Recent content by naristov

Used their bottles before, never had a problem.

I did 1 bean in an Egg Nog Stout in a 2.5 gal batch. I boiled it for about 5 minutes, cooled then put it in. I had it in there for two weeks. Beer came out great, didn't really have the nutmeg flavor I was looking for, but the vanilla definitely came through.

I'm going to be making a Jalapeno beer soon. I guess I'm looking for tips to using them. Its 2.5 gallon batch. I was thinking 2.5 Peppers at flame out and maybe 1 during fermentation. I was going to freeze them the night before and then bake them for 15 mins. I heard the freezieing helps...

Airlock activity. I'm going to check gravity reading in a couple of days. I never doubted the yeasties, I just have never had so little activity in a starter before. I wanted to be prepared in case I had to pitch again. Thanks for all the advice.

Well I took an OG reading. 1.074 I followed yeastcalc.com. 1.5L 160g (I think, I don't have my notes at hand) I did use a stir plate. There was minimal yeast cake. For aerateing the wort I dumped it between the brew pot and the fermentation bucket. Should I wait to add more yeast? should...

I would go for it. It's not much "harder" to do. The down side is you get less beer, but it also means less bottling (yay!) also it means you can make more batches of beer (yay!). This is the method I followed for the most part...

I think the wyeast smack pack I used had dead yeast. 1) The smack pack didn't well 2) I saw no signs of activity or growth in the starter I made. 3) No airlock activity after I pitched it into my beer. I know that the only real sure way to test activity is a gravity reading which I will do...

Due to space and stove limitations I have only been brewing extract beers. I did however make a 2.5 gallon AG Eggnog Stout....and boy was that delicious. My extract beers have come out pretty good, most people who try them like them. The AG was fresher tasting and had more distinct flavors. I'm...

Hello guys. Quick question. I made a 1.5 L starter with 160g of DME and used a wyeast smack pack. 1) I noticed the smack pack didn't swell after 1 hour 2) I put it on a stir plate over night for hours and I see no signs of fermentation. Even when I shake vigorously nothing seems to be...

I will let it sit in the bottle for a little longer. I just thought it weird that the first bottle I had was only after 2 weeks tasted better than one that was going on 3+ weeks. It doesn't taste bad, just less hops. Other than that, the color is a little darker than I would have wanted but that...

I know hops fades over time but this seems REALLY REALLY quick. So I made a Dead Ringer IPA clone from northern brewer about 5 weeks ago bottled it and let it sit for 2 weeks. The first bottle I had some pretty good hop flavor and aroma (not as much as I would of liked, but I think that is an...

:( I forgot. It's been a weird couple of months for me, esp in terms of brewing. I have an EggNog stout fermenting as we speak 2 more weeks till bottling.

British researchers find a formula to figure out how much "enjoyment" a beer will give you. " It’s E = – (0.62T2 + 39.2W2 + 62.4P2) + (21.8T + 184.4W + 395.4P + 94.5M - 90.25V) + 50(S + F + 6.4). E is enjoyment, T temperature, W how many days off before returning to work, P how many...

So you mean to tell me she was banging the one guy she doesn't want her husband turning into? Either way Lori is useless and quite frankly annoying.

How many did you put in? What were your methods (if any) to putting them in? I'm going to bottle before the weekend, I plan to putting aside a few bottles and try different methods out. Keep us posted.