Recent content by DSLZen

OK, just popped my first bottle and...it's SUPER carbonated! I mean, I decanted a bottle into a glass...nice easy pour...and I had a 1/4 glass of brew and 3/4 glass of foam. I had to spoon off the head just to top of the glass. All that being said it sure tasted good. I will great in the...

Just racked to secondary. Active ferment for about 48 hours, then quick drop off. Nice color and taste. A bit raw but I can see and taste that this is going to be a good beer. Half will go into a Pig, the other half in bottles.

I brewed the Pub ale today. Steeped 1/4# honey malt, 1/4# 90L Crystal, 1/2# 2-Row, 1/8# Torrified Wheat, 1/4# Aromatic Malt(?) all for 15 minutes at 155*F. Added 7# Pale LME, boiled for 60 minutes. 3/4 oz First Gold for 60 min 1/4 oz First Gold for 15 1 oz Fuggles for 5 Ice Bath...

Well, it is CRYSTAL clear. Why do you suppose that is? I'll have to serve it in a frosty mug to fool the snobbery.

OK, just bottled this today after over two months in secondary...crystal clear and oh so tasty! Great smell and taste. Can't wait to taste cold and carbed!

I've seen the other styles of yeast from Safale discussed on these boards, but not this one so much. I'm getting ready to brew an English Pub Ale and have opted to use this yeast (the first dry I've used in ages). O-pines?

Dude, I'm going to do the extract version of your recipe, but is your hop list used assuming a full wort boil? I will be doing a 3 gallon boil and am just wondering if I need to make any adjustments. Thanks! DSLZen

OK, just an observation: Now that I've tapped my Pig, I can see the light that is kegging. One drawback (or advantage) is that is sure is easy to pour a pint!

I just just bottled the Master Class John Bull pilsner, half in bottles, the other half in a Pig. Has anybody ever made the Master Class before? I got only because it was cheap and quick so I could try out the pig...which I got for a steal and was dying to test out. Thanks!

As somebody stated above, the honey just takes forever to ferment. Mine has been in secondary over a month, and after I took what was going to be my last hyrdometer reading...I stirred up the yeast a bit and now it's popping every 30 seconds again...

*snap* :cross:

OK, FG is down to 1.012. Beer is clear with only a few bits of foamy head in the secondary fermentor. Recipe states OG should be at 1.010. The beer tastes sweet, but I assume that is from the 2.5 lbs of honey. It's been in a fermentation vessle for over a month. Do you all think it is...

OK, I've now got three brews in various stages of fermentation!!! I need to slow down or I'm going to drown in beer... ...wait a minute... Nevermind. :mug: DSLZen PS, pick up the new album by a group called "The Good, The Bad, and the Queen". Great stuff. Lead singer is the dude...

As long as I have been a homebrewer I've been bad at recording OG/FG. This is the first time I've done it in ages. Perhaps I have a bad hyrdometer? Do you measure after you have topped of to 5 gallons? Thats what I did. By the way, I pitched last night and I now have active...

OK, brewed the Steam beer tonight. 3 gallon boil on a King Kooker. 6.6 lbs of Gold Malt NB hops at 60/30/1 All went well except that my OG is 1.030...