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Probably a dumb question with an easy explanation, but Im curious: my regular LHB store where I used to go to get my C02 tank refilled closed down. No others around within easy travel distance, but I did find a place that just refills c02 tanks so I decided to go there. In my experience, after...

I was planning on brewing a Märzen for my next batch using WY 2206. I've made a ton of starters for ale, but I've rarely brewed lager, and I was just on autopilot when I made this starter. I didn't even consider the colder temperature for a lager yeast. I let the 2206 sit at room temperature for...

My LHBS is unfortunately closing down and liquidating his stock, so when I went in today, it was pretty slim pickings. I'm brewing my usual APA this weekend, which calls for 2-Row Brewer's Malt as 80% of the grain bill. He didn't have that, but he did have Swaen Ale malt, so I picked that as a...

I just kegged a batch of Oatmeal Stout that didn't hit the predicted final gravity, by a fair margin. OG was 1.052, FG was predicted by Brewfather to be 1.013, which would have resulted in 5% ABV. After what seemed to be an active fermentation, I took a gravity reading 7 days in when everything...

Made a 2 litre starter using Wyeast 1272 for a brown ale I intended to brew today. Made the starter on Wednesday, 24 hours on the stir plate at 20C (68F), and it been sitting at same temp since Thursday. Still seeing steady streams of bubbles rising, but a nice fairly settled layer at the...

I have a starter all ready for today, but unfortunately I'm not going to be able to brew as planned. I likely won't be able to until next weekend now. Will my starter last another week? Should I pop it in the fridge today, or should I leave it at fermentation temp for a few more days...or should...

I made a starter on Wednesday, intended for use today, but it still hasn't settled. There is still krausen and active bubbles rising. Usually my starters are ready to go on my schedule, but I've also never used this strain before (WLP800) and I made a larger starter than normal (3L). I'm brewing...

Well, on my last brew day of the year, I managed to screw-up. Just sure not how much. I'm brewing a Roggenbier (BIAB). Recipe called for a 152F 60-minute mash. The temp was starting to fall a bit around the 40-min mark, and so I turned on the cooktop and immediately got distracted - temp soared...

Well my brew day got off to a bad start. I plunked my grain mill down on top of a 5-gallon bucket and started weighing out my grain. Just before I started milling, I saw what I thought were ants in the bottom bucket! Closer inspection determined they were weevils. The grain itself wasn’t...

Any one ever had a momentary lapse of reason like I just did and add yeast nutrient to cooled-down starter? I always add a little nutrient to my starter wort as it's boiling, but forgot to add it this time. I only remembered once I had cooled the wort down, and like a dummy, for some reason...

I brewed 5 gallons of APA on Friday. Pitched Wyeast 1056 from a 2-litre starter into wort with an OG of 1.050 at about 3:00 pm Friday afternoon - within 3-4 hours the activity was furious. But by Sunday morning there was no visible activity at all, so I took a reading and it was at 1.011 which...

I'm not obsessed with gravity readings, but I'd say over the 10 batches I've brewed this year, maybe 2 came in to where I expected. The rest all had a lower than expected FG. I don't really care if it's close-ish, but the last batch of Kolsch I brewed was way off. I was looking for a lighter...

I've brewed a bunch of pale ales, stouts, kolsch, etc. but haven't attempted a lager yet. I have a dedicated cooler to ferment in, so temperature won't be a problem, but I do have a couple questions, so if anyone has some advice, I'd appreciate it. I'm planning on brewing a Czech-style Pilsner...

This is just for fun. I was bored today, so I decided to input all of my "odds and ends" grains that I have leftover from other brews into Brewfather to see what would happen. Here's the grain bill: 930 g Munich Light 913 g Pilsen Malt 700 g Caramel Malt 40L 364 g Canada Malting Co 2-Row Malt...

I made my first ever batch of Kolsch recently and I’m a little confused about the results. First, I BIAB, and I’m also used to getting very clear samples when I’m testing for gravity. I threw in a photo of a typical brew for comparison. I was expecting similar results for the Kolsch, but instead...

Last batch I brewed I decided to make a starter because the yeast (Wyeast London Ale III) was almost 5 months after manufacture date. It turned out perfectly - I had it on the stir plate for approx. 14 hours, and then left it for another 36 hours and then refrigerated the night before brew day...

I've got an APA I kegged two weeks ago - this is the first time I've tasted it since last weekend, and there is a definite metallic taste in it that wasn't present on first tasting, or last weekend. The best way I can describe it is it tastes like copper...if you've ever smelled a handful of...

I'm doing a 5.5 gallon batch of Oatmeal Stout this weekend. The recipe recommended Wyeast London Ale III, so I have a pack waiting in the fridge. I've never pitched liquid yeast before, and I have a couple concerns/questions. The OG of the stout is 1.047. The instructions say one package will...

Hi all, I recently finished some renos to my garage so I could use it as a workshop. Living in a colder climate I have a good industrial space heater hooked up to a 30 amp outlet. That got me thinking that I could probably hook-up a powerful induction cooktop to that powersource and do some...