Recent content by Momo

Well that is good news, I guess I will not dump it quite yet.

Not sure how many ounces, it was about a cup though. I had it in the house so it was around 68F. Wish I could say I was patient, just don’t have enough time in the day!!

Pappers - It is not my first. I have done three ales, thought one came out flat - I have a question about that as well. All were extract, basic kits from the home brew store, the two that were not flat were quite good. The having good beer part was great but I found the limitations of the...

Suthrncomfrt1884 - I don’t have a fridge but I do have an old coal room that stays pretty cool, 50 -55F. So I guess I should gather that just because it is not bubbling away like crazy and looking like fresh poured Guinness doesn’t mean it is not working the way it is supposed to.

Hmmm. No the recipe only called for one packet, though it did say yeast and starter on it. I cooled it to about 60F as indicated on the packet, nothing really happened until it warmed to about 68F at which point I moved it to a cooler area. I can’t officially lager it, the recipe called...

So I am quite new to brewing. I am attempting to brew a pilsner, 5 gallon batch, approximately ½ extract and ½ grain. The recipe indicated to follow the pitching directions on the yeast packet and then ferment for two weeks at 50F. The yeast packet (Wyeast pilsner if memory serves) indicated...