Hey All! I'm so grateful to the community here, as well as the tools of BF. I'm making my second beer, an ESB I'm calling "Wizard Ale" after the very funny Worthikids video (link) of the same name. The guys at my brewing shop put together a DME "kit" of sorts based on the "Programmer's Elbow"...

I have been lagering my Munich Helles at 32F for 4 weeks now and plan to bottle next weekend. I used Safale 05. I am now having second thoughts about my approach and question if I have inadvertently killed the yeast? I still bottle my beer. This means I will add corn sugar to the batch prior...

Hi all, I'll soon be brewing a Trappist Single and am debating on whether or not to build a starter. I have a White Labs PurePitch culture that's about 3 months old and my hoped-for 5.5 gal of wort will be around 1.046 SG. This is my first time with the PurePitch. All the White Labs...

I ordered a yeast package and it arrived while I was on vacation. As the yeast packet was in the heat for several days, I am assuming it is best just to discard it and get a new one so as not to take any chances with it not working. Any thoughts? I would also like to know if anyone knows of a...

I have questions about how and when to use a yeast starter and nutrients. I have a IPA that I want to do but have yeast questions about it that I would like to get some assistance with. 1. I have two bags of yeast for the brew, will this require a starter? 2. If a starter is required or...