Recent content by ezimmerm

So I bought some Red star yeast...boiled a teaspoon of it and put it in. I gotta ask, is that full of nutrient or how does that get a stuck ferment going again? Thanks for the help!

Hey brand new to this home brewing thing and have my first batch of mead going. I'm makin the NB Semi Seet Mead kit http://www.northernbrewer.com/winemaking/mead-kits/artisanal-semi-sweet-mead-kit.html The OG was 1.084 and after 4 weeks (its only supposed to be in primary for 2 according...

Another newb 1st brew question So I brewed up a NB Irish Red kit 1/13/11. OG was 1.054 and FG was 1.012. Its been bottled for over 3 weeks and I've been cracking one a week just to taste how the beer progresses. The strange thing is that week 1...very watery no carbination. Week 1.5...

Thanks for the replys. The OG of the brew was supposed to be 1.040 according to the directions but in my newbness I didnt top off after the boil and I measured the wort to be 1.052 after it was cooled to approx 65 degrees (did a full five gallon boil...I estimate about 4.6gal made it into the...

First off I want to say thanks, had been thinking about doing a homebrew for a while and read up on a lot on this forum before pulling the trigger. I've bought a kit from northern brewer along with the irish red kit as my first brew. As of tomorrow afternoon it has one week in the primary and...