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A couple of weeks ago I did my first AG brew in absolutely ages. The plan was to do a 10 gallon batch and split it into 2 FV, one with S-04 and the other US-05. All went swimmingly well on the brew day but it got a bit messy towards the end and I didn't note which yeast went into which FV. I...

If I am completely honest with myself, I have only hit all the numbers once in the last 12 months. 95% of my brew sessions never go according to plan but the beer is still better than the local pub. Every home brewer has far more 'Oh F!!k' moments than they like to admit. Patience is the key. I...

Thanks guys, I didn't aerate the wort again as I thought this was a big no no. I will try it if this ever happens again. Strangely, I was listening to a Podcast last night where a guy from one of the yeast companies actually said that it was a good idea to ALWAYS re-aerate the wort after 12-24...

Thanks Nigel, I am not risking bottles for that reason. In a PB it will self vent if it does really take off and the corny can also be vented if it really gets going again. The question is more to do with whether the yeast, that is obviously in a pretty poor state, is going to have enough ooomph...

I made a ridiculous mistake of not aerating the wort on a recent bog standard IPA and ended up with a fermentation stuck at 1020. Schoolboy error . I tried rousing, repitching, upping the temp etc to no avail. My question is - if the yeast is so exhausted that it can't finish the job in the...

Tricky one. If you have a spare PB I would chuck it in there and see if the conditioning can sort out the acetaldehyde. The only reason I say that is because bottling is such an overhead if you are not sure about the beer. Cleaning, sanitising, filling, priming, capping, waiting, sampling...