Recent content by BlauMaus

Thanks for the quick and concise answer. This will be a real learning experience.

So, I know my Raspberry Wheat is infected. No big deal, I tasted it and I like it a lot, but now I'm not sure how to proceed. First of all, what kind of infection is this? I've been warned against bottling until the infection has run its course, but at the same time I've read to bottle right...

I made an apple beer last fall. It was basically a brown ale with 5 lbs of apples on top of it in the secondary. It aged well and tasted great, but I would say that the taste of the apples was barely present. This year I think I'll top with a gallon of unpasteurized apple cider.

I like to have Hefeweizen around for the summer. Drinks easy and tastes delicious.

Summer's coming, and while I don't actually have more time to brew, I at least feel more motivated. Last summer I brewed a number of great batches and I hope to do so again this summer. This morning I sat down and planned out what I'd be brewing each month. May- Witbier. This will be my first...

Don't you love that? I'm pretty sure that during 75% of my batches at some point I'm paranoid that it might be infected. And they're always fine. I think we might be hyper vigilant.

Yeah, it's too dark to really see anything. If you really want to know you'll have to post another shot. From what I can see it could be yeast rafts. Could be nothing. Don't freak out yet.

I'm working on a recipe for a Belgian Pale. My wife and I both really enjoy Philadelphia Brewing Company's Fleur de Lehigh, which has a lot of floral and lemony notes, as well as cracked black pepper. So in my recipe I'm hoping to incorporate these flavors. The extra ingredients I'm considering...

I think that Midwest has generally better kits, but I frequently use Morebeer because it's free shipping over $60. The kits aren't bad at all in my opinion, but often I make additions/modifications just to experiment. JUST REMEMBER that the Morebeer kits do not come with yeast. You need to add...

Awesome. Thanks all.

I've never had a (visibly) infected brew before. I've had a busy holiday season so I was brewing some kits to keep some easy beers in stock. This particularly brew was an Irish Red from Midwest. It ended up sitting unattended for a week or so longer than it should have, and when I opened it up...

Thank you for your detailed reply, that is very helpful.

When is it appropriate to repitch yeast? The final gravity of an Irish Red I just brewed is a bit low for my liking, but only by .5% so I don't think it would be worth it to repitch. But say it was lower, is adding more yeast something that can help? I've never really had this problem before so...

Hey everyone. I recently had a very successful brewing experience with this Strawberry Wheat recipe. I had used an extract only kit for American Wheat from MoreBeer, just to experiment with using frozen strawberries from last year's crop. Turned out very well, my family and friends absolutely...

I always take hydrometer readings to check fermentation. I use the air lock primarily for entertainment. :) I ended up dry hopping for 5 days with 1 oz citra and adding another 1 oz citra for two days before bottling. Sampled, and flavor seems fine. I bottled twelve with a bit of ginger and...