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Ok thanks..now that I have permission I feel better. Though I don't know if I can take that taste much longer. I did use sugar to carbonate. However I did forget to add it I till it was all bottled. Then after realizing it I reopened all the bottles and portioned it out for each bottle and...

So the last brew I did with a whitelabs California ale yeast, I took the yeast and washed it according to posts I read here. I stored it in the fridge for a couple weeks and brewed again. I bottled and it's been a couple weeks. There is some kind of filmy substance on the top of the beer in some...

So the last brew I did with a whitelabs California ale yeast, I took the yeast and washed it according to posts I read here. I stored it in the fridge for a couple weeks and brewed again. I bottled and it's been a couple weeks. There is some kind of filmy substance on the top of the beer in some...

Ok it's now been over 24 hours and I'm seeing some action. I guess I'm used to faster fermentations with the starters I've made from the liquid yeast files. Perhaps it takes longer with repitched yeast? I just assumed the higher temps would speed things along.

I followed the same instructions with a California ale yeast that I had used for an American brown ale and it was in the refrigerator for about two weeks. Yesterday I used it to make a starter and I'm getting nothing. It's been about 18 hours and the room temp is super hot right now so I would...