Recent content by bamadoh

Just a thought that your problem may have been nothing more than a bad hydro sample. When you take your starting grav from extract batches it is very easy to get a diluted sample that has more top off water than wort and has lower gravity than the recipe truly has. Also was your sample temp at...

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who posts here for all the wonderful advice. I am enjoying the last bottle of my second batch while kegging the most recent one. After 2 years in the bottle my little extract batch of brown ale has mellowed alot and certainly has improved. Thanks to Revy...

Sourel, I have left beers on the yeast in a primary for 2 months with no ill effects. As long as the yeast was in good condition to begin with and your sanitation was good you should be fine. In fact with most beers the longer they sit on a large yeast cake the better they clear up and taste...

Looks like remilard beat me to my point. Guess I need to read all the pages before I decide to chime in.

I am sure you are right there but it doesn't prove much to your point. The majority of novice homebrewers and casual ones are probably extract brewers. As you get more invested in the hobby both emotionally and financially you tend to move towards all grain for a number of reasons. The people...

I believe you should boil it for at least 10 minutes to sanitize any bugs that may be in the extract. Other than that the only limits to your hops utilization will be total volume of wort. As far as sparging goes I usually sparge enough to make up volume for my boil. I do full boils even so I...

I am not 100% sure here but I believe the issue is wort gravity and ph which is affected by the level of sugars concentrated in the boil. As this amount goes up the ability of the water to absorb the alpha acids in the hops is hindered. In all grain you start with close to 7 gallons and boil it...

I started when I got a kit for my 34th birthday last year. I will hit one year of brewing in three weeks and now have 19 batches under my belt.

Count me as another intrigued reader.

Just wanted to thank you for the easy and great recipe. I brewed this a little over a month ago and its been bottled almost two weeks. I tried one last night and I was surprised that it was perfectly carbed and tasted wonderful. The best all grain effort to date. I can't wait to try it after...

I couldn't agree more. I like having a few low abv beers around. They are great for hot summer drinking and tailgating which is coming up soon. As to your batch, I don't know what you were shooting for as far as OG and what type of beer it is, but if you absolutely have to make up some gravity...

Sounds exciting and I am now following on twitter. Hope all goes well for you.

Believe me, I know it could have been worse. My mother in law came into town this weekend so I took advantage of the extra set of hands. I dealt with the three year old while she took care of the infant. For the past five weeks I have just wanted a brew day to relax and it has been on hold cause...

Hey All, Just wanted to share a hellish brew day with everyone. If anyone wants to commiserate feel free. First off I have not had a brew in 5 weeks since we had a new baby 1 week ago and the schedule is hectic. So I had to bottle a Centennial Blonde and decided to do that while mashing to save...

I wouldn't worry about too much after the first 5-7 days. Depending on the starting gravity and level of fermentables you should have the ferment done by then and the rest is just the yeasties cleaning up after themselves. After the majority of work is done temp control is not as crucial and the...