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It's in a basement which stays between 66-72 in most cases.

I'm not sure if it is stalled yet. I'm just suspicious since I did not use a starter for the higher gravity that it is not going to take hold. Just as long as the wort stays healthy if I find out that it has stalled is really my main worry. I'll find out the gravity tomorrow. Hopefully if I do...

How long would you recommend letting the yeast colonize before pitching?

I'm not sure exactly, but had January 2015 and the use by date so I'm assuming fairly old.

I'm not sure exactly, but had January 2015 and the use by date so I'm assuming fairly old.

I have already asked this in another thread I posted under Yeast and Fermentation but I wanted to ask here since it more of a beginner topic. I am doing a Morebeer Consecration Extract clone kit as my 4th batch so I have something fermenting for majority of next year while I do other smaller...

Well I plan on testing the gravity tomorrow to see if i has made any progress. I pitched the yeast in the batch by itself Tuesday night. I will be unable to get more yeast until saturday morning/noon sometime, make the starter, let it sit and, then pitch it after at least 12 hours, although im...

As an addon for the same batch. I'm kind of freaked out that my yeast won't take hold since I didn't make a starter. If no progress will the wort hold out till I get a starter made?

Well it was already pitched. I'm not seeing a lot of activity from the blow off tubing but I will test the gravity in a couple days to see if it is taking off. If not I'll probably pitch more in a starter. I did use a Whirfloc tablet in the boil. Will that be enough? (Noob question)

Hello all! I'm currently in the middle of a MoreBeer Consecration Extract kit. Currently in primary with Abbey Ale yeast, then transferring to secondary w/ currents and Brett brux when gravity hits around 1.018. The question is should I cold crash the primary before pitching the Brett and...

It does say something about adding Brett, but not really when to add it. During primary? Secondary? :-/

I just received this kit today. I checked out the instructions included and they seem a little bit vague. I would like more input on adding the Brett. Has anyone else brewed this kit and can give me some pointers of what you did? I love this beer and I want it o turn out as close to the real...

I just received this kit today. I checked out the instructions included and they seem a little bit vague. Has anyone else brewed this kit and can give me some pointers of what you did? I love this beer and I want it o turn out as close to the real deal as possible.

I finally have my Brewers Best PSA IPA bottle conditioned and tried the first glass today. There is a little bit of hop aroma, but the taste is little to nothing. I do have quite a bit of bitterness at the end. And it also had a massive head on the pour. This bottle conditioned for two weeks and...

The hops were: 1 oz Palisade 60m 1 oz Palisade 35m 1 oz Simcoe 15m 1 oz Ahtanum at end of boil I had a hell of a time chilling the wort down. I do not have a wort chiller so I chilled with ice water in my sink. It took a ridiculous amount of time to chill. As of right now, the beer is...

I keep telling myself "patience, grasshopper." Not sure if its working!

I hope I'm not confusing the bitterness with sourness. That would be a bummer.:(

This is my very first brew. It is a Brewers best PSA IPA kit. Before racking to the secondary, I took a sample which was 1.014. When I tasted the sample, it tasted kinda bland with alot of bitterness. The smell was kind of astringent but I'm assuming that is the hops used. Does anyone have any...

This is my first brew as well! It is in the primary now. Its day 5 so I'll probably rack it into the secondary and leave for about 2 weeks (as per the instructions.) I took a little whiff through the airlock, and it smells pretty damn good. I think dry hopping it would be interesting.

I will probably have to do that. I may not not have to worry when I put in Star San since it s acid based. I wanted to have a crystal clean carboy without having my first batch taste like vinegar. Blech! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Home Brew mobile app