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all of my beers thus far have taken an exceedingly long time to ferment - im talking 3 weeks minimum. keeping everything in large chest freezer with digital controlled thermostat @ 69 previously, bumped it to 72 to try to see if it helps. anyways, ive had an APA fermenting for some time. it...

Extract imperial ipa 1.095 OG Ferment 69F degrees. Wyeast American Ale yeast smack pack (no starter... being a noob is a *****) This thing fermented off the hook for quite a while, about a month in it was down to about 1.040, about a month from THEN its been at 1.037 or so for quite some...

Hey folks, I brewed an Imperial IPA from Williams brewing out here in San Leandro, CA. Used the ol' Wyeast Activator and it seemed to really be good stuff, signs of life right away. I got kind of spooked by the OG though. Reading approx. 1.095. The instructions say that FG needs to be...

I just wanted to post and mention my experiences with Wyeast Activators. In using the Search i found a lot of "it could take a day", "it could take 5 days", etc. I have made several batches using the Activators. Every time they take less than 30 minutes to show signs of inflation...

Hi, my first brew is going as well as expected... pacing back and forth looking at bubbles... or i was, until they stopped after about a day and a half. From what im reading/hearing dry yeast works really fast. So im assuming its ok. But i took a peek in the ol' brew bucket to see what it...

Hi, last night i brewed my first batch. the midwest supplies autumn amber ale. followed directions entirely - steeped 155 exactly at 30 minutes, set 10 minutes off heat, mixed extract in, returned to boil - i am boiling all 5 gallons in a 30qt pot, could never get it to a rolling boil on the...

The term "beginner" isnt quite truthful, as i have yet to receive my ordered "beginner kit". I'm trying to read as much as i can but have one question that should be easy for anyone thats done it. When primary fermentation is complete, will there still be a head on the brew? what im...