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Tomorrow I'm making NB's Old Luddite English Strong Ale. This is also the first time I've used a yeast starter. Began a few days ago with the appropriate Wyeast 1968, 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of DME. Let that go 36 hours on the stir plate, sat it in the fridge. This afternoon I added another 2...

Hey All: Quick question: I just created a yeast starter using Beer Geek Nation instructions here: Homebrew 101: Making a Yeast Starter | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews - YouTube The problem is this: I'm brewing on Monday, Jan 2. Do I let this starter whirl around on the stir plate that...

Thanks kamerica and frazier. So, to recap: we should bring our water up to 170 F, turn the burner off, steep the grains for 20 minutes, remove the grains, and then bring the mixture to a boil and add our LME? (And because I want to know the science here too...the way we have been doing...

In answer to your question, we have always filled our brew pot with relatively hot water and put it right on the burner with the steeping bag in the pot. NB instructions say "20 minutes or 170 F". We have usually waited the 20 minutes and never paid much attention to the temp of the water, but...

Okay, got a NB ESB extract kit. Original brew day was on 10/18. Moved to secondary with no problems on 11/5. Bottled with no problems on 12/3. Opened the first bottle on 12/23. Color looks excellent, beer tastes great...until the I've finished swallowing. Tail end is incredibly dry, like all...