Recent content by Superhappyfuntime

The primary was about 2.5 weeks, and the secondary was about the same. And umm... yeah.. I definitely uber busy with work and did not take FG readings on a timeline like I should have, and then bottled today. I went on the ol' "look at the bubbler" and didn't see it move for like a day. I never...

Hey everyone, This is my 3rd batch and this one came out a little different. I was making a brew house Honey Blonde ale. Due to computer failure, I lost my log for this batch mid way through, but I'm pretty sure my og was 1.045. When took a reading before bottling, it gave me a reading of...

Bumping for an answer if possible as today was to be brew day.. nobody know if you can use Wyeast Nutrient straight across for DAP??

Hey guys, I have read through alot of the links on this site on making D2. The consensus seems to be to make it properly, you should use DAP instead of citric acid and cook to soft ball / hard crack. Here's the problem, I can't find DAP right now. I have Wyeast Yeast Nutrient Blend. I read...

Hey guys, I started a Brew House Red Ale using Wyeast Irish Ale 1084. I did a starter as well for this one with an F.G for the starter at about 1.10. I aerated pleny and setup my 6g carboy. Afer 20-30 mins I notice that there is a 1/4-1/2" Trub-like settling of the yeast already. The website...

Ahhh.... thanks so much Revvy and Ed for clearing this up! I read so much on the forums and kindof try to put things together from what I gather.. this makes way more sense.. So really, you CAN make beer with a smack-pack and it will work, but using a starter makes the yeast work without...

Ed, I think where my head was at on that is that ales tend to be beers that have a a more pronounced flavor with more complex elements. I remember reading on the forums that lagers are fermented colder as the yeast doesn't have the same warmer fermentation period, meaning the yeast isn't as...

I have read all the posts I could find on making a starter, which seems like the way to go. I made a lager before and would have been better to have a starter then. My question is this: Using the Wyeast 1084 Irish ale on a brewhouse red ale kit, wouldn't it be better to NOT use a starter...

Thanks for the quick response guys! Unfortunately, I broke my Hydrometer during the mixing process, so I couldn't take it. So I guess I will have to accept I won't know the alcohol limit on this batch. The yeast getting started point I guess was pretty common sense for me to know :P So...

Hey guys, So working on my first kit, I started a Munich Dark Ale from Brew House with Wyeast 2206, no starter (just read about it last night). Surprisingly, a day and a half later, the krausen started forming. It's only a ball the size of two fists right now, but I trust it will grow...

Hopefully this isn't a hijack as I had a question that pretty well fell in that same realm. I like a beer with a stronger flavour/body (Belgian abbey, double stouts, etc) and when I got my munich dark lager LME kit, the LHBS said instead of topping up the water to make 23L as per instructions...

Hey guys.. first post here so pardon my noobness :P I did the same thing. For the beer that I was looking for (Brew house Munich Dark Lager) the LHBS recommended the 2206 Bavarian Lager (8-14 deg) wyeast. I popped the primary in my basement and the coldest I can get is 17.5 deg. Is there...