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is it possible to mix different yeast types (ie....california yeast with say london yeast) not that i am planning on it, but was curious if someone has tried this.

hey guys, I need help converting a recipe I found for a Raspberry Chocolate Stout from a AG recipe to a extract/partical grain recipe. Grain Bill: 10lbs of Klages 2 Row 1 lbs of Crystal 60L .5lbs of Roasted Barley .5lbs of Black Patent Malt .5lbs of Flaked Barley .5lbs of Baker's...

How long can you store a yeast starter?

Here is a recipe I found on brew-monkey.com for a cream ale. Brewed it up today and it is going to pack a wallop when it is through. Got a S.G of 1.073. 9# Pale LME 1oz Williamette (60 min) 1oz Fuggles (60 min) .5oz Williamette (15 min) 1tsp Irish Moss (15 min) .5oz Williamette (5...

Well I managed to kill off another vial of yeast this week. I bought my ingredients and on the way home, stopped off at a store to run in and get something. About 15-20 mins later I jump in my trunk and drive home. The yeast vial feels a little warm, so I put into to the frig for the rest of...

I brewed up a wheat ale 2 days ago. Checked it this morning and there was no yeast activity. I cracked open my fermenter and there wasn't anything. The surface of brew was just like it was when I brewed it 2 days ago. No foam, no krasen, nothing. I am wondering if the yeast is not any...

Ok, quick question here. I am going to be brewing up a winter ale for comsumption around Thanksgiving/Christmas. I am wondering after I rack it over to the secondary what would be better. To leave it in the secondary until the first nov then bottle or leave it in the secondary for 2-3 weeks...

Dang, I am almost out of my first 2 batchs of HB. Having to drink the commercial stuff. Guess that will teach me to believe 4 cases worth will hold me over for awhile. Glad I have 3 batchs currently going in different stages (recently bottled, waiting to be bottled, and in the primary)...

Ok, I am working on my 5th batch of beer. Lets see what the smart folks on here say: 6.6 # Wheat LME 16oz German Wheat 8 oz Cara-Pils 12 oz Crystal 10L 2 oz Mt Hood hops (at boil) American Hefe-Weizen Ale yeast I steeped the grains for about 20 mins as I was bringing 1 1/2 gal of...

I am looking into maybe getting a mini keg system and was wondering how well they perform. What if any issues. So far I haven't seen much on them. thanks in advance for the info.

Ok, I just bottled up my brown ale last night. When i brewed it I took a gravity reading and it was 1.042. A week later, I racked it over to my secondary and took a gravity reading at that time: 1.012. I left it in the secondary for little over 1 week, bottling it last night. I took my final...

I looked around but couldn't find a good recipe for winter/holiday ale. Figure this is the time to brew it and let it age until this winter. Does anyone have a good malt recipe they would like to share? I apperciate it. Paul

I am thinking of doing like a cherry or raspberry wheat next. I want to know which is better the fruit extract or the purree. One HBS near my house has the extract only, while the HBS near my work has the puree.

Ok, did up my 4th brew the other night. Kinda rushed it a little bit, and by rushing it, I mean I didn't let my yeast sit out long enough to get a good start. I am using the White Labs yeast. I took it out at the being of my boil and placed the vial in a cup of warm water (warm to the touch)...

I was just wondering something since I never read it in any of the home brew books. When you are transfering the wort from your brew pot to the primary fermenter, do you strain it to get out the hops and mass that built up during the boiling (irish moss)

I decided to do a 2 stage fementation on my first brew. So I went and got myself a carboy to do my secondary fermentation in. Yesterday was one week in the primary, so I racked my beer over to my secondary. I siphoned it out of the primary into the secondary and everything with ok, I did...

Can I use a primary 6 1/2 gal bucket as a secondary fermentor? I want to do this so I can use the spigot on it.

Well I did my first brew tonight, took almost 4 hours from prep time to final clean up. Hope I didn't screw anything up.

Hey, just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. I am new to home brewing. Paul