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yeah... thanx. I rinsed and washed several times. I guess you can go overboard with cleanliness, but I figured you cant be too safe with glass. I moved forward with the bottling process. I remebered I used to work at a liquor store and guys used to step in crap, then step on open cases of beer...

OK so this might seem like a stupid question, but since I have a bit of OCD and cant figure it out, I figured to ask the pros. OK so I broke my hydrometer in my botteling bucket (was usint it to clean after a brew session). I think its made of glass. so I rinsed out the bucket, turned it upside...

Hey guy, Sorry for the slow update, just have been nusy. OK to start I used the Northern Brewer Kit, but used White Labs California V ale yeast. so One week in the Primary, almost 3 weeks in the secondary ( I was out of town) and 2 weeks bottle conditioning. All I can say is that this was an...

Well there is something up with the Nottingham yeast, my LHBS had a box of it, they had to go through all their extract kits etc... odly enough I did have a successfull brew/fermentation with the Notigham yeast 2 weeks ago, so I think its a certain batch number thats bad. I wish I have kept my...

So good news, and not so good news. I come home today seeing great fermentation and a nice thick head of krausen, but the excitement was short lived due to the smell of rotten eggs in the house. I'll see what happens a few weeks in the secondary, but this batch might be bad. Thanks for all the...

Man solid reply, thanks for the kick in the pants. I guess you can get obsessed with looking at foam in a glass bottle and an airlock bubbling. Well I'll spend my time cleaning my equipment and planning for a keg setup instead of worrying..

OK so yes I pitched the yeast cake it was about a 1/4-1/2 of an inch, I also picthed about 3 inches of the wort/yeast mix. I used a half gallon glass carboy as my starting vessel. Like the yeast did move from side to side when I held the bottle one one side long enough, probaly not as viscus as...

Sorry for the double post, I realized I posted this as a reply in another section of the site.. OK so I brewed a batch of Black IPA OG 1.075 (actual around 1.071) and did a yeast starter for one yeast tube, using WL California V liquid yeast, but being a noob I messed up a bit. I did start...

OK so I brewed a batch of Black IPA and did a yeast starter for one yeast tube, but being a noob I messed up a bit. I did start the yeast the night before breweing, giving the yeast a total of 15 hours to multiply, what I did not do was put my yeast starter back in the fridge to settle all the...

Well this will be my second batch. Im after a good tasting beer, or at least to try and not mess it up. So :confused: I just want the yeast to ferment and not fizzle out before it needs to. Thanks

Ok, So Im going to brew a Black IPA (Cascadian Ale) on Monday. Ran into one of the guys that works @ m local HBS (great folks btw)and he suggested using 2 vials of White Labs California V ale yeast for this 5 gallon batch. the beers OG will be 1.075, and was told to do a starter for both...

Here is a video from Nothern Brewer. Hope this helps http://www.brewingtv.com/episodes/2010/7/7/brewing-tv-episode-10-cascadian-dark-ale-debate.html

I just purchased a "Black IPA" extract kit from Nothern Brewer, their site lists the recipe for the kit. I will give a review on this kit soon as I am going to brew it this weekend. I have not seen "Southern Tiers Iniquity" In MD od DC so Im notsure if this recipe is simillar to that brew..Hope...

Same here, I havent heard of using RYE but then again Im a noob, so Im interested on how it turns out for you. And so far as for a typical IPA ingrediant, Ive usually see between 8lbs-9.5lbs total of fermentables (usually having a 5.5%-7% ABV) and around 6oz - infinity for hops depending on...

Sup brew family, As stated above Im new here to HBT.com, I finally brewed my first 5 gallon batch of PSA IPA yesterday and had to say Im totally hooked to homebrewing. Anyway back to the topic, I have a keg that I would like to turn into a brew kettle. Its one of those half kegs...