Recent content by msharki

Wow, this is definitely more comments than I expected. I'll try to answer them. I'm pretty much satisfied that if I bottle this one it will be fine, so we can close that one. JonM: this one is pretty much spot on with FG. It was my last one that stuck in the middle. JoeBronco, you asked what I...

Thanks. Sorry about not being more clear. I just wonder though what happened with my other batch. Obviously the yeast was fine for a while. It fermented and then halted. I checked the gravity every day for a week and it wouldn't budge and it was still nowhere near FG. I tried agitating, temp...

Thank you. That is definitely the type of answer I was looking for. I've just never had a brew without activity before. I've left them in for well over 3 weeks before (especially with some of my higher gravity brews) and never has one stopped having activity.

I'm not sure why everyone is being such asses about this stuff. I was under the impression the brewing community would be more helpful instead of just criticizing. I DO know how to use a hydrometer as I used it to check my last brew that didn't work out. This yeast just stops working when it...

No, it's a different batch.

I've had an ale fermenting for 3 weeks now using Wyeast American Ale II, it's at FG, but I had to move it for a few hours from my 70 degree upstairs to my 60 degree basement. The stupid yeast stopped! I've had it back upstairs for 16 hours now and it's still dormant. What can I do? I've now had...

I definitely aerated (as usual). Wyeast claims you don't need a starter with their yeast saying all you need to do is smack the activator open in the pack (it definitely broke on both packages. It swelled up like it should have) As far as how old it was the last one had a Mf date of March 11 and...

I've brewed many brews using safeale 05 with absolutely no problems and one with a White Labs yeast that was simply volcanic. The last 2 brews I did, I decided to use Wyeast. The first was a Lambic kit. I activated the yeast as instructed, the bag puffed out and I pitched it. 3 weeks later It...

I'm looking for anyone who can tell me a recipe that would be a clone of Mountain Dew's Voltage. I brew my own beer, and have never tried to make soda. However, the other day my wife was saying how she would love to have a diet version of Voltage, but they don't make one. In the beer making...

This is a question for anyone who has had Samuel Smith's Raspberry Ale. I want to have as much raspberry flavor as that particular brew. It definitely isn't subtle and very fruit forward. How much raspberry puree should I add to my secondary? My base recipe is 6 LBS LME 1 pound Honey, 1 pound...

6% would be fine Lindman's Framboise is listed as having around 2.5% and that's just too low for me to wait 2 years for. I do like the taste of Lambic and Lambic style beers are the only ones I have found that I like fruit in. All the other fruit beers just taste wrong to me (except for Troegs...

Thanks man. I wasn't sure if that particular yeast could handle fermenting the amount of raspberries after it had already fermented the regular wort.

Chateau Northern Lambic Grand Cru Partial Mash Kit : Northern Brewer This is a Lambic kit from Northern Brewer, and yes it specifically says it's meant to be a pure lambic without fruit, but I'm having trouble finding a lambic recipe easier to brew and ferment. I'm wondering if I did add say...

I hear you about that damn overemployment problem. Not only do I have no time to brew, but i also have no time to play Skyrim! It makes me want to guzzle some mead, pick up my epic battle axe and go crazy on the civilized world! Too bad I don't have any dragon shouts that I can use yet......

Unfortunately I haven't got that far. I'm only a level 8 right now, and have only joined the Mage's guild. (sort of by accident) I work road construction, and would normally be layed-off right now and have poured hundreds of hours into the games of this fall, but we are too busy servicing the...