Recent content by jpappilli

Here it is! Kansas Beer, Shawnee Midnight Ale. Smell and taste amazing. mild coffee taste, not to hoppy, perfect amount of bitterness. Still a green, about 12 days left until refrigerate. Had to taste one.. lol

Hey guys. I am new to adding Gelatin to the beer. What is this for? and what would happen if an idiot like myself didn't read the directions on the gelatin packet and just added it and stirred? The packet says boil in water to dissolve and add when hot then stir vigorously. I just added and...

Hey guys. I am new to adding Gelatin to the beer. What is this for? and what would happen if an idiot like myself didn't read the directions on the gelatin packet and just added it and stirred? The packet says boil in water to dissolve and add when hot then stir vigorously. I just added and...

9 days later still 1.017, Safe to bottle?

This was a Malt extract with steeping grains, the instructions didn't say what the OG should be, nor did they say what the FG should be. My brother and sister in law live in Kansas, and they brew, they sent me the recipe and kit for X-mas..

ok.. So My starting Gravity for this brew was 1.035, seemed kind of low for this beer. 8 days later its 1.017, ill check it again in 4 days. I have some concerns about the process. In the pictures you see the grains steeping, Unfortunately after I had started everything I had realized I had no...

just brewed tonight, cant wait till its ready. this is a Kansas beer, its very good.

Hey all. So I bottled my honey ale last night but before I did I did a taste test. There was a hint of honey but very bitter. Does this sound right to anyone?

Thats a great idea! Ill use that for my next batch. The information for this batch online says my starting gravity should have been 1.039. I have been adding my top off water straight to the cooled wort in my fermenter then aerating, mixing and stiring for about 5 minutes.

I thought so as well, but I made this recipe once already and my finishing gravity was the same as this one. I don't think its going to come down any lower than 1.012. My last batch came out very good, I tasted this one last night and it looks, smells and tastes great. :mug:

Here it is.. On the left we have White House Honey Ale, on the right we have William Moors Wiezen Beer. Honey ale has been in the fermenter for 2.5 weeks, OG 1.060, Gravity now is 1.017. Wiezen Beer has been fermenting for two weeks OG 1.020, now 1.012. I am going to bottle the Honey Ale this...

Its probably just me being paranoid lol, I did the same thing with my first batch of Wiezen beer, then once bottled and chilled it tasted great. Thank you for the re-assurance :mug:

just wondering your opinions. My White House honey ale has been in the fermenter since 11/03/12, the OG was 1.060. I checked the Gravity again on 11/14, it was 1.020, then again on the 18th and it was 1.017. so I am assuming things are going ok. When I checked on the 18th I also did a smell and...

Thank you for that info. I looked on NB's website and downloaded the instructions and info but it only give an OG of 1.062 does not list a FG. I guess ill just keep an eye on the hydrometer readings for now lol. :mug:

This is the kit from Northern Brewers. Its a combination of DME, LME, and grains. Not sure what you would call it(noob here lol). The instructions that came with the kit did not specify OG or FG. I looked up a couple recipies online and found one that said OG=1.055 and FG= 1.013 and another that...