Recent content by TDIBrewer

So I brewed a 1.072 lager on Friday and grossly underpitched with 1 vial of WLP833. Still not showing any signs of fermentation and I have more yeast on order, but it will be a few days until it gets here. Right now I've got the temp set at 48, I'm wondering if I should drop it into the 30's...

Looks good, I lived in Kittery a few years ago, love that area. Cheers

No issue whatsoever, only the benefit like you mentioned of avoiding blowoff.

So I'm getting my starter ready for a tripel on sunday, and I go to pitch the wlp530 into my Erlenmeyer flask, and accidentally drop the whole thing right into the starter. I fished it out, but the outside of the vial was never sterilized. I'm thinking I will let it go and if it smells ok on...

Well, its certainly not illegal, you put a deposit down on that keg. The brewery could sue you, but they won't. And economics dictate the cost of the deposit so that they recover the cost of unreturned kegs.

I recommend you go buy a 1/2 keg of your favorite beer. Drink said beer while browsing these forums. Once kicked, cut the top off the keg, and you have a kettle that will serve you for quite some time.

I've just recently started sorting through brewing podcasts, and from what I've seen your right, the Brewing Network has a lot of filler material. I also think Brew Strong has a little bit of arrogance to it that doesn't benefit the listener. I like a brewing show that is to the point, and...

Brewed this for the 2nd time, just kegged that one. The first one i mashed @ 152, this one @ 148, I think I prefer the dryer version. Time will tell, as I will let it age in the keg for a few more weeks. First time FG was 1.015, this time 1.004.

Brewed a barleywine last night, pitched on a yeast cake of nottingham from an american pale ale. I had an OG of 1.094, and the bubbling started within the first hour. I realized I needed to hook up a blow off tube. This morning I came down to find an insane fermentation with foam pouring out...

Ok, sampled a bottle a week ago, tasted a little bit hot. Had a couple bottles today and its perfect. Looking forward to the other batches I have going on this one. I repitched the s-04 in one batch and used a wyeast 1084 in another. They've been in the primary a little bit longer, about 3...

Bottled this today, its my second all grain, tastes great so far, looking forward to see it in a few more weeks. I ended up with a final gravity of 1.022, and I forgot to take the OG :P Anyway, I'm going to try another batch tommorow with Wyeast 1084 and see how that compares. Thanks for the...