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Excellent. Thanks for the help. Will swirl it a bit and move to a warmer room.

Temp is at 66 now. Has been closer to 68 until last couple days. Should I just give the carboy a good spin to rouse the yeast? Thanks!

Cooked up a nice midwest porter 14 days ago. I pitched an activator pack which had been in the fridge for a few weeks and got no visible signs of fermentation after 72 hrs. I pitched my backup Munton's Gold yeast and saw a 1 inch layer of foam on top by Thursday morning. That's when I...

Got back home late last night and didn't see signs of a lot more activity but my gravity has fallen from 1.044 at brew time to 1.020 looks like fermentation has started and is progressing slowly. Took a taste from the wine thief and it tastes OK so I think I am good now. I am becoming less...

Pitched some dry Munton's Gold into carboy before bed last night. When I got up this morning there was a layer of foam on top. Looks like I can relax and wait now. Thanks for the feedback.

Fermenter is a carboy. Best I can tell, there is no activity inside. This picture might show better. There are some small dots of something attached to the walls of the carboy, but absolutely no activity.

Brewed a batch Sunday and pitched a Wyeast Activator pack. (Which after 3 hrs. showed no signs of swelling) No activity in carboy after 48 hours. Have to leave town tomorrow AM and am wondering if I should pitch my backup dry yeast or wait? I will be gone until Sunday so I am afraid if...

I have an aerator stone and a small fish pump to aerate with. Is 30 minutes a good time before pitching yeast? (I can't remember.)

Broke pack two hours ago and it is not swelling. Should I ptich my backup dry yeast as a precaution.

I just purchased my first Better Bottles, a 5 gal. & a 6 gal. I didn't think much about sanitizing until they arrived at my house. Now I want to ferment a batch in one and don't know what to sanitize with. I have Star San, Easy Clean, and 1 Step. Are any of these safe for use in Better...

I have finally decided to try Better Bottles and am looking for suggestions from those who have experience using them. What types of caps/covers/airlocks are best when used with Better Bottles? Should I get the racking adapter and high flow valve or just use my wedges and rack the old...

Thanks HOOTER. I didn't think it was a real big deal since it'll still be BEER.... Just curious. I'm looking forward to the secondary fermentation stage where I'll add two oz. of Cascade Leaf Hops. This will be my first time doing that and should be interesting. Can't wait to taste my...

Ingredients were 9.3 lbs. Gold LME, 4 0z. Aromatic, 12 oz Camamel 60, 8 oz Victory Grain. 1 oz Chinook, 1 oz Cascade, and 1ozCentennial hops. I took the reading right after I aerated before pitching yeast. Thanks for the replies.

Just cooked my first batch of Hop Head Double IPA which was supposed to have an SG of 1.070-1.074 but when I checked, it was 1.063. Did I do something wrong? This particular batch used 4 oz. hops during the boil so I decided to use a hop bag to keep the trub down, which it did quite...