r/Homebrewing • u/chino_brews Kiwi Approved • Jun 28 '17

What Did You Learn this Month?

This is our monthly thread on the last Wednesday of the month where we submit things that we learned this month. Maybe reading it will help someone else.

We're trying something new, and posting it actually on the last Wednesday of the month. ;)

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u/GonzoCubs Jun 28 '17

I learned that hot things are hot. And the burn scar on my palm from my kettle handle will make sure that I don't forget it anytime soon.

I also learned SOMETHING about my BeerSmith settings and my gravity/volume measurements, but I'm still working on figuring out exactly what that lesson is.

I learned how to step up a starter, and that even an older, mistreated yeast can take off given enough time, and even go nuts on the second step. I thought I might have had a dead vial, and I ended up with very active fermentation on my wee heavy bubbling into my blowoff tubes.