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Up to this point, I have pretty much stuck to starter-less pitching of liquid yeast (mostly WL, single vial). I have rarely enjoyed any of those two-day über-active primary ferments. Making a starter has always struck as a bit more work than it is worth, so I hunted around for options...

So... With the intention of saving myself the cost of bottled water, I set myself up with a carbon-activated in-line filter and brewed my last batch with filtered, de-chlorinated tap water... Or so I thought! Last nights first bottle o' the batch yielded such a band-aid stench it was almost...

Going to try a starter next time around. Figured I would try to err on the high side - just checking the consequences of over-pitching. Cheers!

Brewed my first stout a few weeks ago. I overshot the SG a bit (target 55, hit 60). Got a good ferment going in about 18 hours that slowed to almost nothing after about 4 days - so far, so good! Took a grav reading at 1 week and was about 1 point shy of the finished gravity (at 20, shooting...

Recently tested two liquid syrups available at Ikea: elderflower and lingonberry. Both fermented nicely - wasn't sure they would as most of the advice I have seen suggests that frozen concentrates are generally the way to go. I used Red Star Cote des Blancs and would suggest reconstituting...

Hi, all - new to the boards but have half-a-dozen extract batches under my belt (literally and figuratively). First AG batch went into the fermenter on Saturday. Shortly thereafter, it blew the top off of my fermenter due to a higher-than-anticipated efficiency from my new no-sparge outfit...