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I just recently used this method on an APA that I dry hopped with pellet hops. Worked like a charm. I had no hop particulate in the bottling bucket.

+1. I have made a Kölsch twice and the one with the liquid yeast (Wyeast 2526) was significantly better. Spend the extra few dollars and get the liquid yeast, then harvest it for future use, if you want to cut cost.

Big Red in Bloomington is supposed to have gotten bombers of Fat Tire, 1554 and Mothership Wit. Haven't been there to check yet, but I intend to do so soon. More info on New Belgium in Indiana can be found here: Hoosier Beer Geek: Finally, Fat Tire.

Well done with the mods. Now, if only the end of May would hurry up and get here so I'd have something to play with, too!

Bummer. Oh well, I guess I can wait.

I just ordered one, too. $30 seemed too good to pass up. Props to Cayuga for the heads up!

I have had great results using a Brita pitcher. As a previous poster noted, it takes quite a while to prepare 7 gallons of water using the pitcher, but I just plan ahead and it's no big deal.

Wait, you have the Wyeast Activators, right? Isn't the point of the activator to be able to check the viability of the yeast? Let it warm up to room temperature, smack it, wait 3-4 hours and if it swells, your yeast are fine. Or am I missing something? :drunk:

I had the same situation with one particular smack pack and had nary a problem. I wouldn't sweat it.

+1. Works like a charm for me.

Don't add vinegar to the oxiclean solution or you'll make the oxiclean less effective. Simply give the bottles a quick rinse/bath in a vinegar-water solution after you use the oxiclean. I use two caps of white vinegar in a sink full of water. Give the bottles a quick dip in that solution...

I've used that yeast strain and had a nise krausen within 24 hours. My pitching temperature was 65, though, so that may explain the faster start. I'd give it a little more time.

Agreed. Works like a charm, just remember to put them in! :mug:

Come to think of it, I never did either when I used tap water. Good call.

1. Yes, just toss the hops right in. 2. I'm not sure I understand the question. The water that you put into the pot will be boiled, which should sanitize it. Your top-off water (to be added after the wort has cooled, if you are doing a partial boil) should be boiled or bottled water, to...

I used it at the beginning of February in a dry stout. I had activity within 12 hours and nailed my FG.

Same thing here. I soak and clean the bucket with Oxiclean, but there is still some faint coloration and residual hop aroma. Hasn't made a bit of difference in any of my beers.

The picture looks fine to me - I wouldn't sweat an infection. Some yeast strains will pull this stopping/starting behavior, such as Wyeast's 3724 Belgian Saision, so this isn't completely unheard of. Which yeast did you use? Check the information at the lab's website.

As the others said, add the DME to hot water. I always take the kettle off the element right after the boil starts, then I add the DME. Another reason it's important to remove the kettle from the heat is that, in the event that there is clumping, you don't want anything to scorch onto the...

The only problem I've noticed with plastic is that Starsan can cause clear plastics to get a hazy look if you let them soak for long periods of time. This happened to some of my siphon tubing, but there were no performance issues. I wouldn't sweat it.