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Your right! I was brewing three times a month until the "war department" steped in, now it's been scaled back to once a month... Hey, Shat happens.. I take what i can get these days.. Cheres, Frank

I saw that and thought it was very interesting,... They have some interesting stuff that is hard to find elsewhere...

Now I'm confused? I have reused yeast cakes in the past and never ever had a green apple taste or a problem, I would definitely consider a yeast cake over pitching, since I couldn't even start to count the number of cells in a yeast cake. Cheers, Frank

My local beer distributor, he can't get enough of the stuff.......... He can't believe how fresh, crisp and clean tasting Home brew is.... He wants me to call him next time I brew... Not to mention he is hooking me up with 3 new kegs for my system ;) .. Cheers, Frank

While searching for Stir Plates I came across this site. Not sure if anyone has used their products before, but looks like a great deal.. Just wanted to share.. DIY Stir Plate Kits Cheers, :mug: Frank

I guess I will have to let this sucker sit for six weeks, man thats going to be a challenge. Good thing I have back up, two other batches bottled and ready for lift off.... I'm going to transfer my Stone IPA clone today I can't wait to see how well that one is doing... Cheers, Frank

Sometimes I get too darn anxious and start drinking it two weeks in, I ralize now the longer it conditions the better it will taste... Let's face it though, this stuff is the nector of the God's and very hard to pass up :)

OK Time to shop for a used fridge for colder fermentation... Thanks again, Frank

The cake I pitched it on was an american ale yeast 1056 from Wyeast, and I fermented it in my basement for 10 days andthe racked to a carboy. The basement usually doesn't get above 70-75 degrees through the summer.. Should I look to ferment at a cooler temp? This batch spent 10 days in...

Guy's Please HELPPPPPPPP!! I'm still striving for greatness, but struggling.... I have made some really good AG beers in the past (9 to date), and everyone that has tasted them has always come back for more, and more, and more:drunk:, but I would never enter them in a home brew contest...

Hi all, Batch #9 AG Lately instead of using Hops in the form of pellets I've been using plugs and whole leaf when ever possible. I'm also using a musliin bag for the hops instead of tossing everything into the kettle free form. When I would use the pellets with out the muslin bag I would...

I've wanted to brew a Stone IPA clone for a long time, but have had a hard time nailing down the right recipie.. I collected little bits and pieces from all the threads on this forum and yesterday I brewed the following, 11 Gallon Batch 24# 2 row 2# Chrystal 20 1# Carapils 3oz Magnum...

I have also been told not to use the yeast cake more then 3 times because the cells have been overworked by this point and not worth re-pitching.. I have only done this from a primary fermentor and not a secondary, I wonder if it would still work from the secondary??

I just wanted to share my experience on re-using an old yeast cake.. Bottling day and brew day happen to land on the same day, so I figured I would try re-using the yeast cake from my Sierra nevada clone that I just bottled... I decantered off all the old beer and poured the wort directly...

According to what I have read both yeasts will start fermenting out, but eventually one yeast will win out over the other and take over the fermentation process.. Kind of a survival of the fittest scenario... I had done the something similar with one of my brews and got OK results, but in...

Thanks, in the future I'll be sure to get my starter done 2-3 days prior, unfortunately I ordered my supplies late this time around and won't get the yeast until Friday, so I'm doing my best with the time I have.. One other question, To date I have been shaking my carboy to oxygenate the...

Hi all, I'm brewing a 10 gallon AG batch on Saturday and I plan on making a starter prior.. I see so many conflicting articles on how long prior to brew day to make the starter, some say 18-24 hours some say 4 days????? I also am wondering if I do a starter 24 hours prior do I have to...