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I made a 1L starter of Omega lacto about two weeks ago. It started out like most lacto starters I have done. Unfortunately, life and family happen and I haven’t had time to brew. It has been sitting on the kitchen counter out of the way with sanitized foil on top. A few days ago it started...

I am doing my first all grain recipe this afternoon. It is a BIAB version of a vanilla cream ale. I needed 7 lbs of American 2 row, but accidentally only ordered 6 lbs. What should I do to make up for the lb I'm missing. Should I use another lb of Maris Otter I have on hand, or a little...

I did a partial mash Northen English Brown yesterday. It was only the second time I did a partial mash and the first without using a kit. I did a 5 gallon batch using a full-boil. My grains were fresh unmilled grains that I crushed beforehand with my barley crusher (factory setting). Here...

I am planning on brewing a Northern English Brown this weekend. I will be doing a full-boil with a partial mash. I will be using about a 1L starter. Could I please get a few comments/suggestions on it? I am trying to make a nice nutty brown that remains fairly true to style. I was mostly...

Anybody have any experience with toasting Maris Otter? I was thinking about toasting some for a Northern English Brown I'm planning. Anybody have any experiences with toasted malt? I am wondering if I should use half regular Maris Otter and half toasted Maris Otter? Or should I just toast it...

I bottled a Scottish Wee Heavy on 12/14/2010. It was an extract recipe with steeping grains. It had an OG of 1.089. I used Wyeast 1728 Scottish to ferment. I pitched a 1L starter and pitched a second 1728 pack due to the high gravity. I racked over to secondary after about a month. It has...

I bought a Bayou Classic SQ 14 from Amazon this week. I didn't really have time to look at it until last night. Much to my chagrin, there was no hardware with it at all. To make matters worse, the instructions aren't even for the SQ 14, so I don't even have a clue what I'm supposed to have...

I am ready to brew up a stout with an OG of around 1.055 or so. Naturally, I forgot to get any grain bags to hold my grains, so I had to push back my plans until I could get some. Unfortunately, the LHBS was closed when I went there Monday (01/17/2011). I made a starter using 1 smack pack on...

I made a high gravity Scottish Wee Heavy this Monday night. I wanted to be sure to give it a good shaking to help the yeast do their thing. I also have an Irish Ale in secondary that is ready to be bottled. Both carboys are sitting on a counter in my basement. They sit about 18" away from...

I am going to make my first yeast starter this week. According to Mr. Malty, I need to pitch two packs of yeast for a 1L starter. I only have the equipment for 1L right now, so I need to stay at that mark if possible. I will be using 2 packs of Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728 to make a Wee Heavy...