Recent content by Ksuit

I do 5.5 gallon batches with about 6.5 in the boil to compensate for boil-off in a 7 gallon aluminum pot with no problems. I was looking for the same thing, a cheap kettle to start AG. I haven't had any problems so far.

I've found that really hoppy beers take a little time too mellow out, especially if there is a lot of high alpha acid hops being used. That said a 14 day turn around is also super fast. I'm normally in the primary for 2 weeks and the secondary for and additional 1 to 2 assuming around 68 degrees...

Huh, funny thing is I'm actually in Atlanta, and therefore unable to order from Brewmaster's which looks like a great site. For whatever reason that can't ship to the state they're in, even though they're just a few miles away from me. Now it looks like stir plates are out of my price range...

Problem solved, thanks for the help, it just ended up taking 17 days to ferment and the yeast to settle out. Hit a final gravity of 1.017 so it had a little more to go I guess. My real concern, since I bottle carbonate, was if I'd have jumped the gun could I have had bottle-bombs?

I decided it'd be a good idea to get a erlenmeyer for starters, but I've got two questions: How big? is 2L more than enough, and where can I get one, either through an online retailer that won't kill me on shipping or what type of brick and mortar store would have one? Also is there any...

Hey I've never posted and just got my all-grain setup going so I really haven't had a lot to say. Unfortunately I'm freaking out with what's probably not a huge problem, but it's been 16 days and my 5+ gallons of 1.058 Stout is still fermenting. The real problem is not the gravity; it went from...