Recent content by babaganuj

That will be perfectly fine. Happy brewing! :beer:

It might take longer than 3 days to carb up. Remember, beer gas is 25% CO2 and 75% N2. Since nitrogen isn't soluble in beer, you're pushing 10psi of CO2 into solution. 10psi takes a few weeks to carb up a keg under normal conditions (35-45f) so you're probably going to see something similar. You...

The ingredients listed on the package are cocoa, cinnamon, and sugar. I wouldn't use it to brew with. First, you don't know the proportions of those ingredients. Second, the sugar will dry it out and that's likely not something you want to do (and you don't know how much sugar you're adding)...

This thread is 10 years old :rolleyes: Try some of the recipes in the thread I linked below next time and you might have more luck. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=307474

Like Rush (and others) said, this means you have nothing wrong with your kegging system and that your kegged beer is probably the issue. What pressure are you carbonating your higher carbed stuff at? What about your IPAs? Even if you drop the regulator pressure down before serving, you still...

Are you pulling the taps all the way down? I know that sounds silly but any time I have friends over, I need to remind them why they keep pouring foam.

Bottle conditioning often takes 2 weeks or more - some people have gone 5 weeks before the beer carbonated. That's part of the reason I started kegging after my first batch :D

Yeah, I have some steeping in my press right now. I was just hoping for something a little more unique!

My birthday is coming up and I brewed up a mild/brown ale (OG:1.050, FG: 1.014, SRM: 16, IBU: 23) with the intent of adding raspberries to the secondary. I didn't have time to do that and am serving this on Saturday. I'm not a huge fan of this style but I wanted at least one brew for the masses...

I haven't made this but FWIW there's a great Brulosophy post http://brulosophy.com/2016/11/28/dextrine-malt-pt-1-the-impact-of-carapils-on-various-beer-characteristics-exbeeriment-results/ about this from yesterday. It tested Carapils and showed no improvement.. The discussion section had a...

The high alcohol and little oil means this beer doesn't really have a large, lasting, head (foam). Adding a little Cara-Pils/dextrine malt will help but it's not necessary. I would cut up the pasilla peppers and make a vodka extraction like the others in this thread. If you use powdered, it...

You should avoid using distilled water unless you're adjusting your water pre-mash. You can use the "Bru'n Water" spreadsheets widely suggested in these forums if you continue with distilled. Squeezing is OKAY (and I would encourage it). Don't forget to sparge, you worked really hard growing...

I'm with you on keeping things simple. Basement is mid 60s and main level is 70 in my row home. I don't brew anything that needs to be outside those temps. Nepenthe is my go-to because I live in the city. The people there are great and prices are very reasonable. I also like their yeast and...

I've always been lucky enough to have adequate temps around the house to not NEED a fermentation chamber. I don't know if/when I'll be moving so I I figured I should have some restraint in my frivolous spending :rolleyes: The box did a few things for me.. First, I don't have to worry about...

I fermented this pretty warm (ambient 70 in a cardboard box so wort was likely in the mid 70s or higher) and hit 1.000 fg. The hydrometer sample was incredible - I highly recommend trying to ferment this on the warmer side if you enjoy more flavor than you're getting with 3711. Ran out of CO2...