Recent content by scorpionsix

I have a question regarding when washed yeas might be bad, I.e., signs to look for. I recently washed WLP007 strand of yeast from the primary. After it was rinsed several times down to a small mason jar, I the made a starter to build up the yeast count. The problem/question I have now is that...

Hello: I am going to be brewing a dry dock vanilla porter next week and wanted some advice on whether to use a secondary for the vanilla beans. Recently, I made a Lagunita's IPA Clone and used only a single 6.5 Glass Fermentor for both the primary and dry hopping. The beer turned out...

Sharks8kelly, you raised a great question that I too have been curious about. The majority of instructions from Northern Brewer indicate that if a secondary is not available, then you can simply add an additional week in the primary. This equates to roughly three weeks in the primary. I am...

Hello! I brewed a Dry Dock Paragon Apricot Blonde from Northern Brewer last weekend and everything went perfectly. I opted for a yeast starter and the fermentation also went smoothly. Finally, I added the Vintner's Harvest Apricot Puree on the third day as instructed. My question is in...

That's exactly what I came across and got me thinking. In reading the responses from everyone and reading up on Yeast a little more, it sounds like adding more yeast runs the risk spoiling the beer or at minimum producing unwanted/undesired tastes.

Hello Group, I was at my local brew store and was talking to the owner about how I was in the process of brewing a Storm the Bastille Imperial Farmhouse Ale from Northern Brewer. The owner indicated that with Trappist/Belgian Ale's, some people like to add different yeast strands in a...

Hello: and nice to meet you. I have not yet been to brew your own in Scottsdale, is that a good store? I normally either go to Anthem or Tempe close to where I work for my brewing needs.

Hello everyone, I have been visiting homebrewtalk.com prior to joining and have found the information very informative and helpful. With this being said, I decided to join and take part in the active discussions. I am currently aging my second Hefeweizen and decided to play around with...

Hello Gsulliv2, Found your post by doing a Google search and you nailed every question I currently have regarding the Belgian Tripel I recently made. I am currently one week into fermentation and planning on letting it sit for another two or three weeks. After talking to my local brew...