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Is it aright to have a little mold on wheat extract? I mean when I open up the container sometimes there is a little bit of mold growing on the top surface about the size of a dime in maybe three or four spots. I have bought at least three containers from the local shop this way. I bring it...

I bought three beer kits from the local brew place in town over the last few months. Is it normal to find mold on the top of the malt extract? I have bought three 7lb batch containers and they all have had this mold on them. The mold is typically about 1/2" round and two to three spots were...

Do you mean it has not finished fermentation? I let my beer sit in the primary for a week and the secondary for two weeks or more. I usually don't check the gravity as I let it sit for so long on this beer type. It typically is completely fermented in ten days when I did check it, so that is...

I think everyone knows where this is going. Every time I drink like six 12oz bottles in the evening I ending having to use the restroom several times in the morning. :confused: The beer is fine and kicks my ass if I drink to many. Maybe it is not fine? I don't know... Smells and tastes...

Has anyone tried this before? Snake River Brewers Saving spent yeast? Does it work? Kunzman guide for simply saving yeast Saving yeast can be cost saving, and doesn’t take too much work. Yeast can mutate over time, so after about four or five generations, it’s best to get some...

How did you figure out what the OG, FG and ABV is for this beer?

Here is my deal, the last four batches I have always had a final reading of 1.018 as I did tonight with the same recipe as above. I been 20 days and I keep getting the same 1.018. Takes me about three beers and I can not drive, when I can drink eight domestic beers and feel the same way. I...

So lets say I don't have a hydrometer, but ferment for 14 to 17 days all the time (one week in the first carboy and typically a week in a half in the secondary). Is it safe to bottle then? I don't have the time to keep taking readings all the time. I have not had anything blow up yet and the...

I just made another batch of this same stuff but the final reading was 1.018 (not the same as last time). Is that normal? For some reason my final readings have been around 1.018 for this batch and 1.020 for my pale ale batch three weeks ago. Thanks!

Does it hurt if I cool it cooler then 70F? What is the point of cooling it fast like that?

After boiling my extract it took me about 20 minutes to a half of an hour to chill it to 70'C. Is that too long? I boiled like 3.5 gallons of water when I usually do about 2.0 gallons, so it took longer to cool since there was more wort then usual.

That would be cool... That way I could make two beer brews at once. :tank: I stirred it up and it looks like there is some unspent yeast in there (I think that is what it is). What is the benefit to moving the beer from the primary to the secondary? I appreciate your and everyone...

Ok, I will stir it and bottle it a week from now. That will give it 21 days... I can wait 21 days from now one. So half of that time in the primary and the other half in the secondary? Or 14 in primary and 7 days in the secondary? I am worried this stuff is going to be screwed up... So...

So take my racking cane and stir it really good? You mean yeast cake as in the sediment in the bottom? How long should I wait to bottle it? I am in no hurry to bottle. Thanks!

How do I do that and how do I know when to move the beer from the primary to the secondary next time? I followed the instructions the lady gave me. I thought general rule was one week? I also did not let any of the sediment from the primary get into the secondary. Is that the wrong thing to...

Yeah I shook it good to aerate it. It ate all the yeast up fast. I did not see any activity whatsoever the day I moved the beer into the secondary.

The yeast that was used is Muntons ale yeast (6 grams) The beer does not really smell like beer, but I have never really drank a pale ale. The last beer I made up was a wheat beer and it did smell like beer. So you guys think something is wrong?

Ok 16 days ago I cooked up this extract recipe... 7# Pale Malt Extract 1oz Cascade Hops 1/2oz. willamette Hops 1 Package Dry Yeast After the first week I transfered the beer from the primary into the secondary. This occurred on 4/23/08 and the specific gravity was 1.020. Today I...

That beer was so good I am going to just drink around a gallon a day out of my secondary once the fermentation has completed (no carbonation whatsoever). Then keep cycling new beer though my primary and secondary every week. This way I can make and drink 20 gallons of beer a month. I...

That is a good idea on the dishwasher rack. So I can soak for one minute in a StarSan bath and then put them on the clean dishwasher rack then start to bottle without the StarSan completely drying out or getting all of the liquid out?