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I may have fermented a kolsch at too low a temp. I had it at 52 deg. and the air locked bubbled for about three days and now nothing. I have a great krausen so I know it fermented some. I also have a big yeast cake at the bottom of the carboy. I think I've read where it's ok to stir up...

I got a late start on a beer that I need to take on a lake trip in late April. I boiled up a kolsch on 3/17. I will definitely let it ferment for a minimum of 14 days. My question is this. Is it unusual to keg right out of the fermenter, let it carbonate for a week under pressure, and...

I had planned on brewing on 3/09 and made a starter for my beer on 3/07. I ended up not brewing that day and the starter has been sitting in my cabinet where I store all of my gear. There is a very nice cake at the bottom of the container I use for my starters. Is this still good yeast to...

Here's a question. I am a partial mash brewer with about 15 batches under my belt. In the past, I've always mashed my grains in three gallons of water and then boiled and followed my hop schedule. I add the remaining 2-3 gallons to my wort just prior to pitching my yeast. This allows me to...

What is a good, average temperature for fermenting a kolsch. I have a temp controlled freezer and can ferment and lager at any temp. I boiled a kolsch yesterday and everything I read said to ferment between 50-60 degrees and to lager at 34 degrees. Right now, I have the freezer set at...

I tried to make a starter last night for a Sunday brew session. I used 4 oz of LME and 2qts of tap water. I boiled that for 30 minutes and pitched a vial of Kolsch yeast once the mini wort got to 80 deg. Here's my problem. When I got ready to pitch the yeast, I aerated the mini wort with...

in anticipation of boiling today. Weather will not permit it today. I also don't have room in my fermenting refrigerator due to my kegging supplies not getting here in time to make room in the refrigerator for a primary. I currently have a carboy with a kolsch that's been lagering for about 5...

I just started drinking a gruit I made last March. It really turned out great. Since there weren't a lot of recipes to look at, I had to guess at what kind of yeast to use. I decided to go for a nice bland, non offensive wheat yeast. Wyeast 3068 smack pack. I would like to brew this...

starter. I let it ferment for three days, pulled it out to warm up and pitch, ended up putting it back in the fridge, pulled it out and then pitched it once it was room temp. This was a smack pack that was near expiration. I added yeast food to the starter and was able to make a nice...

This is a partial mash recipe. LB OZ 4 0 Light Dry Extract 2 0 Pilsner (2 Row) Ger 0 4 Vienna Malt 0 4 German Light Crystal 0 4 German Wheat .6 oz Perle @ 60 min .5 oz Tettnang @ 40 min .5 oz Tettnang @ 5 min...

for a kolsch I plan on brewing next Saturday. I have 6 oz of DME and a smack pack of 2565. The LHBS said that this yeast is a little old and gave me some yeast food to go along with it. So...here are my questions. 1. Should I smack the pack and let it swell before pitching it in my mini...

maybe you can help me. I am looking into adding water salts prior to my mashing and I was wondering if anyone local to Houston does that and what do they add? I am for sure going to use a Ph balancer. Any suggestions? My next beer is going to be a Kolsch...

Do you need a yeast starter if you have slap pack? I took an all grain class this weekend and the instructor emphasized the importance of a yeast starter and good temp control during fermentation. He said a simple wort of DME, water and the yeast you are pitching should be sufficient if...

last weekend and it is in my fermentor. Here's my question. I used bittering herbs instead of hops for flavoring and aroma. I have read where hops is a natural preservative for beer. How long can I leave my gruit in the secondary before I bottle? Is it better to bottle early and let it...

from a recipe I found on line. It took me forever to get all of the correct bittering herbs. There were quite a lot of solids left when I transferred the wort to the primary. I used my stainless steel sieve and caught most, if not all of it. Here's my question. I needed to add two...

Most recipes I have used have a very precise hopping schedule. The one I am boiling today does not seem to be so specific. Basically it says to add a certain hops "at 60 minutes". Does that mean 60 minutes left in the boil or 60 minutes into the boil? There are other hops to be...

I have all but one of the herbs needed and I am waiting on the Sweet Gale. Wildweeds is a great source for bittering herbs. I ordered on a Sunday and had them by Tuesday. I am looking for different grain/extract combinations to get a really good result. I am a partial mash brewer so...

Just found this forum and I am stoked by all of the great info. I just hosted a party where I served my first batch of home brew. I brewed a wheat beer and got the ingredients from DeFalcos. I tried my beer first and thought it was actually pretty good. I figured my friends would be the...