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Check a Whole Foods if you have one near you. We have one here that does a GREAT job of protecting their beers. They keep them in a separate room that is always about 45F, with dim lighting. Everything comes out just like it went in. Their selection is very nice and they beer doesn't sit...

I was among those who commented extensively on the issues with the old Notty, but I saw the new packaging and it is now widely available in this area at least. Since I liked it before the troubles started, I am giving it another try...

I would save them, but if you are a hop-head, use the full ounce of each.

Phthp - if they jack it up that much, I'll go back to Safale. As noted on another thread, I just tried Notty for the first time in a couple of years to see if they've fixed their issues. One thing that appeals is that Notty is very price-competitive. If they are more than Safale, guess what...

Well, I used to like the beers it produced a lot and used it regularly until a couple of years ago. It may be that it's better suited for certain styles. I make mostly Pale Ales, so tart dry and nutty might be a nice fit for those. I can't say I've ever had any experience with nasty smells...

Not to re-animate a dead horse, but my LHBS now had Nottingham yeast again, and it is obvious that they fixed the date stamping problem. The new lettering appears to be a laser print or possibly a silk screen. Since before the *dark days,* I was a big proponent of Notty, I decided to take...

I put them into the water when I turn on the heat and watch the temperatures in the boil As soon as it hits 165F, out they come.

If you are concerned, give it fifteen seconds in the microwave. When I've put stuff in post-fermentation, I normally just toss it in (or use a hops bag). There is enough alcohol after a week or two that the usual precautions on sanitizing are less critical. This doesn't mean toss in stuff...

Yup - I don't bother to cool it at all - right into the bottling bucket from the stove, and the wort right on top of it. Never failed to carbonate.

I've tried both and I came back to the plastic bucket. In my view, they are less aggravation. I was able to clean them without any issues but the bucket was a lot easier - and the worry of breaking them spooked me. I sold my two glass carboys in a yard sale. I have not tried a plastic...

Broomall - not in any clubs and never tried to find one to join, but BYOB on Darby Road in Havertown has tastings every month. By coincidence, one is tonight at 7:00. Stop by.

If you've done several beers already, you should be able to handle it. This would be a poor choice for a first time brewer. But take care, review the instructions step by step and get an understanding of them before you start. If you read something and don't understand it, post here or PM me.

Scroll down the top forum page. There is an entire data base there of pale ale recipes - IPAs, English pale ales, plain old pale ales, more pale ale recipes than you can use in a lifetime.

I've tried to find Amarillo - from what I've heard, it's proprietary and only grown on one farm, and any Amarillo rhizomes are "of dubious provenance" (i.e., stolen) or not really Amarillo. I heard this a year or two ago - it's possible that they've been put on the market since then.

The "libs" want to do this?? :D I would beg to differ! If pressed, I would say that the "cons" want to do it so that big multi-nationals can get their pound of flesh, supported by the religious right who want to make it a first step toward total prohibition! :D This is NOT a political...

Yeah, dude, your yeasts are making beer for you. This is what it's sposed to look like.

And unless you are using a carboy and can see what's going on, leave your fermenter alone! Nothing good will come of opening it.

FWIW, while you're wrestling with the pictures, once I helped a friend who really did have an infection - a whitish, filmy sheet over top of his wort after fermenting. We managed to skim it all out with a colander and paper towels, and the beer turned out fine. BTW - you can also link to...

Possibly - and possibly not. The time between pitching and bubbling in the air lock is not always predictable.

Give it time, it's going to be fine.