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Is it just me or did Redhook just take their Blonde ale and start calling it a Pilsner? Just got another sampler pack which I get on occassion and its always had the Longhammer IPA, Copper, ESB, and Blonde. The new one has a Pilsner instead of Blonde but it doesn't taste much like a Pilsner...

I bought a pack of 1187 a little while back thinking I would try it in the next batch of my brown ale. Wondering what other styles people are using this strain in with good results.

So I've bought a few 4lbs and 8lbs cans of PBW. Seems you would want to keep PBW dry so it doesn't clump or something... would these be good enough to store a few pounds of specialty malt in? They are HDPE. Are they tainted by the PBW and long longer safe for food storage? I'm probably more...

So when Brewday is Sunday, I end up hungover and struggling... I had planned to get started 3 hours ago but I just finally dragged my happy ass out of bed. I blame daylight savings time. I don't know why. Got a kolsch yeast starter ready and waiting for me to decide that I'm not going to vomit...

Brewed a dubbel with wyeast 1214 and a 1 liter starter 8 weeks ago. OG 1.067. Hit terminal gravity (1.015) and kegged after 3.5 weeks. Let the keg sit and condition at room temperature in my basement (mid 60's) for about 4 weeks. Just put it in the kegerator and on gas 3 days ago and it is...

So I've harvested a few batches of yeast from lower gravity brews (<1.060) at this point. Now I'm wondering, if you pitch the proper amount of yeast in the first place at what gravity does it become not such a good idea to harvest the yeast from a batch? I would think that if the proper amount...

and finally decided to register. I've been brewing for a few years but reading through these forums has become an addiction for me over the past few months, especially as I made the jump to all-grain and kegging back in August. Now on to yeast starters... This place is really an invaluable...