Recent content by docmoran

please dont beat me up for this one but have not been able to keg a bass clone yet and just wondering. left on yeast cake for 2 weeks then went to secondary cold crash and been sitting for about 3 weeks. question is this -- is there a difference between that time period being carbonated vs...

david, dont play leapfrog with a unicorn!!

do high initial SG beers have a longer lag time to begin fermentation in general even if have sufficient yeast amount????

Is one vial of white lab yeast enough for 5 gallons brew or should I make a starter???

Appreciate all the responses -- yes, it is AG. Yes, I mean missing by .02!! I have not calibrated and will do so now. I have always wanted to push out several of the same beers to check system/yeast/technique and then dial in from there but always get excited about having multiple beers in...

Ok, so you looked - now have a try. Although a noob I know enough about every conceivable variable involved in fermentation yet just dont get why I miss my FGs so consistently. I am always off by .02 - .03 in FGs and thats with Oxygenation/two liquid yeast vials/strict temp control etc!! I am...

Very Perplexed. Brand New Dual Regulator For Kegging From Midwest Has Been Working For 1 Week Now. Came Home Tonight And Pressure Gauge Says O (get More Gas Zone) . Keg Pressure Is At 10 Psi And Still Have Serving Capability And When Disconnect Still Have Active Gas Coming Out????? Is This...

eschatz, Yoda, is that you?? High pressure propane heads to heat. Are you saying what I want to hear and that is the reduction in volume POST boil would have given me that body Im looking for??? NICE!!! THANKS, DOC

Have been perplexed by this result. Brewed AG kit Amber Ale as first AG. Mash temps were high at 160 and although original SG into primary was on and fermentation seemed good, the FG was slightly off. IT IS THIN - LIGHT BODY WITH MINIMAL MOUTHFEEL EVEN AFTER FORCE CO2 TO KEG. Did look at notes...

Definitely will check instruments cause just dont make sense to my little mind.

Doing AG but by kits thus far. Fixing to change that to own recipes and will adjust accordingly. I consider my FGs to be way off as if supposed to hit 1.021 am coming in at 1.03 -1.04 ranges??

thats whats weird - I did miss temp once big time and mashed at about 160 and the result was certainly thin/less mouthfeel etc but I have even nailed the temps/extracted almost cane syrup out and still feel like I stall at these low ale ferm temps. Just scared to let temps creep up at expense of...

OK, I am a newbie to AG but so far I have not had any major screw ups - my beers are palatable. I am just looking for the truth here. I can hit SG targets into the fermenter with a process that has been successful to date and I religiously ferment ales in the LOWER range temps ( even lower...

Racked first AG to secondary today after 3 weeks in primary -- the 3 inches of yeast cake/trub etc -- should I keep it or is that a pain. Understand propogation savings etc but good idea or not?? How do handle it if save?? thanks, doc

Have an AG in primary carboy now for 3 weeks - by SG has been done. Do plan on kegging into kegerator/fridge with system. Do I gain anythng but duplicate work if I rack it into secondary carboy/crash temp in fridge/and then go into kegs or should I just go right to kegs and carb?? thanks, doc