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  1. rjsharp

    New home brewer from North San Diego County California

    My father and I recently started home brewing. We just completed our first batch of New Castle Clone. It turned out great! We added a little more malt extract than the recipe calls for and it worked pretty well for us. We're currently working on a kolsch that just stabilized. We...
  2. rjsharp

    What breweries have you toured/visited

    Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA Mother Earth Brewing Co. - Vista, CA Green Flash - Vista, CA Lost Abby - San Marcos, CA And a few others around northern San Diego county. We have hundreds of micro breweries here 😂
  3. rjsharp

    Yeast cake...what to do with it?

    Awesome! Thanks for the tip I'll definitely give that a try
  4. rjsharp

    Yeast cake...what to do with it?

    You say to wash the yeast before fridging it. How do you do that without losing half your yeast? And if you do that, can you use the yeast from a stout for an ale? I probably sound kinda dumb for asking all these questions, but I don't really want to waste $40 on ingredients just to ruin the...
  5. rjsharp

    4th batch, wanna come up with my own brew

    My father and I recent started home brewing together and we are looking into coming up with our brew. We wanted to do something most people would enjoy, a Belgian wheat with a citrus-y flavor. Much like blue moon. Any suggestions on what strands of yeast/hops/malts? Any suggestions on where to...
  6. rjsharp

    Yeast cake...what to do with it?

    I've heard of pitching another beer on it. Am I still required to buy a little bit of yeast to go along with it? And if so, does it need to be the same exact strand or just somewhat similar? I've also heard you can use the yeast cake to make dough. Is that true? Or just some bull**** story...
  7. rjsharp

    Yeast cake...what to do with it?

    I just completed my first brew, a new castle brown ale clone. It turned out really good and we just dumped the yeast cake. We have a kolsch that's almost ready and a stout that we just cooked. What can we do with the yeast cake? I've heard all kinds of things. Just trying to get some ideas
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