Recent content by bootsbier

well I better get cracking' then..!!

I kinda just started making homebrew videos. I need to get off my lazy butt and make some more. :) here is my first:

I have always made my own fermenter from a bucket and added a removable spigot for getting samples and then bottling later. I have never had an infection. But like others said, just clean it well.

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Here is a short video I made of the bottling process that works for me. Hope it is helpful to some beginners.

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Mashing at 146 created a ridiculous amount of fermentable sugars. The mash most likely reached total starch conversion in less then 60 min. Sometimes i reach conversion in 30. So ramping up the temp probably didn't help compensate. Will still be drinkable, but very dry.. :)

I know, right..? lol

I say sanitize a spoon and stir..:) I'm pretty sure that it is difficult to get an infection once the beer has alcohol in it. Just curious, did you use leaf hops or pellets..?

I built a fermenter with a spigot, so essentially I'm fermenting in a bottling bucket. This is what works for me guys, 600 square feet apartment. The original post was for laughs, but I guess everything turns into a debate in a forum.

carb tabbing is a good way to skip steps. I can bottle directly from my fermentation vessel instead of transferring to a secondary and/or to a bottling bucket. I would like to batch prime, but cant justify the extra steps yet. Unfortunately, there is no way to know exactly how may bottles I am...

I use carb drops to carbonate my beers. Well this last bottling day, for some reason I forgot to put a carb drop in some of the bottles. So now its a craps shoot whether its carbonated or not every time I crack a beer.. lol Maybe we should all rethink this have a homebrew while brewing...

This is one of the main points that you need to worry about. The best way to make a really hoppy beer is to do a full volume boil.

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I though it was odd that a lot of my beers were done in a few days. I guess not. :)