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So I just washed the yeast out of this batch, and I just realised after looking in the fridge that I didn't fill them all the way to the top, probably like 75-80% of the way. Will this be a problem? And also I don't have anything to make a starter out of (no DME), but am hoping to brew tomorrow...

Okay so if I bought and used something branded "Briess 2-row base malt", then it would be effectively the same as buying the Canadian 2-row listed here? Or close enough.

So I've been using this place for my brewing needs thus far. Under base malts, they just have things like "Canadian 2-Row", but I've seen some descriptors in certain recipes and in some discussions like "Marris Otter" or "Briess". Are these just like "brands" or like the corporation that...

Okay so what you are saying Calder is a little more helpful for the plan I had in mind that I posted initially. To restate, basically; 1 week from now, Sunday morning, I will be bottling the brew in the fermenter currently. I want to wash the yeast so that I have multiple yeast jars from the...

The beer in the fermenter right now is a pale ale and the next brew is gonna be a brown ale. It's White Labs British Ale Yeast I'm using, so I figured similar enough to use the same yeast. So I guess then fermenting on the old yeast cake and washing the yeast are mutually exclusive? Problem is...

Oh I hadn't thought about that. Will there any effects with regards to flavour if I do that though? And would I still be able to get some yeast out for later use? Like say take a couple quarts out for making starters, but leave the rest of the cake and dump on top.

Well if they need 12-18 hours, I don't think my plan will work unfortunately, since the only wort I will have to make a starter out of will be the wort I make that day :/ And it's a pale ale, 1.049ish OG, next brew is gonna be a brown around the same gravity.

Alright so I'm praying that the fermentations isn't stuck on my current beer and am planning my next brew. What I want to know is about starters and washing yeast (I didn't even make a starter last time, heh). I don't have any LHBS around me, so I can't get DME easily without ordering it. And...

Okay, so I posted about my first brew a couple days ago, but I'm a bit concerned about where it's at right now. I used White Labs British Ale Yeast, and it looks like the airlock has stopped bubbling after 1 day. It started bubbling around 60 hours, when I got home from work (though it smelled...

Thanks for all the tips guys! Good to hear that I shouldn't have need to worry. That primer cleared a few things up about the sparge too, should help my efficiency for next time. I was wondering though, since my bulkhead and drain is a bit higher than the bottom of the tun, there is quite a bit...

Hi there. I just brewed my first batch on Sunday. It was my first batch ever and I started with all-grain, and me and my brother (ahem, brew assistant!) had a fantastic time. Learned a lot of do's and don'ts for next time, the sorts of things you THINK you know but really only learn when you...