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I did not miss it. It was checked visually every 8 hours. Gravity check once.

Yes. Nothing at all. I will lower temp to 66 and be patient.

Yeast Starter? I thought the nutrient packet and time to swell was the "Starter"?

Thanks. Will do.

I am at the beginning of my second big batch (5 gallon) of beer...a porter. On my first batch, I used a trappist yeast. The packet was swelled huge after 3 hours and took off doing it's thing literally overnight. The thing was bubbling like a beast in less then 10 hours. ON THIS BATCH, I...

Trappist

Hi Guys, I am on my first big batch of beer, and it just doesn't seem to be clearing the yeasty flakes that float around. To clarify, my first small batch cleared nicely after about two weeks. This batch (my first bigger batch), has been in the fermenter for three weeks now, is done...

I had been wondering if I had enough space or if I would need to cut down the recipe. Would it hold 7 gallons? Yes...but it seemed to me that would be pushing it and leave no space for anything (head, etc,) So, clearly I will cut it now...or use the recipe you link. I wonder why my book has...

Hi Everyone, I am eager to get started in homebrewing. My wife and I have been craft beer enthusiasts for a long time now, and have tried or tasted hundreds of beers. We finally decided, that our location (rural Illinois) was hindering our chances to try some of the rarer beers, as they...