Recent content by dlaney

I was going to post brew day details on my first batch not carbonating but decided to wait until I opened a bottle three weeks after rousing the yeast in the bottles. I'm glad to report that I now have strong carbonation! Not sure if it was the gentle rousing or the extra time. I guess the...

Thanks for the tip. I went back and forth about adding yeast and in the end chose wrongly. Live and learn!

Just a note of warning to others: mine is very slow or is not going to carbonate. I overshot my OG (102 pts). FG was 14 pts. It sat in primary at 65 degrees for five weeks total before I bottled. I had extra candy syrup and used that instead of table sugar for carbonation. I figured the...

Just brewed up a 3.5 gallon new world. Did half the grain bill as minimash and the rest as LME due to limited equipment. Batched sparged by ladling mash out of pot into strainer over second pot. My efficiency was crazy and I still don't really believe the numbers but definitely over 80...

I've had success with the following that closely approximates Belgian D-2 that I bought at MLHBS. It is a slight modification of sugar #5 with an inversion step based on another web page (sorry I don't have the link): 2 lbs sugar + 1 cup water stir to mix Heat to boiling, add 1 tsp lemon juice...