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Hey guys, I was in Michigan when some new grains, hops and yeast arrived. I texted my friend to put the hops and yeast in the fridge. Guess what... He forgot my Irish yeast and centennial hops. Now I'm not worried about the hops, but 4 days of yeast at room temperature is scary. I was planning...

Wow, thanks for all of the recommendations! So far I've found a lot of bell's, but shorts and founders has been hard to find. When I get a hold of them I'll let very one know which is my favourite. I have to say, mad hatter is pretty good!

Damn, I'm pissed about the Third shift amber ale and the Leinenkugel. It's ridiculous that even in my naive attempt to avoid the big names... I still end up buying them. However, in their defense, I did enjoy the Third shift amber. For whoever is wondering, the Stevens point cascade ale...

Awesome, thanks for your I put. There are a couple brew pubs around here that I'm going to check out too. So far we've bought: New holland cabin fever Band of brewers third shift New Belgium brewing fat tire Steven points brewery cascade pale ale Leinenkugel brewing honey weisse Bells best...

Hey guys, I'm in North Michigan for a week (at the Michigan Technical University) and was wondering if you had any recommendations for beers I should try. I'm relatively new to the US craft beer scene as I'm from Canada and it's difficult to get a hold of most of the beers south if the border...

You could, but this would take forever. There is a thread on here about creating a Venturi tube in a taking cane. Try a little search. I'll try an summarize here: Take your transfer tubing, cut it in half. Get a 3" piece of polycarbonate (or other hard plastic tubing) which has an outside...

Sorry, I misread your post. I thought you were asking if you could do this all in the fridge despite your temperature statements! Stupid me. Yes you can do that. Since my CO2 is in my keg fridge, i would need to chill and carb my beer at the same time as try need to be hooked up for the entire...

Yes you can. However, some of the clean up for by the yeast during conditioning is more efficient at higher temperatures, leading to a more rounded beer faster. But if you're in a hurry to get the beer on tap, you can hook er up. You can cold crash the beer before transferring to the keg in...

I haven't read all of the above posts, but here is why you should go with buying and Erlenmeyer: 1. You only need one container. Add the water, then the DME. The only things you'll need to sanitize is the tinfoil, and maybe the neck of the flask when you add the yeast. Simple as pie and...

I would recommend putting the fridge on its side, but the manufacturer will recommend NOT to do that. But I guess they'd also recommend not drilling into the fridge! Personally, I'd say screen it and try it anyways. Research the method online (I don't know the proportion of the components) but...

So then putting this device right after the spigot to my BK will provide maximize its benefits?

That's intense, that must have been frustrating calculating your volumes.... no boil off!

Hey guys, I've really been enjoying the threads on here about everyone's stories (especially the "funny things you've overheard about beer) and I thought this one was a good idea. It came to me two weekends ago when Kingston, Ontario got hit with about two feet of snow. The next day after the...

Wow, what an ingenious idea! I've learned all about Bernouilli's Law and the venturi effect, but I'd never thought of using it to suck air into wort! Definitely going to have to try this. One question: There is an obvious trade off where the venturi tube is placed. 1. Immediately after leaving...

Thanks manoaction, I'll plug it in and see what I get. I guess I could use bottle water for a batch and see what happens to see the extent to which it affects my efficiency.

I'm batch sparging right now in a 10 gallon Home Depot MLT Here is my water report: Calcium: 33.9-36 mg/L Magnesium: 5.87-8.7 mg/L Bicarbonate: 101-109 mg/L Copper: <0.002-0.006 mg/L Iron: <0.005-0.120 mg/L Lead: <0.00013-0.0173 mg/L Manganese: <0.001-0.003 mg/L...

I brewed a dry stout today and barely passed 60% efficiency even with milling my own grains. My mash was kept at 150-152F for 60 mins. However, I think I accidentally mashed with 0.84 q/lb instead of the normal 1.25 (added 2 gallons instead of 3 for a 9.5lb grain bill). Although I'm certain...

I've been there a few times. That's why I exclusively use carboys now. EVERY TIME I see a lack of bubbles in an airlock, a thick kraussen is present once I open the lid. Bubbling is not a sure indicator of fermentation, just changes in pressure, which could be due to heating of the beer or CO2...

Hey again, So I put the starter in the fridge so the yeast could floc for decanting tomorrow. I checked the gravity of the wort and somehow it's reading 1.050..... I'm not sure that's possible. I thought 1g DME to 10mL would produce a 1.040 wort. However, there is some carbonation which might...

Thanks guys, that makes me feel a little better about everything! Is there any way to gauge how much yeast is in the starter? Would a gravity reading after focculuating the yeast in the fridge be the most reliable test? I tried the tin foil last time, but I figured I'd give the airlock a shot...