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I added to packages of yeast to carboy... the next day I had a nice krausen on top and a bubbling air lock... two days later krausen is gone and there is not much activity going on. Did adding two packs of yeast speed up fermentation time?? Planning on dry-hopping in my primary... just curious...

So I want to make a beer that has the same ingredients that you would fine in absinthe... fennel, anise, star anise, coriander, wormwood, tarragon, orange peel, licorice root, lemon balm, nettles, etc. I want the base beer to be a traditonal English bitter--- I know absinthe was created in...

I just poured my sugar on top and didn't stir it... any problems with that? I will usually add my sugar first to my bottling bucket then siphon in my brew. Will some beers be more carbonated then others... Is this a rookie mistake? Or does it really matter if you stir it?:confused:

So I had my I.P.A sitting in primary for 2 weeks in a 6 gallon glass carboy and then I switched it to a 5 gallon carboy. I lost so much liquid siphoning it... there was so much hop sediment/yeast that I just left all that thick hoppy liquid behind in the original... now I have maybe 3.5 gallons...

my name is eric and I just started making beer with out kits .... I still use malt extract... sorry all grain freaks, I'll try to make an all grain beer soon though. Im an ale guy... I don't really like pilsners and lagers too much. I love hoppy I.P.A's.... Lagunitas hop stoopid is one of my...