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I experienced the same with my first batch using liquid yeast (White Labs WLP810 San Francisco Lager) - very little fermenting activity, no bubbling for about 10 hours and then continued slowly for three days. From what I am deriving, this should not concern me, right? My previous batches have...

You might want to hook up the tube to a tap, which then depresses the ball bearing, and then flush water through it to clean it. In fact, you might also want to soak it in Oxyclean to break down the muck. I have also thought about taking the tube apart, and if and when I figure how to do it I...

I have a 5 gallon Sanke and was wondering if I needed to have some headspace for CO2. I know this sounds like a dumb question, but can I force carb a fully-filled keg? Do I need to have some space? My thinking is that I should probably have 4 3/4 of beer in my 5 gallon keg, express the air...

I recently brewed up an IPA recipe and used Alexander Pale Malt (9lbs) that was 2-3 years old. It had never been opened so any oxidation was limited to just sitting in the plastic tub in a closet. Anyway, it was much darker than the 3lbs of Alexanders' I added to complete the recipe - dark...