Recent content by justinm410

So we're saying that we need the yeast to grow faster than and crowd out any potentially contaminating bacteria? I assume bacteria would be the factor in the off flavor?

Okey dokey, thanks, I'll do that. Question: If it takes say, I think, 320 million yeast spores to properly ferment a 5 gallon batch why will 20 million spores not cut it and just take a week longer? Just curiosity.

Sorry I added an edit to the post a second after the first post. OG was 1.050 and hasnt changed.

So here's the schedule of events. -Last friday I finished making 2.5 gallons of Bock wort. I bottled it taking many precautions for sanitation. (Also rinsed sanitizer very well) I was operating like a surgeon trying to make sure my first batch of Bock was just right. -Since I was being careful...

For those disappointed they clicked on an already well covered topic. I believe you'll enjoy this, now your click has still resulted in a net gain.

Also if everyone feels this topic has been covered, just delete this thread. Like I said, I'm a beginner and may be beating a dead horse :D

I'll probably get made fun of as this is probably over-concerned. To start, I am a beginner so I thought this may be some good knowledge as I'm drinking this stuff. :mug: Are there any dangers to watch out for while brewing that you would not want to ingest if an experiment went wrong or brew...

Hmm, fair enough... So if something DOES go wrong and I went out and got a hydrometer the same day I'd be just as well off. I can live with that. Besides I'm following a recipe assuming they already figured stuff like the ferment duration out. As a beginner I'm pretty sure I'd be SOL if...

So basically there is no other way to determine whether the desired fermentation is reached aside from pure guess based upon distilling duration if I do not have a hydrometer?

So I know a hydrometer is like 5 bucks at the brew store, but I'd have to drive an hour to pick it up making a total of 20 bucks accounting for gas. I have all my grains and extract ready to make a Bock style beer and I was reading that a hydrometer may be particularly important when brewing a...