Questions tagged [yeast]
Yeasts are micro-organisms used in brewing to produce alcohol during the process of fermentation.
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Does this environment need any changes (SCOBY)
Trying to grow a SCOBY following the video linked below.
It’s currently day 4.5 and I maybe see something very faint but not even sure about that.
I have it in a bedroom around 70, window closed, on a ...
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Alternative Yeast Options for IIPA
I was gifted a 5 gallon Imperial IPA kit which did not come with yeast. It recommends either Safale US-05 Dry Yeast or Omega Yeast OYL009. Times being what they are, Omega is sold out and shipping ...
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Black IPA Yeast Blend
My homebrew club hosted a Fantasy Homebrew Draft, where each brewer drafted an ingredient round by round. The rules are you have to brew with and only with 6 of 8 ingredients you drafted. Finings and ...
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Under fermentation
I recently tried fermenting pure apple juice. I didn't add sugar to reach my goal for ABV. I took enough juice out to use to make a starter, but my yeast was weak. It was close to expiration, so I ...
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What's the effect of brewing with Lalemand Verdant over 23 C?
Lalemand seems to be producing a lot of nice esthers at 22-23 degrees. I was wondering what this looks like at 30~32 degrees. Would the esthers become off-flavours?
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Weird growth 24h after adding sugar for carbonation, is this normal?
I've finished coldcrashing this cream ale I've been brewing, I took some samples and they tasted great, so I've moved it to an airtight container and added sugar for carbonation. I checked it the next ...
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Weird taste and smell after heating
So I'm making high ABV alcohol with just plain sugarwash, high alcohol yeast and freeze distilling. I added chitosan and kieselsol(turbo cleaner) to clear it before freeze distilling but my yeast was ...
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