Brew day went well. I ended up with an original gravity of 1.063. However, I couldn't get the temperature of the wort below 24º Celsius (75,2º Fahrenheit) as I ran out of ice. I decided to get it into the fermenter rather than running 19º Celsius water through the chiller for another hour. I...

So I commented on a youtube video how I loved this hobby...and got the following response: "Highlighted reply Michael James2 hours ago The US government, pushed by a bunch of fanatical, whacked out, suffragettes caused Prohibition in America in the early 20th century. Not to burst your bubble...

Well, I have already used all of your knowledge with nary an introduction! So here goes. I live in Hout Bay (google it ;-) ) and during lock down for 'rona I started watching the apartment brewer and several others on youtube. I was enthralled! And so, without a thought about the complexity of...

So I had a good brew day and pitched the dry yeast at about 21 celsius. It is now 26 hours later and there is no activity. I used an American West Coast Ale yeast. Unfortunately I do not know which brand as the homebrew store I bought it from had repackaged it in a vacuum sealed package. I have...