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I am making a starter and I am wondering how long should I wait before signs of fermentation? I bought a bunch of wyeast smack packs for a dollar and they are all swolen up. I was surprised that the nutrient pack was not broken and it still was swollen. Please advise, thanks.

So after I pour some of the liquid into a sanitized container (~500ml from a 1.5L starter) and I make a new starter, are the decanted yeast able to make a healthy new starter regardless of the yeast cell count? Can I stress the yeast too much (og ~1.040 and not enough decanted yeast)? would...

I have (2) 2L flasks and I am wondering what is the best way to multiply my yeast? I would like to buy 1 smack pack of wyeast, make a yeast starter, store some yeast in the fridge and pitch the rest in a 5g batch. Basically, I would like to store some yeast in the fridge and just proprigate...

Try BIAB

I have a thomas coopers wheat beer fermenting atm. I used 700 gram of dextrose and 1lb of lme. I am dry hopping with some saaz and i'm going to bottle this weekend. Did you find that your fermentation was vigorous and long lasting? I used wyeast czech pills with no starter. I would use a...

What are your guys thoughts or experiences with brewing 2 wort batches consecutively and dumping them into the same carboy?