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I looks like glue remnants from a label to me. As long as it's on the outside only, I'd use it. BUt, as above, if you're unsure, just chuck it.

If it fermented or is fermenting, the yeast isn't dead. What temperature did you leave the carboys at? Too high a temp and fermentation may be over quickly. Remember, airlocks are not a reliable indicator of fermentation. Get a hydrometer and check your gravity. After only a few days though, the...

I concur, that it is not a pelican in the sample shown. :) Looks like yeast to me. I wouldn't worry about it.

Nothing to worry about. The yeast that's left in the beer are consuming the priming sugar, causing a mini fermentation. In a few days time, you'll have carbonated beer. Put them in the fridge next weekend for at least a day and crack on open. They may or may not need more time, though.

What was your fermentation temp? As RM-MN said, temperature will affect your fermentation - too cold, and it'll slow, too warm and she'll rip right through.

It's Altbier day today!

The reason you seem to be "pulling more sugars" with a longer boil is that you're creating a more concentrated wort. More time on the flame = more liquid being boiled off = higher OG. There's nor problem with this, but if you're trying to hit a specific OG range or copy a specific beer style...

I wouldn't be surprised if there has been price increases - inflation, gas prices, supply/demand and bad harvest seasons could all affect ingredient prices. I just had a look at the places I get stuff from. Slight price increases (a few cents per kilo), but nothing drastic. Gas is expensive...

I let my beers cool in the brew kettle for a few hours with the lid on before transferring to my plastic fermenters. Usually leaving it to cool further over night works fine. Have never had a problem with the no-chill yet. And, as others have said, never pour boiling wort into a glass fermenter...

The first pic just looks like hops debris floating around. Probably got disturbed when you racked the beer onto the oak. Nothing I'd be concerned about. Some of that fermenter head-space might give you some problems if primary fermentation is over, though.

I'll second Sadu here. Carrying 5+ gallons of wort for 5 minutes is going to a treck. I'd find a way to ferment at home, but you could always invest in a small trolley to roll the fermenter down the road if you really wanted to, though.

I'm with you here. I brew all my lagers and pilsners over winter to make use of the cooler temps and stow them away until early summer.

Work has been kicking my a** the last few weeks, so I haven't done much of anything beer-wise until this weekend: Bottled 10L of Rasberry Berliner Weiße, organized & rotated my current beer stock, and took count of my supplies. Best of all, I drank some homebrew!

I want to get a brew in this weekend, but it depends on whether it rains or not. If the rain holds off, it's Altbier day on Saturday.

First off, sorry about your summer. We've all been there at one time or another; you'll get through it. I haven't brewed in a while, either, but only because work has been keeping me busy. I'm also well stocked for the time being. The last time I went through a brew-drought I was working 2...

My house is double-brick and isn't insulated, so temps stay cool-ish year-round. Winter averages 15°C inside on a sunny day, which is perfect for the coolbag and lagering. Summer temps definately increase but I tend to limit my brewing in summer (partially due to outside temps, partially due to...

I usually use 4 1.5L ice bottles at a time. I have 8 bottles all-up, 4 in the bag and 4 in the freezer. In summer, I rotate them every 24 hours and in winter every day and a half. I have a few extra smaller bottles that I add in as needed.

I say go for it. If you can only get it to 40°F, just lager it for longer. I can only get my coolbag down to 8°C, which is like 47°F or something. My lagers come out fine.

Same here. I'm drinking one now, in fact!

Tap water is generally OK for brewing. I say "generally" because my tap water here in Sydney is great for brewing just about anything, but my parents back home in PA is hard as anything. I wouldn't imagine making a lager or other light beer with it. I'd recommend either finding a water report...