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Yesterday I pitched yeast into my first yeast starter. I used Omega Belgian Ale W which may be no good as it’s 6 months old. 24 hours later nothing is happening. Should I see anything at this point? I was planning on stepping it up again on Thursday.

I recently started doing small BIAB batches and will probably continue that way in the future. I've been looking at various electric systems so that I could do everything in the basement. Then I get a catalog in the mail yesterday and noticed the Gigawort. Does this seem like a good choice for...

I have some extract kits that I got on sale and am interested in only doing half at a time. I did a 5-gallon batch previously and it will take me forever to drink all of that, so I will be doing some smaller batches to have a little variety. I'm wondering about water volume and questioning if I...

The weekend before last I started my first batch of cider after taking a class at the LHBS. I started off with 1.5 gallons of freshly pressed cider in a 2-gal plastic bucket. I added 1.5 Na-meta tablets and let it sit for about 36 hours. Then I pitched the yeast (71B-1122) and put on the lid &...

Over the weekend I brewed my first batch of beer using the Caribou Slobber extract kit and also started batches of mead and cider. I had been planning on brewing the beer for a while but I took a class on mead & cider last week and decided it was easy enough to do right away. The beer was...

Hi everyone, I recently moved to Lewis Center, OH after living in the Atlanta area for 16 years. Good to get back closer to my family (I'm originally from Fort Wayne, IN). I'm a total newbie to home brewing and will be making my first brew this weekend. I've already spent a lot of time...