Recent content by Sourel

thanks for the encouragement suprchunk! It's true I feel like I've pretty much found the level of involvement that's right for me, though I guess I am starting to think about the yeast thing... Tuck, I'm curious about this idea of leaving the yeast in for 2-4 weeks. I'm still in the...

As you rightly state, I didn't make a starter. I've always worked on the principle that I can make pretty excellent tasting beer without complicating life (all-mash for example, the thought makes me shudder) since I work full time, have 3 kids and am 6 months' pregnant to boot! I've thought...

Realized via a dream during the night that the yeast I pitched 23 hours ago was past its sell by date. Or maybe my brain past its sell-by date since I thought 2009/05 was still a month away. It's looking like there's some activity in there (the lid of the pail has swelled up, the water in the...