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Its extract with some steeping grains that i kept 155-160

Also I ferment at room temp of 68 that might be on a little high end but the other choice is the garage and it gets really cold in the winter time

So a year or so down the road and a couple batches done. So far they have all still had this taste a little. The first one I did was the strongest, and I couldnt even drink it. then next few were subtle and I only noticed it when I burped. I took a break for a while because I was discouraged and...

I am still a bit confused on starters, can anyone link a detailed process to making starters and why? The link seems to be yeast washing which i haven't known of before either but from what I gather is you wash it and then toss it in a starter later. So from what you said is it increases the...

Thanks for the info. I am still pretty new, so it is new to me. I just thought the yeast starter was the little packet in the wyeast that you smack. I need to do some more research. Thanks again for the links

so I just brewed one of the popular caramel cream ales and the wyeast I used was the german ale yeast. On the back it said up to 1.060 OG. I am just wondering how that works. My OG was right around there, if it was higher would the yeast die before the sugar was finished? I know in wine some...

well I ended up getting another pack since no one has had this problem, I figure there might have been a small hole in it already since it didnt bust open.

also i just put a papertowel over the bowl and yes it is sanitized

well it seemed like it had a little air to begin with but the starter pack wasnt broken so i smacked it and it seemed like it pushed a little out the bottom corner, and once it started inflating it was going to squirt out.

So when i smacked my wyeast the outside packaging broke so i just put it in a bowl. I am guessing it will do the same thing out side the package am I right?

Thanks for the great info everyone

So i have bottled a few batches and have to say bottling has worn me out. I am hoping kegging will be less work since there is less to sanitize no capping etc, is this true? I read a couple overviews of kegging and was wondering if I want to carb naturally do you need to have a co2 tank still? I...

Great stout! Its now almost two months out from brew day and It is tasting great! My friends and family who normally dont like stout like this one. Id say its a little on the lighter side than I am used to for a stout but I love it. This was my second brew and really encouraged me after my first...

So I brewed my first beer it was an Old west Kit from my LHBS I dont know what the ingredients were i only know it had Wyeast 2308. I let it sit for 3-4 weeks in primary and its been bottles for about a month now. It looks great! But it has a strange taste I am hoping will go away. It was...