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So it's been aging for a year and I just blew out the trub & tried some. I brewed up some hop tea last year and added and there's a tiny bit of hop bitterness, but it's incredibly malty sweet - the alcohol is pretty well hidden by the sweetness. It finished around 1.020 (starting at 1.127) so I...

I was transferring from my better bottle to a keg and I tried to get as much yeast as I could in there, since I know it needs it. I just wanted it into stainless as early as possible. Still saving up for a stainless primary.... =)

I brewed a barleywine 2 weeks ago and just transferred it to secondary. I tried some, and I have to say its really.... boring tasting. Just lots of sweet one-dimensional malt with muted alcohol. I deliberately kept the hops low (30IBU) as I wanted a maltier barleywine, but they're completely...

I started growing starter from a slant of Czech Pils yeast a couple days ago. I started with maybe 200ml 1.040 wort; didn't see any activity for the first couple days. It's on a stir plate at room temp probably 55 degrees (unheated area) This morning there was a stringy something swirling...

Drat... Well, I guess I'll get another starter going for the lager. The krausen has usually fallen on my ales after 5-6 days, and they're usually within 10 points of final gravity after that time. I really need a better way to control temp - right now it's just in a couple closets so temps...

I'm trying my first hand at a lager and the fermentation is proceeding rather slowly. I understand this is not uncommon but I'd like to get some feedback. The yeast is Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils - I made a 1L starter but couldn't brew when I wanted, so the starter sat for 5 days, with agitation...

Betadine is almost the same thing as Iodophor, either one works fine for starch testing. As for expiration, it will loose its color with age. If it's still purple, it's still fine.

Can you get Betadine or Povidone-iodine from a drug store or pharmacy? It's used to clean skin/wounds in a medical setting - I would imagine it's available world-wide. It's about the same thing as Iodophor, except marketed for medical instead of food service use.