Recent content by malevinson

thanks for the replies i found the link on yeast nutrients quite interesting. I will definitely be rigging up a Pasteur gooseneck type flask out of some tubing for my next starter. I think a lack of yeast cells was the reason my DFH90 was about .6% ABV weaker. My OG was dead on so I was...

Also I just broke my hydrometer (again) and was wondering if any non brewing stores have them? Brew store is far away

Please help me by answering one or more of my random questions. Thanks a bunch this forum is really great! 1) I've read that a secondary fermentor isnt always necessary these days. Does this have anything to do with the gravity of the beer? I'm asking because I did the DFH 90min w/ 2ndary...

thanks for all the replies. it seemed like everything was going fine after setting up a blowoff tube but now i think i have a clog. the pressure keeps building up in the fermentor and i have to tap hard with the end of the blow off tube for it all to release. the clear tube looks debris free...

nvm now that i posted this i see similar threads on the bottom of the page. so is this a common problem with high gravity beers? I was all worried about not getting enough yeast activity because of the high gravity but maybe the starter and two vials happened to be overkill? I hope this turns...

I extracted brewed the dogfishhead 90minute recipe from austin homebrew. 12 hrs after pitching I noticed some CO2 starting to come out and it looked okay. Just now I saw a bunch of foam/beer in the airlock and a whole bunch of pressure built up. The foam had sealed the 8 or so holes on the cap...