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I decided to try another attempt at harvesting yeast to use as a starter in my next brew. I followed the steps discussed many times on this board, and after washing the yeast and storing in the fridge overnight I looked at the jar this morning and noticed that there were 4 different layers in...

Thanks for the replies. I will use the top filling for the " in", in the future. I also do not have the faucet turned on full, so I will experiment with that next time I brew.

I recently made a copper immersion wort chiller out of a 25 ft roll of 3/8 copper tubing. It works great, cooling my wort from boiling to under 80 deg in less than 15 minutes. I have used it 3 times, so I now have a question and an observation. Does it matter if the water enters in from the...

I know harvested yeast deteriorates quickly after approximately 2 weeks or so if not used or just kept in the fridge. Does anyone know how long harvested yeast will keep in a vacuum sealed bag? My thoughts are to harvest the yeast, and then immediately seal it using a foodsaver vacuum sealer...

I decided to make another yeast starter with my second jar of harvested yeast. This time I was a little bit more methodical is my approach. I again made a wort using Light DME, but this time I decided to make a 1/2 gallon starter, knowing that I would draw some off for periodic gravity checks. I...

Its been 24 hrs now and here is what it currently looks like, not sure if you can see much on the image. Still not much activity, but there has been a build up on the bottom of the jar. I intend cutting a hole in the lid and adding an air lock to see if I can notice any activity. What is the...

VAbrewer, The yeast may have been a bit on the cool side, as I took it out of the fridge about 1 hour before using. I will for a build up of on the bottom of the jar. Kh54s10, I may just wait longer as you suggested, and see what happens and brew during next week instead of Sunday. Keeping a...

I was up at the crack of dawn this morning (figuratively speaking), ran downstairs, excited like a little kid on his birthday to inspect his gift. But I was disappointed. I harvested some yeast for the first time 2 weeks ago and collected about 2 4oz mason jars of it. I refrigerated the...

Thanks, I'll try putting the cane into the picnic faucet next time and dial down the psi a couple of pounds.

I have read many threads and watched several videos on bottling from a keg without using a beer gun. My first time bottling from a Corny keg was last month with an American Wheat which turned out successful and the beer tastes great with the right amount of carbonation for me. I wanted to...

Thanks. I will probably take the low tech method for now by waiting a few minutes before drinking my ale, and look into alternative methods in the future.

I keg and bottle. What I like about bottling is that I can have a variety of beers that I have brewed and kept to age without having a lot of kegs.

I prefer drinking ales at so called cellar temperatures, between 50 and 55 deg. My ale keg is currently in my basement which is at 65 -68 deg. I have a fridge in the basement that I use for chilled beer and that is about 38 deg. So my problem is how can I keep my ale keg at cellar temperature...

HI everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself as I am a new member. I have been brewing about 18 months or so now and prefer ales to most other kinds of beers. I guess that comes from drinking Fullers, Youngs¸ Boddingtons and other UK brews many years ago. I want to hopefully move on from...

I would like to keep and serve my ale at about 55 - 55deg. Not sure how to do this until I get a kegerator. I'll search for other messages for suggestions, and start a new thread if I have any questions. Thanks for your help.

I’m storing the beer in my basement at approx 66-68 deg, as I do not have a kergerator yet. I could store it in a spare fridge that I have, but my brew is an ale, which I prefer drinking at room temperature. I know 68Deg is on the warm side, but I that is better than 40 deg in a fridge. My...

If I purge too much of the CO2, should I recarbonate? The keg is at approx 66 -68 deg F.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Hi everyone, I have looked at the many posts on too much carbonation in kegged beers but have not seen a question that I have. I have been brewing for a year or so and have been bottling my brew. I decided to start kegging instead, and kegged my first bear last month, with great success. I...