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That's what the brewstore suggested. Glass seems so hard to deal with cleaning wise which is why I strayed away from it. Plus I'm terrified of breaking glass... Not a bad idea though.

I think it was residual idophor water near the connection that never evaporated or dried before mold started in. That's the problem with those tubes-you can dry the outside but there's no easy way to get the insides fully dried so you have to let the air do it. How do you guys clean and...

You know I SERIOUSLY wondered about that. Since I have had such a poor track record with off flavors and failed batches I really didn't know what else to do so I figured try it. I didn't find much on the Wiki about when to retire gear or how old is too old for fermenters and such. Someone should...

Yes, I learned a valuable lesson and got off easy. I bought a new hose and equipment. This brought up a good opportunity to discuss my sanitiation proceedures with the LHBS too so I brought in a few samples of beer that had "off" flavors in it and they diagnosed the flavor as coming from "wild...

I thought I'd post a follow up to this post a month later since inevitably someone will search the archives for making a similar boo-boo. I know most of you said this batch would be ruined subject to the above described circumstances but I am pleased to report 4 weeks later you could not be more...

I'm not even sure I know what that is? I hooked us the CO2 after the beer chlled overnight. Anything I can do to make the environment inhospitable to it would be nice. Again the actual amount ppm of mold that got in there had to be unbelieveably small, I've probably eaten more by ingesting a...

I moved it to the kegerator as soon as I was done in hopes that I could slow any activity. Sad thing is beer gets better with age...probably not this one : (

Tonight as I was auto-syphoning a finished batch from the fermenter to my keg I got about 2/3 of the way down when I noticed a small black ring around the inside of my auto-syphon hose (where the hose connects to the plastic auto-syphon wand). A closer look revealed mold of some sort. It was...

I wasn't hence why I was asking. This is my first real lager. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to read up now on the differences between the two before I run into any other surprises. I have brewed a Steamer before but with different yeast at higher temps (65-70). Both turned out scrumptious! This...

Here in L.A. water has always been a commodity. This year we are on drought watch anyways so water is pricey and controlled. For this reason I recycle as much as I can. I syphon my cooling water into 5 gal buckets and use it to water my plants and vegetation. I also plan keg cleaning around...

Thanks Revvy I appreciate you taking the time to post that for me. Believe it or not I know all of this it's just this is my first lager and I was unsure of myself. This is out of the ordinary for me. Usually I'm picking the lid up off the floor by now. To add insult to injury my last batch got...

Scratch that...I just went to check OG and between last night and this AM something has definitely started...I'm seeing alot of activity on the top...no airlock activity but something is brewing... Late bloomer I guess.

I didnt take an OG but if it helps I can at least document it today for recordkeeping purposes. So are you suggesting that lagers ferment without any activity on top? (This is my first lager...I'm used to wheats and ales that consistently blow off my lid)

I posted this in the beginners forum but didn't get an answer so I thought I'd bring it over here and see what I get. I pitched my first Wyeast lager smack pack for a Steamer on Wed night and after a few days of watching the airlock there's no activity. The surface of the beer is clear...

Cant remember the yeast number but I had no starter though. It was a Wyeast Smack Pack. Last one I used the beer started to ferment within 12 hours. I also added Wyeast Nutrient at the last 8 min just to help kick the brew along. The temp dropped slowly while cooling but I pitched at 78. It...

I just pitched my first lager yeast a couple of days ago (Wyeast SF ALE) and not only am I not seeing ANY activity in the airlock the top of the beer is glass clear. I know lager ferments at the bottom. Is this normal?

I had to pass this time around. I had to get it out of the fermenter and into the keg with no time to spare. I do intend to try this though. Hopefully on my next batch of PA I can actually follow through on it.

I'm AT 3 weeks as of today and typically I NEVER go beyond it. I know that 3 weeks is a guideline but guidelines were established for good reason, folks have been burned when not adhering to it. It would be easy for me to brew up a quick starter and pitch it in there in a day or two but we are...

It's an extract. Recipe below Pale 9 lbs. Crystal 10L 8 oz Crystal 60L 4 oz Victory malt 4 oz #1 Columbus (13.4%) 1.6 oz 60 min #2 Cascade (7.4%) 1.0 oz 15 min #3 Cascade 1.0 oz 0 min Starting Gravity:1.067 White Labs WLP001 I pretty much did what folks suggested in my OP. I put...

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