Recent content by Jonharri

SG is still at 1.06. I pitched the bread yeast. We will see what happens. If any of you thing the white spots on the top of the wort is a problem let me know. I will finish this out, but don't have high hopes....

Here is a picture of the white spots. I am not sure if they are bubbles or funk. I still am not sure if I should pitch some bread yeast. It is all I have until I can get some beer yeast online. I will take another SG reading just to verify it is not moving. Any advice - should I just wait...

OK - still no bubbles this morning. It is pushing 4 days. I know that the airlock is not the best indication of fermentation, so I plan to take another SG reading tonight to see if it is moving. I suspect it is not. So - here are my thoughts. If the SG is still at 1.06, I plan to either...

All the juice said it was pasteurized but no preservatives. one gallon was regular cider, but the other 3 liters were carbonated pumpkin cider. Do you think this would cause a problem?

I put in 1.75 gallons of cider and one can of Mr. Beer LME (19 oz.) I added a half gallon of water to the wort and used the Mr. Beer yeast that came with the LME. I am not expecting FG yet, but I am concerned nothing is happening. Thanks for the help.

I made a batch of Brandon O's graff on Saturday. Nothing jumps out as a mistake. I boiled the LME, and cooled it. I put the yeast in warm water prior to pitching. I added 2 gallons of cider and the LME wort and pitched the yeast at about 70 degrees. It has been more than 3 days. I am...

I watched my carboy this morning for a minute or two and it let loose one lone bubble. I hope to come home to some real activity tonight...

It has been about 24 hours and no bubbles. I know I should not be worrying, but I am. Has anyone heard of problems with Mr. Beer yeast?

Thanks! I had seen Brandon O's thread before, but could not find my way back to it. His graff is exactly what I was trying to reproduce, but on a little smaller scale. Thanks for the tips - I will boil the LME, and add the cider after the wort cools. We will see how it turns out in a few...

I am starting my first batch of cider: - one gallon cider - three liters pumpkin cider - one hopped LME can from mr beer (light ale) - ale yeast that came with mr beer - two liters of water What do you guys think? Also, I read somewhere that a little hops in cider and some malt make it a...

Will do. It has been conditioning for a week now. Is it too soon to chill and sample a bottle????

It surprised me too. Rest assured I have fresh ingredients on the way from brewers warehouse. This time I rolled the dice. The next batch will be better.

The hops were ten years old in a silver vacuum pack. They still smelled hoppy, but I am sure they are not very strong.

After 10 years, I decided to get back into making beer. I pulled out my old dusty carboy and brew pot and got started. No home brew stores by me, but luckily I found an old box of supplies - LME, hops, even some grain. All ten years old mind you. I forgot exactly how to make wort, and boiled...