Recent content by jdelvo06

I accidentally used the rapid rise yeast. Should I let it ride or put some of the normal bread yeast in too?

makes sense, thank you all for the help.

But leaving in the primary the full time is ok? I'm new to this but that doesn't make sense to me. Whats the difference?

Thanks for the peace of mind. It shocked me when i smelled it. At first i took a whiff from the top of the bucket and it had your typical hoppy ipa smell. A little closer to the wort and it felt like NFL players should be using that stuff instead of smelling salts. After reading a few threads...

i fermented 2 different 2 gallon batches in 5 gallon buckets. My IPA that has been fermenting for a few days has an EXTREMELY pungent smell to it when i opened the lid and took a whiff (stupid but i couldn't help myself). It also has a very thick muddy looking foam at the top. I then opened my...

What exactly do you mean by "fill" with starsan? just rinsing the bottles out with the reccomended mixture?

Thanks for the help. I used the regular wash cycle with no soap.

I am brand new to home brewing and wondering about cleaning bottles. I ended up doing a little research and this is what i ended up doing: I used used bottles and soaked them in soapy water and cleaned them with the bottle brush. I then soaked them overnight in the b-bright cleanser that...