Recent content by dkasamis

Thank you Revvy, I appreciate you taking the time to respond and make the video's etc. Feeling pretty good about this now. The beer was good (not great) even though it was green I bet it will be excellent in a few weeks time!

yep just found it in the thread "should I expect bottle bombs"....sorry should have checked before posting. Thank you everyone for your feedback.

Now this is sounding promising....I do think it's still very green and needs to be in the bottle a while. I had never heard or read that green beer will do this. I should have resisted and just let it go for a while before cracking one...then I wouldn't be so skeptical and checking them. I...

yes I pour them off the trub into a glass. Since it's an IPA do you think the sharpness from the hops mellow off over some time in the fridge? (I think it needs it). I'm guessing if I cool it yeast activity will stop.

I have not put them in the refer. I keep them in a closet, then chill and drink Should I put them in the fridge? Thanks! (also what is boilermaker ale?, Purdue grad)

I brewed a pretty big beer (for me) black IPA. 2.5 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary dry-hopped. Now after 2 weeks in the bottle I'm having inconsistent carbonation problems. I've had 4 opened and Mostly, they are far more carbonated than I expected at this point (crawling out of the bottle...

Thanks guys. I think i'm going to chalk this one up under what not to do...as far as sitting in the carboys too long may have over exposed the brew to oxygen. I have tons of hop floaties in my last brew and I guess I was too concerned about trying to bottle something clear. Perhaps I should...

- nope no cork regular caps, and rubber stoppers in the carboys (glass primary, glass secondary). - I dry hopped for that long to keep get good clarity. I used hop pellets. (and I was out of town for a while)

My Rye IPA: this is my 5th batch of beer. First one to turn out tasting so badly. - 4 weeks in primary - 6 weeks in secondary dry hopping - 5 weeks in the bottle is very nice and clear beer, and smells nice and hoppy as expected...but it tastes horrible! It is super bitter, and the...

Thanks Guys!! I feel a lot better about it. I think I will use scrambledegg81's advice on racking. This forum is great, glad I joined.

If I can't get sick from any type of beer infection then I think I can just move on with it? Perhaps i'll rack it off to a secondary to let it clear for a while and move on with bottling. Just want to be sure I wont' be making anyone sick.

I noticed a little fuzz on top of the brew and on the lid after the first week in the primary. Fermentation seemed weak in airlock but I also was out of town for the 2nd and 3rd days. At the time it was difficult to tell if what was on top it was infection or some type of break. I decided to let...