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Thanks Mike. I keep telling myself I'm going to start using yeast starters. I think I'll try it with my next brew. Cheers!

I just wanted to mention that I've had a vial of this yeast in my fridge for over a year. It was part of a Bass Ale Clone extract kit I bought from Austin Homebrew Supply. The "best if used by" date was April 24, 2011. I tried it anyway, fully expecting to have to pitch a newer vial on top. But...

To answer a couple of questions above: I did a 3 gal. brew and topped to 5. The 70 degree fermentation didn't seem to adversely affect the brew at all. The fermentation went smoothly, and the final product is excellent! It doesn't quite taste like Anchor Steam, but it's similar.

Just a final note to say I've been drinking this, and it's delicious! There's a wheat flavor to it, I find it lighter tasting than my previous brews, but a friend who tasted it last night (Miller Lite drinker) complimented the flavor but said it was too strong for him. I can relate. I was a...

Just another update. It stayed in secondary 3 weeks (I was busy) and I bottled on Aug. 31. Next weekend, I'll give it a taste. The Kolsch I brewed before this is delicious!

Here you go... 1/2 lb. Crystal 60L 1/2 lb. Carapils 7 lbs. Pale Extract LME 2 oz. Northern Brewer German Hops (Pellets) White Labs San Francisco Lager Liquid Yeast #00023 Target OG 1.050 Target FG 1.012 You do the typical 15 minutes of steeping the grains at 155 degrees then remove...

Just a note. All kinds of life-interruptions happened, and I didn't get to rack to secondary until last night. So, this stayed in primary for 2 weeks and 5 days.

I'll try to get that posted this weekend. Since it's from a kit, I'll just retype what they sent.

Yep. It's funny how that happened. But regardless of name, I like it! Since I'm in Louisiana, maybe I should make up my own category...Humidity Brewed Beer.

My extract kit (all LME, btw, no grains to boil) did not recommend a particular fermentation temp. It used a Kolsch yeast, I fermented in the mid 70's as I always do, since I don't have refrigeration equipment and I live in Louisiana where it's hard to get the house much cooler in the summer...

Just a note - I'll be racking this to secondary tomorrow night. I would have done it this weekend, but my 30 year high school reunion got in the way!

Just a note...I never added gelatin to the secondary, but I did let it stay in secondary for 3 weeks. I bottled (and tasted, of course!) Sunday morning. Final gravity was right on at 1.012. The pre-carbonated taste was wonderful. It's gonna be a long 3 weeks!

More experienced brewers, please "hop" in. This is beyond my level of expertise!

Thanks again! Is there a particular type of gelatin that works best? I guess I should search the site a little.

I brewed my AHS California Common Beer today. Just making a note of it. The wort tasted good!

I was planning on 2 weeks in secondary (it's been in secondary a week now), but I may let it go 3. Thanks for the pointer! I'll also be ready with some gelatin when I check it at 2 weeks. Will that work, if I add it then wait another week? I've never used gelatin before.

Hey, congrats on your first brew!!! I hope it turns out as good as it smells (I'm betting it will). Keep on brewing!

I'll definitely post a report when it gets to the tasting stage (which somehow always ends up being a bit earlier than the ready-to-serve stage for me!).

I haven't started kegging yet. but I'd like to when I get in a place with more space for the equipment. I like the White Labs yeasts that I've used so far (in my very limited experience). It would be good to see a comparison of one beer brewed with 2 different yeasts, all else being equal. Oh...

The beginning of fermentation