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I must confess I have never measured OG, just FG. I just go with what is posted on the recipe and assume with the ingredients they detail that I'm automatically there. Is this not the case?

Many times I've compared my extract recipes to the beer they were supposedly crafted after and I've noticed how my beers stand out having what I can only describe as a different "mouthfeel" than their commercial counterparts. At first I thought it had something to do with the CO2 content or draw...

So I guess I'm slightly confused here. I went to the effort to create a starter and 3 days later I never saw any real activity aside from the venting of some CO2 gas (which I bled off occasionally as the bottle swelled a bit). I've never had a starter that didn't leave me a big thick head of...

I went ahead and made the starter. I'm glad I did this yeast (Wyeast London Ale) is moving slow. Usually wiht a starter I see activity within 24 hours. I'm getting CO2 production but no real krausen to speak of. Hopefully by tomorrow.

I'm not against doing it, just wondered if it's necesarry. I usually do it with WLP yeasts regardless of the brew. The disclaimer on the bag sort of confused me though.

This starts at ~ 1.044. It's a stout. Am I to assume this is a mid strength beer?

It says there's enough in that smack pack to innoculate 5 gallons of wort. Skip a starter? Y/N?

I'm assuming you mean by "activity" you're referring to airlock activity, right?

+1 I ended up pitching the Notty (after hydrating) and I have to agree that it had a long lag compared to what I typically get with a starter. It must've been two days before I saw any activity. Even an unstarted liquid moves quicker than that. The end result is what matters though. We'll...

Yes to all. I air dry the hose after a good clean rinse and follow the exact procedure you do (save that I use Idophor instead of Starsan). I really think the issue is related to humidity. I used to live in an arid climate and if you left anything out for more than a hour it's be totally dry...

Actually, ironically we do. Probably not as bad as some spots but were lucky to get a week and a half out of a loaf of bread before it starts going south on us. Now that I think about it I have alot of bore cleaning sponges for my shotgun that might allow me to rig up something like that. I...

Man, if that isn't the $1 million question I don't know what is. I have been battling this problem for over a year now. I've tossed at least 3 hoses at this point. I flush the hoses immediately after use and sanitize it before racking but for whatever reason there's always a bit of...

Yeah, well I figured I'd go dredge the archives before posting... Had no idea it was that old. : )

I wash every yeast I have and have been doing for about two years now. The issue is that, as I understand it, you can only re-use and keep a yeast so long before it either goes bad, picks up an infection and/or wild yeast, or just flat out stops working. I had a fridge full of various washed...

For the record. I kegged the Wit a few days ago. Still green but no infection along the way and if the hop content was affected by the boil I can't taste it. I guess I can say "when in doubt, boil it."

I stumbled on this thread tonight in determining if I should go to the effort of a starter with Notty yeast. Then I discovered this quote and now I'm sorta curious. I've been using WLP stuff mostly because the store where I shop has recipies that say to use it (or Wyeast which is equally...

About a month ago. The rhizome took off right away. I've been watching it over the last 24 hours and at present it does not appear to be affected by the whole experience. Usually with most plants shock sets in during this time. I might be lucky. Time will tell.

Thanks, will do!

My 3 year old girl in a fit of excitement grabbed onto my one of my newly established Columbus hop plants that was a good 2' tall and ripped it clean from the soil. It snapped clear from the main root and I saw lots of little roots still dangling. It definitely took a beating. I buried it...

Long story sorta condensed. I have some washed WL001 that is several weeks old. Last week I created a starter with it but just before pitching I swapped out the yeast to try something different. Since I didn't use the starter I put it in the fridge thinking I'd use it on my next brew...