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On occasion I've had brews where I've topped a 5 gallon batch up to 5 gallons right after chilling and the SG is higher than the listed SG range. Normally I wouldn't do anything about it but last brew I somehow managed to get 1.050 for my SG when the target range was 1.042-1.046. I decided to...

I'm about to do the Midwest Lemon Coriander Weiss extract kit and I have an odd situation. The recipe calls for 3/4 oz Saaz for bittering (60 min boil) and an additional 1 oz Saaz aroma. Instead of sending me 2oz Saaz they sent me 1oz Saaz and 1oz Challenger hops. I've never worked with...

So growing hops this year was kinda last minute (got two cascades for $2.50) and they were planted way late (1st week of June). Right now one of my bines is growing 2-3 inches a day. It's looking like they will outgrow my temporary rigging somewhat soon. While I'm still working on my...

So I'm on my second stage of a 2 stage starter and I've not gotten anywhere near the activity that I had during my first stage. I'm pretty sure that it's because it was a bit chilly last night and the kitchen temp was down to 65F when I woke up this morning (it's normally a steady 70F). I...

So I've not brewed in a while and I'm doing the Midwest Octane IPA (OG 1.064-1.068). Today I picked up a wyeast smack pack of the British Ale 1098. Unfortunately, its production date was July 20 and Mr. Malty is telling me that's about 47% viability and I'm gonna need to make a starter...

I'm in the process of making a 2 step starter for a Belgian Tripel and I'm on the 2nd part. Unlike the first round, this is massively foaming. It's a 1L starter in a 2L Erlenmeyer and the foam is up to the 1800ml part. How do I deal with the foaming?

So I've just ordered the Belgian Tripel kit from Midwest Supplies using the White Labs 550 Belgian Ale yeast. OG should be 1.072-1.076. I just used the calculator on Mr. Malty and it's telling me I'm going to need to make about a 3.28L starter (248 billion cells). I only have a 1L Erlenmeyer...

So I haven't gotten a chance to get Palmer's How to Brew but I saw on his site that he suggests waiting until after the hot break to add your hops (especially with pellet hops). I'm sure you could add them before or after and be just fine but I'm curious... Who here waits for the hot break...

Ok, so this is probably a really stupid question but here it goes. When it comes time to add your starter to your wort, do you empty your entire starter into it or do you get rid of most of the starter and just use the yeast cake at the bottom?

My second brewkit comes tomorrow (Midwest's Autumn Amber Ale) and I'll be using a vial of White Labs California Ale Yeast. While White Labs says that I can just pitch directly from the vial, I know that it's usually better to make a starter. I only have the LME that's coming in the kit and...

So it's my first brew and I'm still learning... I'm attempting this Night Cap Cherry Stout kit from Midwest Brewing. All of this was a Christmas present so unfortunately I'm using the Munton's dry yeast that came with it. So here's the deal... My OG was 1.042 (kit said OG should be...