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I’m going to bottle a been today that has been conditioning for 4 months. Obviously, I need to add some new yeast to the bottling bucket right before I bottle. I made a yeast starter yesterday with 750 ml of water, 60 grams light DME and 10 grams of Fermentis SafAle F-2. When I bottle the beer...

I'm getting deeper into water chemistry, and I wonder way the label on my Epson salt (magnesium sulfate) from Brewferm says: "ADD AFTER BOILING". It's printed with capital letters! What is the benefit of adding it after boil? What is the risk of adding it before mash? Assume that I...

I hava a question regarding liquid calcium chloride from Brewfeam. It says 33% on the label! How do I conver from gram to ml? Is it 1 / 1 or 1 / 3. Lets say I want to add 2 grams to my water, should I use 2 ml og 6 ml?

Hi, I want to brew a honey beer based on a Belgian Tripel. The recipe I have maid is based on the Belgian Tripel in the book "Home Brew Beer". I'm planing on adding the honey at flameout. The candi sugar will be added as normal @10 min. Is anyone up for a review of my recipe? Any advice /...

Let’s assume that I want to force carbonate my beer at 20 psi and serve it at 8-10 psi. I carb up my beer at 20 psi for 7 days, then reduce the pressure to 8-10 psi and bleed out the excess CO2. If the beer line is balanced, all should be good, and the first pint should be just right...

Hi, My yeast starter with Wyest 1028 shows no sign of life, it's dead! The only home brew shop that I can get to in time only has Mangrove Jack yeast. I'm brewing a "Old Ale" (Home Brew Beer book), and I need a replacement for the Wyeast 1028. Is Mangrove Jack M36 and M42 suteable? Other...

Hi, Soon, I’ll be making a choice regarding my 3 vessel electric brewery. Which boil kettle: Blichmann G2 or SS Brewtech? - I don’t need the sight glass; it will be fine with or without it. - I don’t need the thermometer (that comes with Blichmann G2); I’ll...

Hi, My question is about conditioning temperature. I have the following equipment: 1) Fermentation fridge with temp. control (room for 1 batch @ 5 gal.) 2) Kegerator (freezer) with temp. control (room for 5 kegs @ 5 gal.) I’m mostly doing ale, and using the recipes in the...