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I made a 2L starter with two vials of WLP001 Tuesday evening. It developed a decent krausen Tuesday night, and then seemed to slow down Wednesday throughout the day. So even though the house is cooler at night, the starter blew up Wednesday evening. It actually foamed out the sides of the...

I'm actually weighing the DME. I weigh out to whatever Brewer's Friend or Mr. Malty say I need, and then I break things down to the DME / water ratio. I've just never seen anything concrete on how all of that should be broken down. I think I've got the DME thing down... but the water still...

I'm actually brewing on Saturday morning! Yeah, I was initially going to stick an airlock with a blow off tube on top. :) I've been reading online that this may not be a huge deal. I stuck some wax paper on top of my stir plate, and stuck it on a plate. I'm not sure about sticking that airlock...

This is Yeast Bay Vermont Ale Yeast; two vials. The vials were older. However, I'm not sure how to determine what the manufacture date of the YB strains is. I assume it's similar to White Labs; off the top of my head four months prior to use by date. Anyway, I used two different yeast starter...

So... I thought tinfoil would be okay, but I'm thinking I may need a blow off tube. Is it safe to remove the tinfoil and stick an airlock on at this point? Is is necessary?

I just made a starter for an IPA that I'll be brewing shortly here. I picked up some Inland Island Colorado IPA yeast, and I've got brownish chunks floating throughout it. It's got a packaged date of 2/26. I'm wondering if it's nutrient? What do you think? Also I'd like to note that looking...

Awesome thank you!

So I should make the starter 48-72 hours before hand, leave it on my stir plate for 24 hours, and then stick it in the fridge until brew day? And then pour the beer out, and pour the yeast cake in?

***edit I just realized that I was punching 1.080 into Mrmalty. The OG of this beer is 1.084. When I fixed my mistake it updated the result to 2 vials. Will I be okay if I make the starter 24 hours before hand? ** I was just looking at creating a starter too. I noticed that the Brewer's...

Thank you for your help! Should I turn the flame back on for the last five minute addition?

So I'm really embarrassed that I have to ask this. However, I really want to brew this on Sunday, and I want to make sure that there's as little confusion as possible on brew day. I'm doing BIAB by the way. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-TheNumber8.pdf Is the total...

I appreciate both of you taking a look at it for me. This yeast is notorious for stalling, so it's definitely going to sit for a bit before I even take another gravity reading.

I just brewed my second batch of beer; and my first BIAB batch. I noticed some strange happenings in my fermenter that I didn't see while brewing my first batch. And I have a feeling that a little bit of cooling water made its way into the wort while trying to cool this batch, so I’m a...

I had my wife look at it last night, and she pointed out that it appeared that the krausen had bubbles popping on the top. I checked on it this morning, and the krausen's still there. So I think I may be good!

The OG was 1.040. I'm hesitant to take a reading now just due to risk of contamination. The fermentation startered overnight last night. The box temp was 80...

I just brewed my first BIAB batch. The recipe looked simple enough… However, it called for WLP565 ;-) I followed the recipe to a T. I made a starter. ½ cup DME to 3 cups water to account for boil off. Set it on my stir plate for 36-40 hours, and pitched. I’ve got it downstairs in a...

I really appreciate everyone's help with this.

So I'm using this calculator here: http://biabcalculator.com/ I'm getting this now. Total Water Needed 8.16 Gallons Strike Water Temp 159 Fahrenheit Total Mash Volume 9.08 Gallons PreBoil Wort 7.65 Gallons PostBoil Wort 5.25 Gallons Into Fermenter 5.00 Gallons I plugged my grain...

Yes it does! Things are starting to come together. I actually found a calculator online too. This is what I’m getting; it looks pretty reasonable. Total Water Needed 8.16 Gallons Strike Water Temp 149 Fahrenheit Total Mash Volume 9.08 Gallons PreBoil Wort 7.65 Gallons PostBoil Wort...

Ok, I’m gearing up for my second brew. I’ve decided to try out BIAB with an AG kit. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-TheNumber8.pdf Now that I’m actually trying to plan my brew day out, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and I’m wondering if BIAB was the right...