Recent content by jbcavman

I just what to say thanks to all that has replied to my thread. I am getting close to bottling my first batch and can't wait to get the next one in the carboy. OG was 1.040 and I am at 1.010, first measure was at 1.015 on day 8 and day 10 was last night and that was 1.010. I am measuring on a...

Nice I am glad to here that others are doing the same thing. I've got about 5 days left before bottling. Then the hard parts begins, waiting for it to condition for two weeks. Thanks for the info guys this place is a great source of knowledge.

Just wondering if this is going to be a problem or not. I got this bench style capper for free and want to use it if possible. What it does is put a small circular dent in the center of the cap. It is not very deep though. It is coming from where the bell is pressed on to the geared shaft. Does...

Thanks for the info. One thing I left out of my original message is that there are small bubbles rising to the surface of the beer. but not much activity at the airlock. i am going to take a reading with the hydrometer tonight.

Alright this is my first batch of beer and I am not sure what to expect. My brew is in the carboy and I have switched over to my airlock from the blow-off hose three days ago. When I first put the airlock on it was bubbling good. Now the last two days I have not personally seen a bubble make it...