Recent content by bcoots76

Just like Ed said, you shouldn't have to swirl it. I made an apricot wheat with the oregon puree. I racked on top of the puree in the secondary. The yeast will actually mix it for you. All of the puree won't get mixed in. I had almost 2 inches of puree still in the bottom of my secondary when I...

I've heard of some people putting their fermenting in large plastic tubs, freezing water bottles, and putting a wet towel or shirt over the top. I guess you have to replace the frozen water bottles a couple times a day though.

I bottled last night. It was just my second time bottling. I filled the bottles with onestep and let soak. After that I put them in the dishwashed and just did the heated dry. I pulled the whole tray of the dishwasher out and sat that on the counter. It kept the bottles about 2 inches of the...

You could get a plastic crate or build a wood step sort of thing to put on your counter. Put the bottling bucket on top of it and fill away.

Do the d-rest right before you transfer to your secondary. Let your primary sit at room temperature for 24 to 48 hours then transfer to secondary. Let it ferment at 33 to 38 degree temps for a few months.

Sounds like a good idea to transfer into another carboy and let it sit for a week if I don't want puree to make it into any bottles. Thanks for the advice..... Brian

I currently have apricot wheat in my secondary. I added puree once I racked in the secondary. It has been sitting for about 2 weeks and I'm getting ready to bottle. There's about 2 inches of puree resting in the bottom. When I rack to the bottling bucket do I leave the puree behind? I tasted...

I just brewed my first batch of beer Friday evening. I decided to start off with a lager. I followed the directions to a "T". I used a starter wort for the liquid yeast and let it sit for 48 hours. My original hydrometer reading was 1.072. The temp of the wort was 60 degrees. From what I have...