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Yup just take some of your wort and put in a sterlized jar and add your smackpack to it. I usually wait 1-2 hours before pitching to make sure the starter is good to go

Worst Beer = Molson Canadian...and I'm Canadian... I can't beleive I'm reading that people don't like Heineken...probably the best beer I've ever had on tap in Amsterdam...but in the bottle I'll agree it's not that great.

I used corner brackets that I found at home depot. then used silicone to seal it up nice and tight to restrict air flow...check out my blog in my signature for pictures.

ya I spent about $480 on a 3 tap one..you can check out my signature for the link to my blog for the status on the project...waiting on my ranco temperature controller to come can't seem to keep a stable temperature.... I will most likely invest in perlick taps down the road but the cheap $12...

ok nevermind I just checked the pressure on the regulator dial and it's down to 10 PSI I turned off the gas...I checked the pressure relief on the keg and it still has pressure....I've soap tested every connection and can't see any bubbles or hear any leaks...

uh don't slap me but I looked in the box that the regulator came in and I found the wrench and this plastic washer...Re-hooked everything backup and now I hear no noise at all...psi has been stable at 20 PSI for the last 10 minutes....hopefully it's fixed will watch it for the next hour to see...

When I charge a keg do I leave the gas going? Or just jack it open to 30 psi and then turn off the gas? I'm new to this whole kegging thing....I can hear hissing also from my regulator but when I spray on soapy water nothing bubbles is this normal? Thanks

Located in Alberta...

But there is nothing I can do..paid $30 CND to get my 5lb co2 bottle filled....simply wooooowzerz...but praxair wanted $40 so I went to the cheaper fire safety place as people advised. Now I read that people pay half that for a 5lb co2....hopefully I don't have any leaks.

1) Dude don't worry about air contamination...aslong as your work area is clean and you don't have **** that could fall in your wort from the celling I wouldn't worry at all...when I test my beer the lid is off for atleast 5-10 minutes and I've never had one problem. 2)Just leave a little bit...

That article is very sparse on detail, it doesn't say if you siphon all the beer and just leave the trub, also it doesn't state how much liquid to add on top of the trub.

ok so to wash my yeast I just siphon out all into my secondary then add how much water? then put the water that was on top of the sludge in jars?? Do I put any sludge in the Jars?

Thanks for the information any idea how many times you can re-use the yeast?

Ok, so when your ready to move from primary to secondary I can just pore my new wort over the left over sludge in the bottom of my bucket? Or do you have to leave some liquid at the bottom? I'm about to move my IPA and make a red ale. I used wyeast 1056. Is it better to just do the yeast washing...

Just wondering if it's safe to switch an airlock while it's fermenting. Had the fermenting come up into the airlock but luckily didn't bubble over or blow off the airlock...Just wonder if anyone else has had this happen to them and what did you do?

the 1st batch of beer I ever made I pitched the yeast when the temps where at 105 cause I read that if u didn't pitch the yeast right away you can risk contaminating the beer....lesson be learned I'll never do that again. On the plus side it did ferment but didn't make a very good extract wheat...

The only thing I experienced with my cream ale is it took atleast 4 weeks to carbonate before it actually tasted ok...After 3 weeks I was quite disappointed with it but now I can't stop myself from drinking it.

Is there any place in canada where a guy can get WL's yeast over the net?

ugh...and I just did a Pale ale with 1056 and threw out the trub thinking you couldn't re-use the yeast......now just reading about yeast cakes..

Doing an IPA, wondering what wyeasts people like to use. Heard some use 1056 and some use 1028. Any other suggestions? Thanks.