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Have you ever transferred wort into a carboy sanitized with starsan? :rockin: There was about 3 inches of foam on top of the wort! The dry yeast landed on that foam. :) Steve

Well, I brewed the beer on Sunday afternoon. I went to pitch my liquid yeast starter and it smelled of strong vinegar. I didn't pitch that starter... The wort was just put in an ale pale with an air lock (with no yeast) to protect it. I went to my LHBS today at lunch and got another vial of...

I've heard over and over that the foam from StarSan is good (don't fear the foam), BUT I'm curious about something. StarSan is supposed to kill bacteria and foreign yeasts. I had no choice today but to pitch DRY yeast (not hydrated) into my carboy today. The yeast landed on the foam and as I...

What the hell does it take to boil 40 gallons? What does a 40 gallon boil over look like, a wortcano? Steve

Oh, I did, but after everything was done...

I brewed my first all grain yesterday which was awesome! Everything was going great until I was ready to pitch my yeast. My starter smelled of god awful vinegar. I didn't pitch that, as that has to be infected. Although, I did decant the wort off the top of the yeast cake and put a small...

I'm sorry to revive a 6 month old thread, but I just went to use my WLP001 White Labs California Ale Yeast and the starter smells STRONGLY of vinegar. I wonder if it's this type of yeast??? Steve

So I made a yeast starter on Thursday night which consisted of White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 1/2 cup of DME, and 2 cups of water in a flask. I fermented it at about 72* in a dark cabinet. I had a HIGH krausen, as it reached the tin foil that was tightly wrapped around the top. I...

I used Munton's bulk LME from my LHBS. I used 7 lbs of it in a 5.5 gallon batch. Are you sure it's pre-hopped? Mine wasn't... It wasn't in a can, but instead a plastic ice cream type container with a lid in a refrigerator at the LHBS. I don't think Munton's prehops these...

I put the 2 OZ of DME in a 1/2 dry measuring cup and it was a little shy of the top. 2.5 OZ would probably be a 1/2 cup. I'll take that. It should still wake up the yeasties to pitch tomorrow night, Saturday night, or Sunday afternoon. We'll see how it looks as those days come around...

I think now is the point where you sit and wait! I think the initial fermentation took off and you didn't notice and a leaky lid gasket allowed the gas to escape through there. Just let her go and check the SG in a few days if you are concerned...

I don't know what 2 oz of DME works out to be in cups... I'll see if I can measure that out though!

I have an LD Carlson 2 oz bag of "Yeast Starter" which is probably just 2 oz of extra light DME. I have a one liter flask/beaker and no stir plate. I'll make due for now without a stir plate (waiting for my stir bar). But, what I'm wandering is if this info is correct: need a gravity of...

I'm not trying to hijack your thread, but am curious if it's OK to harvest yeast after using Irish moss in a batch? It doesn't "ruin" the yeast, or otherwise kill it, correct?

By the way, welcome former Mr. Beer brewer! That is where I started. My LHBS HATES Mr. Beer kits, and that bothers me. If it weren't for that Christmas gift (Mr. Beer kit) I would have never gotten into home brewing. I mentioned to them that they should carry Mr. Beer stuff, as it would open...

You will know quickly if you've had any signs of fermentation when you open it and see Krausen (thick foam and/or residue) on the beer or sides of the fermenter. Then use your hydrometer to finalize what you see or don't see...

Have you popped the lid to look for any kind of action, and take a hydro reading while you're there to minimize the number of times you open the lid.

Are you using a bucket or a carboy to ferment in? Are you judging by air lock activity or physical appearance of the wort that fermentation hasn't begun? If you have a bucket, you may not have a good seal around your lid, thus gas will exit this way, as there is no resistance. Open space is...

I was in the Hardware area, going through the blue pull out drawers. I found a 2 pack of 3/4" SS fender washers that I made work... While in that area, I also further leak proofed the design by purchasing a rubber grommet to fit in the hole in the cooler wall. I then slid the ball valve/brass...

Others will hate me for saying this, but it's too bad it didn't have a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. Nothing beats watching fermentation occur, especially for a beginner! BUT, what you ordered is complete. That is a great price too!