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Oh, and the store in Portersville is run by experienced brewers.

IIRC, it should be 20% of the existing volume, so 2 gallons would be a little too much to add to 8 gallons (existing).

Most Definitely.

The etymology and definition of flocculent has to do with the wool like appearance of the precipitate. That and I tend to drink when I look up things like Irish Moss and flocculent. cross: So, either way, thanks for the correction.

I found a mushroom in my beer once when I was at a restaurant. Good times.

One of the pros can correct me if I get this wrong: Irish Moss is positively charged (ion). This assists in taking some of the smaller proteins out of solution, not to help the yeast drop. I guess it's addition would depend on the style of beer that you want to acheive. I was...

Just tell them you added a grape to the recipe.

Give a hoot, don't dilute! :ban:

Ian, I am from the Pgh area. There are a few LHBS in the area, one just off the McKnight Road Exit on Babcock Blvd, one in Crafton, one toward Monroeville and one up North, in Portersville. I tend to swing by there for incidentals, but I mainly order online, due to time constraints...

12,937 + 5 = 12,942 Started it on June 10th.

I bottled a hefe after 8 weeks, it had the same issues at 3 and 4 weeks. I just let it sit. The surface activity fell. It was delicious. In fact, last week my friends and I were drinking it, when one of my friends smacked the other in the back of the head with a diaper. He snorted into...

Thanks for the welcome, just figured that the normal stuff encountered should be posted:). That's about my 12th brew in a 5 gallon batch. I have a room set aside for brewing.

No bubbling yet, wanted to take a peek. Looks like I am growing wool or sponge! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/rejard/Pilsner.jpg