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I really appreciate the help. Do you refrigerate the starter after?

I am brewing a Black IPA for my friend's wedding. Here is a link to the kit I ordered. I made the mistake of activating the slap pack and putting it in the refrigerator instead of in a warm place, but the bag still expanded. Also, I am not sure whether I need a yeast starter or not. The...

So should I purchase another Wyeast liquid slap pack or make a starter?

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I am planning on brewing my second homebrew tomorrow, an Imperial Stout. The kit from Northern Brewer came with Wyeast #1728 Scottish Ale Yeast. I have activated/slapped the yeast already and it has ballooned according to plan. Will pitching the yeast "slap pack" as is be enough or should I...

I appreciate the feedback, gents!

Hello all. I wanted to run my idea by people who know a lot more about brewing than I do. I just picked up a RIS kit from Northern Brewer. I plan on making the RIS base, then racking it over cocoa powder in the secondary. In addition, I am planning on soaking oak cubes in Jim Beam's new...

The secondary fermenter was the bottling bucket...so I didn't have much choice as far as what order to put the priming sugar in.

I appreciate all the help. Like I said, I'm new at this. I let it sit in primary for 2 weeks, secondary for 2 weeks and in bottles for 2 weeks like the instructions said. It's been about 2 or 3 weeks since the 2 week bottle conditioning was up. I will put the rest of the bottles in the...

Revvy, I appreciate the help. The beer wasn't opened at room temp...it was refrigerated for about 3 or 4 hours. I do agree though, I think it may need some further refrigeration. Thank you for your help.

It was my first homebrew...and honestly I didn't take any hydrometer reading (big mistake). My bottling procedure was boiling the amount of sugar in the kit with 2 cups of water, pouring the mixture in my bottling bucket and letting it sit for about a half hour. Then I bottled it. I'm...

I'm having a serious problem. I just bottled my Chocolate Stout about 2 weeks ago and I have been letting them sit. When I open them up, it's like Russian Roulette. Sometimes the bottles open fine, and other times there is uncontrollable foaming. I put the right amount of priming sugar in my...

how much more malt extract?

I want to order the breakfast stout kit from Northern Brewer here. It says it is low alcohol, but I want something that is a little stronger (like Founder's Breakfast Stout). How can I make this kit with a higher alcohol content...what do I need to add? Thanks in advance!

thanks Lou....would I then add the priming sugar on top of the secondary right before i bottle?