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Pretty sure it was mold. Sorry no pic, once i saw it I immediately started to transfer it to another sanitized primary and put a clorox solution in the moldy one. It was a gray somewhat fuzzy but it wasn't in my beer (some of it was touching), it was on the krausen that stays on the side after...

Hello Folks: So here is the story: I dumped some wort ontop of my yeast cake (done it before and had a great brew). However this batch I had to leave in my primary into an extended period because I didn't have a carboy (almost 3 weeks now). I noticed it today and saw mold on the side and a...

I can probably control low 60s temperature. I have a fridge but temperatures tend to vary quite a bit. So maintaining the lager yeast between optimal temps is hard. I think I will take the yeast back and get and ale yeast or something at higher temps. Maybe the bohemian or california as the can...

Hello All: This forum has helped so much I am wondering if you can help again.I am a big fan of the Brewhouse Kits and I picked up the Oktoberfest and a 3068Weihenstephan. I am just curiousif you think it would be an ok combination as I don't have a lagering fridge to brew a true lager. If...

Wow! I posted this right before going to do some yard work and the response is FANTANSTIC! Thanks all! Just making sure I can bottle ok because I have been lagering this for 6 weeks and don't want it ruined by something I can prevent.

Hey Forum! I am bottling later today. My normal routine is to soak my bottles overnight in Pink Stuff (I bought a big rubbermaid tub to soak bottles in) rinse the next morning and bottle. When I opening my tub today there was white stuff clinging to the outside bottles in the tub filled with...

Update Well something is happening in there, there is acream layer on the bottom of my primera and kreusen at the top (though not alot yet) so I don't think I will need to re-pitch

Just so I am clear, what I should have done was: 1. Cooled my wort doing to 55F then added the yeast 2. Keep between 50 and 55 until fementation is complete (about 2 weeks?). 3. Racked it to secondary, throw it back into the fridge for another month or so. 4. Bottle Thanks!!!

Yes I am a Winnipegger Born and Raised!! Well I decided to pitch it and see what happends. I got so excited when I picked it up during work that I smacked it so I could start once I got home. I pitched it at room temp then threw it into the fridge. I think since it started warm and cooling it...

Well I did get a fridge for it. Now my problem is keeping my fridge between 10 and 14 celcius for the liquid yeast. It wants to stay around 6 to 8 even on the warmest setting. Lagering is complicated and a pain! But I love brewing and experimenting so we will see. Any suggestions about fridge...

Ok, I think I have a fridge I might be able to use, if not, I will give it a shot in the coldest area of my house. What about in secondary? Does it still need to be cool during that phase?

Hello: I am starting a new brew tonight and I am using a Brewhouse Cerveza kit. I really like the liquid yeasts and the Brewhouse site recommends a California Lager. My LBHS didn't have that in stock so I just decided to go with the 2272 North American Lager. I do not have a lagering...

Hey Homebrewtalk! Just want to say thanks for the advise on my last beer. I was worried about infecting it and posted here on various things I did and always asking f I should pitch it. Now I really can relax and have a home brew as my Red turned out great! I just bottle an IPA on Saturday...

Hello All: QUick question, I have a bunch of grolsch bottles. I removed the seals and placed them in pink stuff over night and put the bottles in a seperate bin for cleaning (water and pink stuff overnight). Do you think I can leave them in my bin with the water and pink stuff mix until I am...

Thanks all!!!! This isthe best beer forum ever!

Hello All: This forum is an awesome help line, espcially to settle my newbie nerves. I started a IPA in the primary about 15 hours ago (this is brew 3 and I am already noticing that none of my fermentations are the same) and I don't see the head of foam that normally appears but there is...

IS releasing excess CO2 bad?

I don't have a picture of mine, but here is exactly what happend to another new brewer. He thinks it is because he did what I did and add the hops in the secondary after it sat for a day and ended up adding oxygen causing the overflow. I am curious of your thoughts. Also I use 1 ounce of dry...

Oh! And I didn't use pellets, I used an ounce of freeze dried fuggle hops grow locally (I am a sucker for locally grow product). So it looked as if it was a lot of hops going in, but still was a ounce

I left it in the primary for 9 days. It looked as if it was done fermenting. I think you are right when you say it could be a hops expanding overflow. There was a lot of bubbling afer I added the dry hops. But it looked more of like a fast reaction rather then a slow ferment.