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While at the supermarket I saw some jack Daniels oak chip for sale in a bag. They are supposedly made from jack Daniels oak barrels. I wanted to know If anyone has experience with using them like the oak chips that you buy at a brew supply shop. Any reason why it would not be a good idea. I also...

if you make the starter its not going to hurt nothing, but its still gonna be suspended in the liquid when you pitch.

05 is a pretty hardy yeast one should be enough. if its bugging you too much, make a starter. I think as long as you pitch at the right temp you'll be fine. Personally, I like liquid yeasts better.

All grain makes a huge difference in the taste of the beer you brew. If you do it right, you will not be disappointed. my Recommendations: our temps get a accurate durable thermometer that wont break in the middle of the brew process. watch your temps closely. use strike water online temp...

you should not ferment ales at those temps. go with lagers or get a temp thermostat for $50-80 dollars or if you are short on money right now get a cheap timer that plugs in the wall and plug the fringe in an have the fridge turn on and off at different time to see if you can get a decent temp...

thanks for the simple info guys....I did what you guys suggested and I tasted the beer today(less than a week)..I don't know if its the recipe, the water additions, that its an all grain batch and im used to extract which sucks, or that I've invested in temp control thermostat for my...

I looked at the calculators but I don't know exactly what is in my r/o water I get at one of those glacier machine at the market. I know its Houston, TX water fed into the machine, but that's all. I don't know how much there r/o membrane and carbon filter removes. I also don't have anyway to...

thanks for the info that's what ill do. http://http://brewblog.beerbarons.org/index.php?page=brewBlogDetail&filter=kmegal&id=83 Malts and Grains 10.58 pounds American Pale Malt (2-Row) 76% of grist 1.39 pounds German Wheat Malt Light 10%...

I am on my second all grain beer and was wonder about water chemistry. I have read that different type of beer require different water profile. I ve read a bit and all I got is a headache in return. I just wanna know what addition I should put in,if any. I'm using r/o water. Trying to make a...

its a lot of work making cheese and all the wait time is the worst of it. waiting all that time and then not getting the result that you expect is upsetting and discouraging. I thing I will just take your experiment into account and when I make my next cheeses buy the right cultures. The last...

the nutrient may help the yeast propagate quicker, so yes. As for waiting till the next day, the quicker you get that yeast in the beer the better.

new to the cheese making process. I don't wanna spend a lot of time and money ordering things online. I have rennet and cheese cloth already. Made a plastic mold and press out of household items. so ....cultures are next how can I make cultures for hard cheeses like chedder, Colby, muenster...

I was thinking the same thing. I'm new to the whole cheese thing, but it sounds like there has to be an easy was to make cultures from already made store bought cheese, unless they somehow kill all the spores and bacteria in the cheese before leaving the factory(It would not surprise me if they...

wow...a year in primary! I don't know how that would go down, I 've read that after so much time yeast starts to break down I 'm not sure how long it takes or if temp varies the time frame in which this happens. I would think within a year. I have never tried it for that long so I would think...

witbier FERMENTABLES -- 6.3 lbs Wheat malt syrup HOPS & FLAVORINGS -- 2 oz Hersbrucker (60 min) -- 1 oz Coriander Seed (10 min) -- .5 oz Bitter Orange Peel (1 min) cream beer -- 0.75 lbs Gambrinus Honey Malt -- 0.25 lbs Belgian Biscuit FERMENTABLES -- 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup HOPS &...

my all the beer I brew turns out kind of bitter some more than others. for example witbiers turn out really bitter and they barely have any hops in them. I brew with filtered r.o. water,. extract brew kits from northern brewer, I don't exceed any temps when brewing, I use weast yeasts, I set the...

pretty cool can you explain what the third runnings are and why the sugar and pepercorns

i dont think they will die off but the yeast may go dormant. from what i have read cold conditioning may take a little longer than warmer conditioning. on the other hand, alot of folk cold crash the brew before kegging or bottleing and say there will still be plenty of yeast for carbonation. so...

so im finally almost finshed i just have to give the wood mouldings a clear poly coat and that's it......i like how the drip tray turned out

omg.....what have i started......a ******** epidemic!!!!!!