Recent content by fencedpr3

I made a major mistake today (being distracted during my brew session by my wife ugh!:() I created a mini mash for my partial mash brew. I took the grain out, and sparged it in the brew kettle. Forgetting about the initial mini mash, I took the grain out, and started my boil. Once I cooled my...

What is the proper procedure for blanching? Do I need to add salt to the boiling water. Also should the strawberries be completely thawed before boiling them? Thanks!

Hey Everyone, This is first time I created a yeast starter. It's been a day and no krausen or bubbling in the airlock. Isn't a starter suppose to cut down lag time? How do I know if the yeast I used was viable? Every other time I had simply just added the liquid yeast without a starter, and it...