Recent content by Robtivabin

Dry, came in a LME kit that im trying for the first time. Never said anything about rehydrating and I triple checked just to make sure cuz I know some yeasts you have to. so if its a slow yeast I wont be to worried. if in 4-6 days things aren't where they should ill come back for more options...

BRY-97 American west coast

Being my 5-6th batch of beer I've brewed I've currently run into a stumper. After 24 hours of being in my primary fermenter I have not seen any bubbles coming from my airlock. Should I be worried that I now have a bad batch of beer and need to start over? or being that it is winter time, and my...

Thanks for all the replies and useful information. Ill use what you've all said when i brew my next batch, but for now gotta sit back and wait for my bottles to carbonate and age.

Ahh ok that is exactly what i did. Thank you for your tips

Thanks for the tip. I didn't plan on touching this beer for at min a month and a half, give or take 2-3 weeks for carbonation, and same amount to condition.

When you refer to 'racking" on top. What exactly do you mean? Lol newb question im sure, but being this is my first batch im assuming you are talking about bottling. If that is the case is that a typical preferred method, i just set my bottles on a clean surface and use my bottling wand siphon...

Thanks for the post reply. The yeast I am using is just the simple sachet they give you in the Brewers Best LME kit. Once i get a good hand full of batches knocked out that are good I will consider using more complex yeasts like the liquid ones my home brew supplier was showing me, but for the...

So far for a first time brewer I am having and absolute blast, it really is a little easier then it sounds. Now on to my question. As a first time brewer I am a little fuzzy on the carbonation process. I understand how it works because I am a chef. What I don't understand is the different...