Recent content by FirefightingBrewer

It's actually an Octoberfest using Wyeast 1007 German Ale.

Yeah we've got it set at about 68 degrees. I think I may have resolved my issue. I modified the air lock, by cutting the tip off which has allowed for the krausen and hops to pass through the airlock and into the blow-off tube. Thanks ChefRex...I did exactly that and things seem to be working...

So I have a brew that's going nutty in the fermentor, it's blown the top off my fermentation bucket twice. After the first lid release, I put a blow-off tube into a jug of water, but it appears that the kraussen is clogging the airlock I have in place prior to the blow-off tube? What can I do...

Update: Threw some gas on it yesterday, and poured this delicious Brown Ale?? Nope! It was a Robust Porter...haha. I thought I knew what had been drunk and what had not...4 months is a long time. Thanks again for your support guys...much appreciated.

Originally I believed the korny was the cause of the leak and not the gas lines, thus allowing in some nastyness. I did not check at the time...you know the saying about assumptions...so lesson learned for sure. Guess I need to get a new korny for my new brew (a Belgian IPA) and enjoy a...

So about 4 months ago I had kegged a nice brown ale and then went away on business. Upon my return I broke out a glass to try my recently kegged brown only to find a slow stream of beer pouring into my glass. I checked the co2 tank and found that it had completely emptied. Obviously it leaked...

Just checked and still holding steady at 154...not sure how it went up a degree but whatever? I'll keep it there for the next 40+ minutes..thanks for the help!! Need to figure out where I screwed up...thought I had it planned out perfectly...back to the drawing board I suppose.

I am in the midst of my first 15 gallon day with three different 5 gallon batches and I miss-timed something. I have 16 pounds of grain mashing at 153 degrees in my cooler at one hour now, but I still have nearly 40 minutes left on my boiling wort for batch number 2. What can I do with my...

So I bottled this on Wednesday and I will say it was the best tasting Brown I have ever done going into the bottles. It had a little warmth to it which I find interesting with a lower ABV beer, anyone else getting a hint of warmth with theirs? It's not off putting or extremely noticeable...

I am sorry I was not specific enough. I know this is an American Brown Ale which would fall between 1.5 - 2.5 volumes of cO2, just curious what you shoot for?

Also, how did you carb this? Looking to bottle using priming sugar.

That is indeed some patience. The worrying has subsided a little thanks to everyone. I look forward to getting this bottled, or at least checking on it tomorrow. I do want to try a high gravity beer, or some other special brew in the spring and letting it sit for 8 months or so, just to try...

Thanks Calder and Shoreline, that was enough to put me at ease...well until you said keep the airlock filled. I have not even looked at it since putting it in the secondary and as I sit here at work waiting for 7am to come that is all I can think about..hahaha. Oh well, tomorrow could be a good...

Yeah I am two days shy of 7 weeks so it's definitely been in there a while. I am hoping to get it bottled up tomorrow afternoon. I think this is the longest I have ever waited for anything...well besides my kids...LOL

So I created a brown ale in late October and transferred it to the secondary on November 5th. Now before you ask, I have not even looked at this since putting into the secondary so I have no idea what it looks like. I assume that it will be fine if there is nothing nasty floating around in it...