Recent content by JNshorty

I, I dont know what to say.......

Well if the yeast is dry, it will last almost indefinitely (several years), just put it in a plastic ziplock bag and place it in your refrigerator to be safe. Do you make a slurry before pitching to avoid shocking your dried yeast? As for the pitch, from what I have read, there is no drawback to...

Hello I am new to the forum from Riverside CA, and I am looking for experienced brewers in my area to possibly join their beer group and possibly watch or help out on brew days....

That's an interesting Idea, now I'll have to look at how they make Toffee and see if I cant recreate the process in my beer batch.....

Thanks Pappers I'll check it out now.

I am currently brewing my very first batch of beer and have not experimented with anything yet, I was just trying to design a recipe, but I was thinking that the sharp sweetness of the toffee would compliment the maltiness quite well, I may have to bring up the bittering though for balance, I...

what if I use a yeast with a lower alchol tolerance and add the toffee in when racking, match the specific gravity of the beer to the max alcohol tolerance of the yeast and hope at least some of the toffee is not consumed?

Hi, I am a new member to the forum with my first batch of beer in the fermenter (4 days in).... I am waiting in anticipation for my beer to be completed, hoping I didn't screw anything up... Anyways I really enjoyed making it, and I was thinking about a couple of recipes I want to try but I...