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I'm sure this question has been asked ad nauseum, but I'll ask anyway. A friend of mine recently gave me three plastic buckets and a bottling bucket which he has used with wild yeast, as well as some bottling equipment. He used Brett, Sacc, etc. They're relatively clean inside but they still...

I'm sure this question has been asked ad nauseum, but I'll ask anyway. A friend of mine recently gave me three plastic buckets and a bottling bucket which he has used with wild yeast, as well as some bottling equipment. He used Brett, Sacc, etc. They're relatively clean inside but they still...

Tasted a porter I bottled two weeks ago, relatively low carbonation. I'm not surprised, and I'll taste it again in a week, but this needs to be ready to drink on April 2nd. Will they carb faster at about 80F (or higher?) and if so, will that cause any negative flavors or other bad effects to the...

Hey guys, I would really appreciate some help in identifying this junk floating on top of my fermented beer. First, some vital info. It's been in the fermenter at about 65F for 2 weeks. The yeast used was Safale US-05. I'm sure that primary fermentation is done, since OG was 1.060 and gravity...

Trillions? More? I know a few billion are in a typical yeast package, anybody have any idea how many would be in a typical fermentation for 5 gallons of wort? Just curious. It's got to be a lot.

I brewed this yesterday https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f126/black-pearl-porter-ag-24243/ Mashed at the prescribed 158F, it dropped maybe to 155 by the end of the mash. I didn't do a mash out. Looking back, I should have. I probably will from now on. I tried to drain the mash at this point...

First of all, I'd like to say hello to everyone since I'm new here. Anyway, I've been brewing for a couple of years with my room mate and we've only done extract and partial mash brewing before now, but I think we're about to take the plunge into all grain. Also, before I keep going I'd like...