I've reached by FG, in lieu of a secondary...