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Brewed an additional 5 gals. yesterday. Changed things a bit this time and included 4 oz. of Honey Malt. Plan to dry-hop with 1oz (each) of Amarillo, Citra, and Centennial.

Has anyone else seen an increase in the time their order is "pending" before being shipped? My last two orders have been delayed. I've placed nearly a dozen orders with them, but their policy used to be to contact you if an item was out of stock and either hold the order or ship the out-of-stock...

This is the best beer I've brewed and one of the best I've drank. I did, however, dry hop with 1oz. of Simcoe. I'll be brewing another batch this weekend and have reserved an ounce of Centennial and an ounce of Citra for dry hopping. I literally can't wait!!

Drinking one now that was dry hopped with Simcoe a few weeks back. So far? Very good!! 5 gallons 3887

This is basically what I've ended up doing: 1.) Decanted the original stater and saved the runnings. 2.) Made an additional 2L starter using the yeast from the first decanting. 3.) I will pitch the entire 2L **new** starter, plus any settled yeast from the original decanted runnings. I'm...

Brewing this one today! I'll be pitching a stir-plated WLP099 starter. I'll amend this post with my observations.

Thank you for the reply. So, if I'm going to step up to a larger starter, can I decant? In other words, I would like to pitch this starter into another 2L of wort to get my cell count up to the 450 billion needed.

Hi folks, I just made a starter of White Labs WLP099 (Super High Gravity) for an upcoming (hopefully) brew of a Russian Imperial Stout. However, in my other attempt at making a starter (Wyeast 1272), I was able to decant to a very clear separation; not so with this batch of starter...

Some really helpful suggestions, folks. Thanks again. Fortunately, the drilling doesn't seem to be that big of a deal.

I appreciate the input, thus far. I have no idea when I'll begin brewing 10G batches, although it **may** never happen. I enjoy the brewing process and appreciate the ability to try new things. Although, it appears most folks say this when starting out and inevitably end-up brewing 10G anyway.

Hi folks, In my quest to step-up to AG, I just purchased a 15G Boilermaker to use as a boil kettle. I'll be using two 10G Rubbermaid coolers for a MLT and HLT. Since I intend to (for the interim) brew 5G batches, I ordered the the "plug kit" to relocate the thermometer on the...

Thanks for the great information! This forum is a valuable resource. I will try the suggestions mentioned above before I try adding any additional yeast. It's disappointing, however, to learn lower fermentation temps affect the ability of a saison to be, well, a saison. Ha! Brew and learn, I...

Original yeast was Safale S-33. I should note, probably 12 hours after I pitched, the temperature of the wort shot up to around 80F, which coincided with the vigorous airlock activity.

While my first batch, an Imperial Russian Stout, appears to have been successful, my second batch is questionable. Sunday, I brewed a Brewcraft Farmhouse Saison extract kit. Pitched the yeast when the wort was ~75F, but forgot to take an OG. Doh! Anyway, the airlock bubbled vigorously for two...

Success!! While the tube ID was too small to fit over the airlock, it fit into the bung on the bucket lid perfect! Blow-off achieved! Thanks for the replies thus far. If anyone has any advice for some (to me) unforeseen obstacle, please feel free to reply :D

Hi folks, I've been lurking here for awhile and finally decided to take the plunge and brew my own beer. I'm quite fortunate in that my two work colleagues have husbands who brew--one experienced, the other a newb. Anyway, I picked up a Brewer's Best Deluxe Kit from my LHBS along with a...