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I have had this yeast in the fridge for about two months. It is the washed yeast cake from a pale ale. It still smells good. I'm not sure about those mounds on the cake. I am brewing tomorrow, I plan on using about half of it, there is a lot of yeast there. That is a gallon growler with an...

Every time I brew, my beer turns out darker than expected. I am assuming that maybe I am scorching the wort. It doesn't taste scorched but it always turns out darker than it should. I usually start out with 6.5 to 7 gallons. I boil on my stove. I put the brew pot over two elements and turn...

I have been having trouble keeping a high enough mast temp and I think it is causing my FG to be lower than I would like. I have been mashing in at around 169* and getting a mash temp of about 152* witch isn't bad but over the course of an hour it drops a couple of degrees. I keep the lid on...

I made 1800 ml of wort at 1.040 in my 2 liter flask, pitched a vial of WLP001 and placed it on my stir plate. It was covered loosely with sanitized aluminum foil. After about 24 hours I came home to find that it was foaming over and making a mess. I make starters all the time and have never...

I have 11 pounds of grain i bought and had crushed almost two months ago. I havent had a chance to brew yet. Is it worth using this weekend or should I buy new grain. It has been stored in the paper bag my spare room.