Hi Folks, So it seems like my hydrometer reading when I racked from primary to secondary read 1.011 and then from secondary to keg my reading was like 1.013 or so. Is this possible? I can safely say in 5-6 years of homebrewing this has never happened to me. Seems like this wouldn't be...

Awesome thanks folks!!!

hi folks I meant to make a starter last night and totally forgot. Yeast has now been out about 14 hours. Ok to go or toss??

I think I misspoke on the original post folks. I used Cryohops pellets. I do believe they are lupulin extract though correct?? The shake on the fermenter worked well so thanks for that. It’s a New England IPA so not worried about clarity. I was told by my “guy” at my local hbs that these are...

Hey folks has anyone had experience dry hopping with lupulin extract? I’m excited to try it because some of my favorite beers are made like this, but it seems like the pellets of extract have all coagulated near the top of the fermenter; see attached photo. Does this look normal to people who...

You don't think it will be infected?

Thanks so much everyone. Yes I indeed have the tube going into the airlock w/ no lid, and then into the rubber stopper. I'll see about getting tubing that will fit right into a stopper or the carboy itself. The other thing is that I think i didn't have enough headroom...5 gallon carboy w/ a 5...

Hi Folks....so I made a starter w/ california ale White Labs 001 and pitched it after only 24 hours on the stir plate...(logistical issue had to brew quicker than I thought I would)....everything was going great until the next morning when I opened my closet and the pressure had literally blown...

Yes agreed! I just noticed this the other day when I also went to brew a fresh hop beer. It clearly isn't calculating right.

You certainly got that Saison yeast to eat everything in sight....which is what they're famous for! I would agree that the pics look totally fine, and Saison is want to have some pretty specific aromas and smells....looks good to me!

LOL that's exactly what I was figuring people would say. Ok thanks a lot for the response.

Hi Folks, I'm wondering what people think would be a reasonable amount of time in secondary for a dry hopped pale ale. Would 4 weeks + be too long? Normally I wouldn't leave that style for that long, but I'm heading away on vacation and wondering if I need to bottle before I go. Thoughts?

Yeah and it eats EVERYthing......1.002 on my current batch FG

I'm in !