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Bought some Northwest ale yeast that has a date of 11-2011 on the package. Brewing this week and can't decide if I should use it. I made a starters his past weekend and it is now chilling in the fridge. It looks fine, I am concerned about vitality and taste.

I have ten (10) rare earth magnets bought from a jeweler. They don't grab both poles of the stir bar. WTF? Did I make a bad choice in magnets? I thought all magnets had a N/S pole and would automatically grab both ends of the stir bar. I have made several other stir plates that worked...

I harvested Pacman from a Rogue bottle; drank the beer, capped the bottle with sanitized new cap, and refrigerated for 2 weeks. I then made a 1L starter from the yeast in the Rogue bottle. I decanted the beer off the top, pitched the yeast on 11.28 @ 70*. I am nervous the yeast was dead...

What do I call this beer I am brewing? 9.44 lbs. American 2 row 1 lb. caramel 20L 1 lb. caramel 40L 1 lb. flaked corn Safale 05 East Kent Goldings 4.5% AA Cluster 7% AA

I am brewing an oatmeal stout tomorrow and want to get some feedback on the grain bill. I have done only two other beers and for my tastes, turned out fine but not great. I want this stout to be perfect. 6# Gold malt extract 8 oz flaked oats 12oz chocolate malt 16 oz crystal 60 4 oz...

I recently brewed a Belgian Witbier with wheat extract, specialty grains, orange peel, corriander, etc. The kit called for 1.5 gallon boil and when all is said an done the color was not what is typical of a Witbier. I Carmelized the wort; but during the addition I did take it off the heat and...

I started brewing and caught the itch to do more. I have two brews ready to start; Belgian witbier and oatmeal stout. I am using extract and really like it. The first batch I did from a kit and actually dumped the original instructions from it and followed a tip from a member. Best mistake I...