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Great info that Todd posted. It could be a pitching rate problem though. I don't know if what OP did was underpitching though. Attenuation problems stem from so many factors. Even if the second batch turns out with better attenuation by pitching more yeast it is worth your time to read the above mat...

Hi there... Good luck on the 1st brew. Generally speaking, using tried and true recepies for your first few brews are the way to go, imo. I've been brewing for the better part of 3 years and still am working my way through my recipe books. But, if you got the itch to do one of your own... have at it...

Looks great and sounds like your 1st brewday went incredibly well. For hops , I use a hop spider which is easy enough to build, but theres nothing wrong with dropping them free into the boil. You'll just get some more kettle to fermentor loss. Great job!

Primavera wrote:Consume within 6 months.
I hope you don't have any trouble following this part of the recipe. If you do, you could always send some my way. :headhit: :thumbs:

Thank you both for your replies. So TWN is what I put into the boiler. I've read the terminology and it sais SWN is 2% more than TWN because water swells when it is heated. I made a mistake on the brew I have just completed (My first brew). I put SWN amount into the boiler which is 0.59 Litres to m...

Philip... TWN goes into the boiler... SWN is the volume of TWN when the water is at strike temps (or when the water is heated to mash temps in effect). Joshua... I'm sure this was just an oversight on your part... you're an old timer around here. :idiot: Philip... I recommend you read Clear Brewing ...

soccerdad... sorry nobody has answered you on this post. This might not end up being your best effort but I suggest you let it run out its fermentation. You are already 10 days in. If you havent already dumped it, take a gravity reading and taste. If the fermentation is free from contamination, mayb...

I'd like to add a couple of things. Pitching a vial direct into the fermentor and racking your next one on top of the yeast cake will make beer. They will not result in the same beer even if the yeast strain and recipe are the same. The rate at which you pitch healthy, clean yeast compared to the vo...

Way to go, bowserm! Congrats on the 1st outdoor brew. 1.060 when shooting for 1.069 isn't ideal but is not that big of a deal either. You should be concentrating on getting the basics of your process down right now anyways. Don't sweat the numbers so much at this point. There are a number of solutio...

Some sage advice here from Todd and Josh, Jeff. Your fermentation temp will affect your flavor profile. Higher temps tend to be more estery and lower temps cleaner... however even at low ale temps flavor can change within the same yeast strain even with a change of a degree or 2. Temperature is anot...

Yeah... I reckon just pitching a whole pack of yeast dry or liquid would work great in that 8 to 12 L VIF range. Just an entire packet. It's pretty hard to "overpitch," whatever that is supposed to mean. I mean... pitch rate is just another tool in our tool box, right? If that whole pack is too expe...

The Yeast book recommends putting yeast solids in a sterile container with 4 times as much cool sterile (preboiled is fine) water So does that mean if you have 1/2 gallon of trub, you should add 2 gallons of sterile water to start? Yes... that is the recommendation... the idea is to have enough liq...

Hey jrodie... I have a couple comments for clarification sake. Like Josh said above, you can skip the bottling bucket. Just another opportunity to introduce nasties into your yeast. Any water needs to be boiled vigorously and cooled before using. You might think I'm stating the obvious... but you ne...

Thanks goulaigan... I have heard of people using washed yeast that old as well. Key is that you reinvigorate the yeast with a starter. Great stuff. I wonder if you would get different results with the same recipe by only varying the age of your washed yeast that throw into the starter? Or maybe the ...

There is so much to comment on this thread... 1. Starters can accomplish several different things, sometimes all at once. A starter can be used to propagate yeast, reinvigorate yeast health or test yeast viability. Making starters should serve a purpose you want to accomplish. 2. The only sure way t...

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