Recent content by bradlewa

Just giving an update here. About 24 hours post-pitch, I saw there was some activity in the airlock. Woke up this morning (~36 hours post-pitch) and had a nice krausen formed with constant bubbling in the airlock (maybe one bubble per 1-2 seconds). So, as suggested, I just needed to wait a...

No signs of fermentation yet....so I haven't taken a subsequent gravity reading. I'll give it some time and report back. Point taken though about the starter. Thought I could get away without it with the 3 gallon batch...had I looked at the packaging date on the yeast, I definitely would...

Went with Kolsch specifically for this batch because I knew I'd be dealing with colder temperatures, and because I wanted to try something new. Cooled the wort down to 62oF, and it's sitting at ~63-64 right now, so I'm in the range for this strain. I aerated by dumping the wort through a...

I do 3 gallon batches using BIAB. This is my third or fourth time using this setup, and this batch is a Kolsch with an OG of 1.055. Everything went fine up front with the mash and boil. I'm using Wyeast 2565 for this batch, and I activated the smack pack and had it swell over the course of...