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I often wonder how people brewed beer hundreds of years ago and managed to not infect their beers....

Thanks for the info guys. So the secondary is mainly for clearing up the beer or for adding a new flavor and taking it off another flavor? Golddiggie, what do those wood chips you use do? How did you get such a high ABV? Mine is always around 5-6%, using 8lb L.M.E. in a 5gal batch. I just...

Hey guys, I have been brewing a few months and have a few questions about fermenting. When do you know it is time to transfer to a secondary? I understand why people use a secondary but I want to know how to tell when it is time. I usually wait about a week. I first look for lack of...

Thanks guys, maybe I will go pick up a new pack of yeast today before work. I was mostly concerned with contamination. Maybe I will also try a larger starter as well.

So I went to make my first yeast starter today. I had a packet of hydrated yeast and a 22oz bottle to start it in. I started using a recipe I found online. It said to use 4 cups water and 1/2 cup extract. After I added the extract I realized this was too much liquid for my 22oz...

Great. I will let you know how the next batch goes. Should be sometime this week. You guys have been a lot of help. Especially you BigB, thanks.

I am assuming that it is U.S. measurements as I am in America and the recipes are local. Thanks for the info guys. I will have to check out these calculators. As far as aerating goes...the man that runs the brew store suggested pouring the water into the wort and then dumping that mixture...

Thanks a lot BigB! You have been a great help. This step seems so obvious but I hadn't even thought about it! or read about it in any readings I have read or in the recipes I have picked up. Do you think 3 pounds of grain, and thus .3 gal of water + the evaporated water could account for a...

Right you are! I did not boil the grains. Bad terminology on my part. I steeped them at around 150-160 for 30 minutes, then kicked up the heat, removed the grains, and upon boil I added the extract. As far as topping it off goes... do you mean compensating for the water that is boiled off...

I have recently started brewing and have run into the same problem with all 3 of my batches. I seem to be getting a much higher OG than the recipe calls for. My most recent batch is an oatmeal stout. The recipe says it should yield an OG of 1.057-1.059 and I got a reading of 1.072. The...