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I've seen and heard all kinds of negative info regarding the use of a starter for dry yeast. Has anyone out there done any real experiments with cell counting to verify this? just curious.:mug:

Anyone have a 60l speidel fermenter that is have in issues with sealing? I think my gasket may be stretched out or something. Will not seal. I put water in it and turn upside down and it leaks like crazy.

I just acquired 2 50 gallon food grade barrels. They contained vegetable oil before I received them. Since these are closed top I am looking for advice on cleaning them to use for RO water storage. Not sure what would be the best way to clean them of the remaining oil. And I do not want to cut...

Looking for some info on this yeast. I have made 2 brews so far with it. It claims to be a English yeast, but I get very little ester production. Is this how this yeast performs? I do like the finished product , but was expecting something a little more "englishy" . don't get me wrong. I brewed...

Ok, Here it is. I brewed a ale 4 weeks ago. Life happened, when I went to keg the beer there was a few rafts of white film bubbly looking stuff floating on the top. Was not yeast or air bubbles. Definitely the start of infection. The air lock went dry sometime, and I saw a few fruit flies around...

Maybe it's just me, but I have really had some not so good flavors come out of this "clean" yeast. From fruity, peach like flavors to a almost Belgian like aroma and off flavor. Not to mention the time it takes for this yeast to drop out. I've cold crashed for a week and still had lots of yeast...

Had my water tested. Looks like it will be ok for darker beers. With slight additions, But I make mostly light colored hoppy beers. Just wanted to get some others thoughts on this profile.

Just wanted to share a recipe with everyone. I have brewed this a few times trying to dial in what I wanted, and think it is about as good as it is going to get. Enjoy! Brewing assistant screen shots below for specifics. 5.5 gal to fermenter 10. lb 8 oz Briess pale ale malt 1.0 lb...

I think I screwed my yeast. Racked beer off the yeast cake and kegged 10 gallons. I had a growler full of boiled cooled water and one full of starsan. I poured about 1/2 of the growler of starsan on the yeast cake before I realized that it was not the water. My question is will the yeast be ok...

Hi everyone, I have 2 13/16 pin lock sockets. 3/8 drive. These are new and have been machined not ground out like some you see. I have pics but can not figure out how to post them with the mobile app. They are $15 shipped in the lower 48. Message me if you are interested.

Posted this in a different forum, but did not get any response. Thought I would try it here also. I am looking to get a ro filter for my brewing water only. Not sure where to start. Would like some input from those of you that have one. Pros/cons of brands, and availability of replacement...

I am looking to get a ro filter for my brewing water only. Not sure where to start. Would like some input from those of you that have one. Pros/cons of brands, and availability of replacement filters. Would like to keep the cost down if possible.

Yeast cleaning up after themselves. What exactly are the yeast doing? Pardon my ignorance on this matter, but I see it used as an answer to "is my beer done?" questions here on HBT a lot. Someone please enlighten me to this process.

Hi , I've been brewing for 2 years, still consider myself a beginner. I have been having some issues from the begining with my hoppy beers. They are lacking in hop flavors and aromas. Thought It might be the recipes, or my process. The bitterness is harsh and the flavors and aromas are muted. I...

So. I really love the Sierra Nevada Narwhal. And I hate that it is seasonal. I found a few recipes and looked at the web site for sierra and built what I think will be a reasonably close clone. It is one week in the fermentor now. Brewed on Saturday pitched us-05 slurry form a pale ale I bottled...

Just looking for some advice. I purchased a 15 gallon kettle to brew 10 gallon batches. The one I purchased is about 20" diameter. So lots of surface area. I brewed my first batch last week with it. Ended up boiling off almost 3 gallons in 60 min boil! I know that the flame can be reduced so the...

Looking at pumps toady. Was wondering what the advantage/disadvantage of the different inlet styles. Center or inline.

Anyone tried this? There are a lot of cultures in greek yogurt. Just wondered if it was possible to build them up and use them to sour.

looking for a recommendation for a recipe to use this yeast with. Never brewed a saison so im in unfamiliar territory. I've looked thru the recipe forum, but not found much.

I brewed my porter recipe again, I wanted to make it a coffee porter. Just dont know how many lbs of beans to add to it. or when to add them. should I grind them? Here is my recipe. 5.5 gallon into fermenter. This is a good porter by its self, just wanted to add some coffee to it this time...