Kerin

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• Posted in thread: gravity going up? on 12-10-2012 at 09:07 AM
  I agree that c02 loss is the likely culprit behind your magic gravity. Try pouring some carbed
  beer in your test vial and observe throughout the day. ;)

• Posted in thread: Pitching the yeast again after vigorous fermentation for only 12 hrs. on 08-14-2012 at 10:15 PM
  It's probably done for the most part, but airlock activity does not equal fermentation. It'll
  spend at least a week more fermenting the last little bit out and re-pitching won't change
  that. I'm not e...

• Posted in thread: Never dump your beer!!! Patience IS a virtue!!! Time heals all things, even beer! on 08-14-2012 at 10:12 PM
  It depends. If you're dealing with an actual cidery taste - that is, from adding too much sugar
  or something - it'll probably fade to some extent, eventually. If it's just green beer, though,
  that gre...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-25-2012 at 02:25 AM
  Yeah, I've roused the yeast pretty well by now. ABV is 1.9% at the moment, which is low but if
  it tastes this good after carbing I'll manage.Been holding at 65 for a week now, will raise the
  heater to...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-24-2012 at 03:19 PM
  1.039 was my intended OG. By "almost clear," I don't know how to describe it properly - there
  was a very slight difference in color between the mixture and iodine-only portions of the
  chalk.Look at th...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-23-2012 at 05:48 PM
  Well, I swirled it in the carboy. I'm not worried about oxygenating it because of the CO2
  blanket - I didn't actually open the fermenter, and I doubt I displaced much with my wine thief
  the day before...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-22-2012 at 06:53 PM
  Have you tried rousing it? Just be sterile.I've swirled it in the carboy kind of vigorously.
  Would it be a good idea to find a non-porous length of something, starsan it, and scrape up the
  stuff on th...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-22-2012 at 06:19 PM
  It's possible that the mash was off, though if the thermometer is to blame that leaves some
  questions about why the last batch didn't end up the same way.Buying a digital instant-read
  calibrateable un...

• Posted in thread: 1st batch ever:Specific gravity was around 1.3 before I added yeast- am I in trouble? on 04-21-2012 at 11:57 PM
  @Kerin, gotta ask: is that a movie quote, the part about the cheap pasta maker? Goodfellas,
  maybe?As far as I know, it isn't! I saw the line in a thread on these forums about converting
  pasta rollers ...

• Posted in thread: Beer cleared before fermentation is done on 04-21-2012 at 10:56 PM
  Had it at 68 since my last post and I'm still sitting at the same grav. Should I think about
  maybe repitching some more S-04, or should I leave it alone?