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Brewed an 5 gallon extract based pumpkin ale last night (Saturday), OG 1.060. Pitched a WLP005 directly into wort at about 9:30pm as I have done with all of my White Labs yeast vials of various varieties in the past with great results and quick fermentation starts. This time I pitched a little...

It's never been a surprise in the past to be cracking off a cap by habit on a bottle of faux craft beer with my opener and realizing it's actually a twisty.. duh. However, since the start of the new year I have started seeing a number of somewhat legit craft brews feature twist-off caps. Off the...

thanks folks. i'm curious why i've seen instructions suggesting the "cold start" and the logic behind it.

Doing an fat tire clone extract kit with specialty grains tomorrow morning for the first time. As per my kit directions, I plan to go the route of transferring my pre-crushed grains into a muslin sack, placing them in my pot, and turning the stove on high until my thermometer reaches 155...

good point. i am sure there are a few. thanks for the advice. i'll make sure to hit you up with some questions if i get stuck in my next brew.

Hey. I've been lurking here for months and figured I would jump in. After years of visting breweries across the US and being immersed in craft brew culture I finally had the nerve to do it. Starting with a True Brew 5 Gallon kit, minus a secondary fermemter. First brew was a Munton's...