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>How much yeast did you pitch? What yeast was it? 2 packets of Munton's dry ale yeast from AHS, soaked for fifteen minutes in one cup 80 degree water, stirred vigorously, then pitched into 80 degree wort and stirred again. >What's your fermentation temperature? Currently about 75 degree, 12...

I brewed up my double chocolate stout last night. See https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=45539 Everything went smoothly and according to directions. From what I have read, active fermentation should be noticable within 12-36 hours. However, less than 8 hours later, it is bubbling...

The kit came in the mail last night. I was very impressed with how neat and organized the packaging was. They measured all my adjunct grains and mixed them in a cheesecloth bag, then sealed them in heavy plastic. The hops were fresh and packaged in airtight static bags. The other ingredients...

After signing up several months ago, I have finally gotten some time and money to get a batch going. I even have a few enthusiastic friends who would want to chip in the process and share in the fruits. We are going to just do one batch. Because morebeer and other places were out of hops, we...

Due to equipment issues, we have not recently made a new batch of real beer. However, we read a book about homemade root beet and soda pop and tried a recipe that seems to me like sure disaster. It involved soaking several pounds of grated apples and raisins in a cheesecloth covered crock for a...

I am bumping this message out of continued curiousity: It seems that some beer styles tend to have a "metallic" flavor note. This seems to be most prevalent in wheat ales and octoberfest marzens. Besides exposure to actual metal, does this come from a particular malt? water supply? yeast...

My wife and I decided on our brew. As I said in my intro post, we have had our brewing stuff in storage for a couple years and are getting back into brewing. I was thinking a simple English Bitter, she wanted a strong or chocolate stout. She said, "we have enough bottles, let's make two...

I was just reading a posted recipe that called for about 7 gallons of water to be boiled for 90 minutes, yielding 5.5 gallons. That had me thinking, "duh, boiling water does evaporate." Then I thought, "I am at a high elevation (about 5000 feet). Water boils faster and at a considerably lower...

This does not answer your question, but it is roughly tangental. I just tried Easy Street Wheat last night. It was a very smooth, easy-drinking summer-style wheat beer. I had it with grilled brats and zuchs. My town is very isolated in the middle of nowhere. The nearest two big cities are...

Howdy all, I am new to the forum and would like to say hi. I am a Lutheran Pastor in the western Nebraska panhandle. The climate here allows for cool dry comfortable evenings almost year round, perfect for an evening pint and stogie. My wife and I both love beer and home-brewing. We have not...