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Hi List, I am looking for some software and probes to connect to my laptop so that I can monitor the HLT, Mash Tun, and Kettle temperature you might have covered this. Thanks

First of all if this has been discussed i am sorry. When finished, carbonate the beer to approximately 2 to 2.5 volumes. What does this mean? How come the receipe does not give a priming sugar value? Please help.

I would like to know if someone could help me with any info on how to make a 10 gallon extract batch of beer. I know alot of you would say why don't you move up to all grain and make a 10 gallon batch. I am going to purchase me a 15 gallon keg which is my start to all grain. this will be a...

Hi guys, I have a really big beer that i want to brew and I really do not want to mess this up. This beer is very big, very hoppy and somewhat arrogant. I want to use the Late Hop Addition to this brew. Specifications: IBU's: 65-69 OG: 1.081-1.085 ABV: 8.0-8.5% I want to get...

Hi, I would like to purchase a inexpensive yeast culturing kit. The small Kits with a couple of wort agar petri dishes basic stuff. brew stores i have looked at are out of stock or did not have what i want. Thanks sims_l22

I have heard the term yeast cake but in my 7 brews i have yet to see one. Is this just a term or can a cake of yeast be retreived from a previous batch of beer. I am an novice please any information will greatly appreciated. thanks sims_l22

this question has been ask before, but oh well. I need to know the model and make of a dorm size fridge that will hold a 6 gal carboy or an 5 gal fermenter bucket. Without any modifications. I just want to be able to put the carboy or bucket in it. thanks

has anyone used a propagator smack pack without a starter. I usually use the activator but they sent me the wrong one. I know it might sound strange but i do not have a flask or stir plate. I figure the worst that could happen is some lag time. sims_l22

How long should i oxygenate my wort for. I have read 2 minutes and another source says 45 seconds. thanks sims_l22

Hi Guys, Awhile back i posted a thread about a batch of beer i made California Imperial Style Ale and that it was good beer but was not carbonated. Well I found out why. When I siphoned the beer into the bottling bucket i put in my priming sugar and i use the force of the siphoning to mix my...

this is a question i have for those who leave wort in primary for 28 days. Why? Because i tasted my beer after fermentation (5 days) and it was the best full bodied beer that i had brew. After i left it for another 23 days and 15 days of conditioning it is weak and no carbonation. Please...

Brewed California Style Imperial Ale, full boil, left to ferment 28 days in primary, 15 days of bottle conditioning. Opened one last nite beer has very little carbonation. Poured in glass no head at all. What could be wrong. room where beer is conditioning is slightly cold. could this be a...

If The layer of trub under the beer is where the yeast is. It's a mixture of yeast and debris from fermentation. So how do i seperate it to get to the yeast? To me this looks like a accident waiting to happen. Is this where the sterilized mason jars come in to play. What can i say I'm a...

I have brewed 6 extract kits and have not seen the solid cake of yeast on the bottom of the bucket as many of the brewers have stated. Am i doing something wrong? I use Wyeast liquid yeast. I have used the dry yeast in the past that comes with the kits.

Well guys, My California Style Imperial Ale has fermented in the primary for 28 days and is bottled and conditioning for the next 14 days. I tasted it and it is a little bitter because i did a full boil and did not cut back on the columbus hops other then that this is a great tasting beer...

Has anyone used the Brew House Kits and what were your opinions of these kits. sims_l22

This will be my version of late extract addition. I will steep my specialty grains in 2.5 gallons in 170 degs. water for 20 min. I will then add 3 gallons of water hot water bring to a boil and add my bittering hops, 15 min before the end of the boil add the LME and the DME, 10 min before...

I viewed the post about the Nottingham yeast how it exhibit slow fermentation characteristics. I have two packages of this yeast that i received with my extract kits that i never use because i use Wyeast smack packs. I want to start making my own yeast starters. Can i use these packets to...

I am brewing a California Style Ale and used Wyeast 1056 yeast and the yeast nutrient I have had to change my airlocks 5 times in the last 5 days. It is really fermenting and my airlocks are getting clogged. But it is really smelling good, really hoppy. I santize the airlocks each time i...

Hi List, Has anyone used the Wyeast Rogue Pacman Ale 1764 yeast. I have read a little it, but would like some reviews from someone who has use it. sims_l22