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Hi guys, I ran into a bit of trouble trying to make a yeast starter from some rather old yeast. I made a starter about 3 months ago, did not like how it had a strong sour smell so i ended up not brewing at all. So it stayed in the fridge this whole time and i decided to try it again. At that...

I've done 2 late extract batches recently and they have been a pain in the ass cause i have a weak stove, it take half hour to get it boiling and once i take it off to add the rest of the extract half way through (or so) it takes like another 25 to get boiling again. So why not pre-dissolve...

-Just a few hours in, not worried about fermentation just confused by the gravity. So i had some 4 month old washed yeast and decided i'd give it a shot by making my 1st Yeast starter and use it for an Amber Ale (which is what i made with the yeast originally). I had 32oz jar, decanted and...

I've read through about 20 threads and listened to a 2 hour podcast on the subject but i still dont have the answer to what i wanted to ask. I guess to put it simply the question is What is slurry? Or what does MrMalty consider to be slurry? When you have a jar of washed yeast in the fringe...

I've been trying to pick out an IPA recipe and thinking about going with this one. I'm still a notice and got confused by a few things. http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/e0670c05/sinister-squirell-chinook-ipa Its listed as an extract yet 2 of the bolded ingredients says "must be...

I cooled it pretty good in the snow for 30 min, mixed with 3 gal of cold water. THe bucket is barely warm, nothing on the stick on therm on the bucket. Not sure what to do.

So here's the thing. Ordered this recipe "kit" from Brewmasters. I guess i did not know what i was ordering since its lacking a few components of a "kit". For 1 it came with no instructions and this being my 2nd batch i'm not panicking but dont feel confident i can do it without help. I'll...

One of the things i was not happy about in my 1st brew was the color of the beer. It was very cloudy and overall had a muddy quality to it, did not look very appetizing at all. Its been a week since i bottled it. I can't see exactly whats happening inside the bottles but i do have 1 "sample"...

I'm wondering if maybe i should keep all my 1st time brew questions in 1 thread, hopefully the new ones are not annoying anyone. I'm making a very simple Amber Ale recipe, that calls for 1 week in the primary, 1 week in secondary before bottling. Now i've seen many post and many people...

Hey there, 1st time brewer, there is SOOO much info here its actually hard to find what i'm looking for so i figured i'll ask. Its day 7 in primary, was planning to rack to secondary tomorrow as the instruction say. Not sure if its done fermenting though, or if it is the gravity is too...

Hey guys, 1st post. I will be putting everything together tomorrow, no time today, but i figured i get this question out of the way and hopefully be ready to go by tomorrow. My question is what is the smallest Pot size i can use for a 5G recipe? I have about a 3G, would that be enough to boil...