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That makes sense to me. I put the numbers in Brewers Friend yeast calc. and it say the dry pack is 100 billion cells short. Since switching to AG, about 30 batches ago, this is the first time i pitched a dry us-05, always used starters. When i did use 05 for extract batches, the LHB said just...

Nope, no yeast nutrient

I hope this isn't highjacking a thread, if so, i apologize I am picking up a fastferment this week, and i do the "no chill" method in a 23 liter aquatainer, which i let sit over night, and pitch the next morning. My question is, if I pour it into the fastferment the next day, and let it sit...

Hi all, No problems here, just curious as to why: I made my first 11 gallon batch (always made 5 gallons), and i split it into 2 separate fermenters of 5.5 each. I pitched a 2 liter 3rd generation US-05 into 1 fermenter, and a new package of US-05 into the other. The 2 liter starter was...

Hey everyone, I have a kolsch volcanoeing away, which i have already top cropped after 48 hrs. My buddy would like some yeast, so could i top crop again,4 days later? Thanks Barney

Hi all, Made my first batch of apple cider from a vinoka kit and is in the fridge cold crashing now. I wanted to try sweetening with frozen apple concentrate, but damned if I can find any frozen concentrate. I live in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, and I have checked every store here, nada...

I managed to get some truvia from the store (which I believe is an unfermentable), and it says "1 packet of truvia provides the same sweetness as 2 teaspoons of sugar". According the the kit, it says it makes 24L (6 US gallons). How much of this truvia would I add to get a sweetness of say 4...

Hi all, I make beer and wine all the time, and my neighbor asked me if i could make him a dry apple cider, so I purchased a vinoka apple cider kit. I asked my neighbor what sweetness he would like on a scale of 1-10. He figured he would like about a 4. So do I: 1: ferment down to a certain SG...

What i just did was swirl it up again,let it sit for 20 mins, then poured into a couple of 1 quart mason jars. Will see what happens

its not a big problem if i cant wash it, i resurrected this one from a frozen vial, but now i would like to know where the yeast went to. I am sure i would have noticed if 400 billion yeast snuck outta the carboy, and out the door. If not me, then the dog surly would have. He loves beer:cross:

exactly....where did the yeast get to

Hi all, Attempting to wash my first lager yeast. It is a 2308 wyeast munich lager. This picture is after 24 hours. I have another jug in the fridge which is the same. I have washed numerous ale yeasts quite easily. It is from a munich helles recipe i found on here. I know its dark, but i...

Just a follow up to my frozen yeast. Thawed a wyeast 1450 that i froze back in Oct/13, and did a 500 ml starter for 24 hours, and now a 2 liter which has been on the stir plate for 24 hours and it is a nice creamy color. The starter wort was from the tail runnings from a previous mash, which was...

checked the one that had pressure in it today, and it wasnt as bad as the first,unpressurized one. Poured a glass, and it was fairly clear, but had an off taste, not from an infection, but kind of a vinegary taste. If I was skid row material, it would be drinkable, but I have 2 kolsch,1 cream...

checked the unpressurized one.................really bad!!! Got the other one in fridge now, will check in couple hours

I will put the pressurized one in the kegerator and hook it up, and the other one I will open it and smell it. The things ya gotta do for beer. Barney

Hi all, Picked up some ball lock tanks the other day, and 2 of the tanks still had beer in them. I asked the person how long the beer was in the keg, and they said they were not sure,but probably 2 years anyway. They said they were both dark beers. One keg still had pressure in it, while the...

Yup, radio still works. Wife thinks this one looks better than the ghetto one i made and use on her kitchen counter. Barney

cheap Made in China radio I won at christmas party. Use it in my shop. Waay too much time on my hands.

Do you agree with keeping them in the fridge for 24 hours before freezing? I will be more vigilant on the shaking as they are freezing to keep in suspension. Thank you Barney