Recent content by AleBelly

I had no visible signs of fermentation after 24 hours, so I added another pack of yeast directly to the carboy. This morning (10 hours after adding yeast) there's nice action in the airlock. Thanks for all of the help guys. I Appreciate it.

I'm going to add more yeast now and see what happens !! I was already advised to add more extract, however I was told that it is already sanitized, so I simply poured 3 lbs of dry extract right into the carboy and shook it up real good.. What do you think? .. Would I have been better advised...

It was pretty warm. I boiled the water and then only let it sit for a couple of minutes before putting the yeast in.

It's been 12 hours now and there's no signs of fermentation. Looks like I screwed up the yeast. Can I add more yeast now, or do I pour it down the drain and start over?

Hey Folks. I finally got my first batch under my belt today. It certainly didn't go completely as planned (I'm pretty sure that I screwed it up pretty bad), but I'm pleased none the less that I made it through it. It can only get better from here! Here's a brief journal of what I did...

Won't disagree. Seems like some of our boys in blue are chugging back some pretty strong homebrew before hitting the ice.

Hey All, I'm a total newbie, just collecting my equipment and ingredients and hoping to get my first batch brewed next weekend. I'm going to ask a question at the risk of sounding like a complete idiot... I'm going to start off brewing with malt extract until I get comfortable enough to...

Hey All. Name's Aaron and I'm a homebrew newbie from Toronto. Scarborough actually. I've purchased 90% of my equipment and ingredients and I'm nervously working my way into brewing my first batch. I'm just looking to see if there's anyone from Toronto area, especially other newbies...