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I brewed a batch of stout the other day and pitched my yeast starter as it is a higher grav beer and unfortunately has experienced a weak fermentation. Fermentation started about 12 hours in to it and has quit already 48 hours later. Is this very normal? The CO2 coming out of the airlock was...

Hey there everyone. I'm gonna be doing a nice 5 gallon batch of stout (chocolate, black and roasted malts with Cascade and Willamette) on Sunday and I'm wondering if it's necessary to do a yeast starter? I bought some Wyeast British Ale II today and its only 2 days old. Do you think that's...

About how much brown sugar for priming should I use for a 5 gallon batch of IPA? I'm thinking this will result in a nice balance to the brew. Thanks! :mug:

Hey there everybody. I just transferred my beer to the secondary and I think I may have siphoned it a bit too quickly resulting in a 1/2 layer of sediment at the bottom. The beer is a little cloudy, I'm assuming this is normal? The sediment will settle back to the bottom? Thanks! :)

Hey all! I just did a beer kit batch of American IPA with malt extract etc. The beer has been in the primary for about 6 days and fermentation was strong for about 4 days. Bubbling has ceased almost completely. How long should I wait in your opinion to rack to the secondary? I want to avoid off...

Hey all! New to the forum and I'm excited to find such a great resource. Well...the question has been posed many a time before here but I need some opinions. I recently bought an 8 gallon aluminum brew pot to do specifically 5 gallon batches. I really don't see myself doing anything larger...