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How long can a starter sit out before going in the fridge? I got one going on fri night expecting to brew on sun but now I'm delayed till this coming weekend. Is my starter okay just sitting out or should I refrigerate? And if so why...

I used a wyeast Irish ale smack pack to make a starter two days ago but never got a krausen to form. FYI this is my first attempt... The smack pack partially froze in my fridge but when I broke the yeast nutrient pack and shook it up it had expanded the next morning. I took this as a good sign...

Tonight I tried to harvest some west coast ale yeast from my secondary. As far as I can tell everything went well... The one concern I have is that I let it settle out for to long before moving to the mason jars. It sat for about 30min in the beaker. Here are some pics of what came out. Does...

I am now just starting to enjoy my first brew and it tastes okay but it seems really dark for a brown ale. I used the NB caribou slobber extract kit and followed the instructions fairly well... I had a few newb moments, okay, maybe a lot. These are my notes... Steeped grains for 30 not 20 and...

I'm planning to brew a NB dry Irish stout extract next weekend but the yeast pack I bought has been in the fridge for a week and there are some ice crystals that formed in it. Is it ruined or should I still try to make a starter? I just got the equipment for a started but have not done one yet...

I'm planning to brew a NB dry Irish stout extract next weekend but the yeast pack I bought has been in the fridge for a week and there are some ice crystals that formed in it. Is it ruined or should I still try to make a starter? I just got the equipment for a started but have not done one yet...

I live in Savannah so I thought it only fitting that I brew a stout for St. Patrick's Day. I have the Northern Brewer dry irish stout extract kit and I'm wondering what I could add to have some fun. This is only my 4th brew and I'm ready to mix it up. Any ideas for what I could add on brew day...

I have a cream ale in primary for one week now and the NB instructions say primary 2weeks and bottle 2weeks. Is this right? Seems a little short. I have only brewed two other beers so far and each was 2week primary 2week secondary and from what I've read on here min. 3week bottle. Is cream ale...

I just bottled my first batch of home brew and when I uncovered the car boy it had some little white dots floating in the beer. Could this mold and if so could it affect the taste. The picture shows it all...

I have a simple start up brew rig. Propane burner, 10 gal nice stainless brew pot, two glass car boys, bottling bucket etc.... What should I invest in next? I could use a temp gage on the brew pot or fermentation fridge but what would you do? I'm in savannah so it's always hot.

I have a brown ale, caribou slobber, sitting in the secondary for the past two days after two weeks in primary my OG was 1.055 and it has been sitting at 1.021 for the past 7days. I was thinking I might siphon some off, like two 22oz. bottles and prime and cap them for a new year celebration. Is...

Just as the post states, I'm curious about how light affects my beer as it ferments in a clear glass car boy. Can anyone explain why we cover or put our fermenters in a dark place?

I'm brewing an american brown ale for my very first batch. After a really active fermentation for first 36hrs everything slowed way down. Now it seems that fermentation has all but stopped, once or twice a day at best I hear a bubble out of the blow off tube (its in my office). So I decided to...

I want to brew a cream ale for my wife, since she supports my habit, and was thinking of adding some of Savannah's award winning honey to it. Can anyone give me some advice as to when I add it? I don't want the flavor to be overwhelming just slight notes.

I recently used a cooler full of oxiclean to submerge bottles in for label removal. I am wondering now how to clean them for bottling day. I rinsed them twice with tap water but do I need to do more besides starsan?

I brewed my first 5gal batch of extract two days ago. I didn't shake my wort for very long before pitching the yeast but my airlock started bubbling like crazy within 12hrs. I had to switch to a blow off rig at 18hrs. The bubbles were pouring out 2-3 per second. By 36hrs the bubbles have all but...