Recent content by Zaarin

I made my first yeast starter last night and followed the pictorial directions. I did not read on and neglected to add any additional water. So I've got 2 cups of water and the yeast in the starter. I plan on using the starter tonight. Should I do anything else to it before pitching it?

It's my first time making a yeast starter. Last night, I followed the pictorial directions here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/how-make-yeast-starter-pictorial-76101/ I neglected to add any more water after the boil, so I have roughly 2 cups of water with the yeast in there. I was...

That is a good idea, but I just yanked the airlock to see if it would hopefully be somewhat snug with the hose on the bottom, and it's not even close. Right now I have the hose connected to the top of the s-type airlock, it's pretty close, but like I said, not air tight. I'm hoping I should...

Hi all. First post here. I am making my third beer. It is an IPA kit that I got from my local HBS. Well, I made the wort, put it in the primary, pitched the yeast, and came home from work today, and damn. Lots of foam and krausen coming through the airlock, enough to where I think I need a...