Recent content by patpend3

I've got a bunch of bottles that are so ****ing stubborn when it comes to removing the labels. I've soaked them for 3 days and I still need a paint scraper to remove the lables. Ideally I would like to get some sort of industrial strength cleaning solution that will do the work for me. Any...

I've got a porter going; pitched two packs of dry Safale US-05 about 8 days ago. we'll see what happens.

i use pickling salt in my water.

I have a theory on this topic. Through some home brewing experimentation, I have come to the conclusion, that the activity that you are seeing in your carboy is actual a precise replica of the primordial ooze that all of the life on earth evolved from billions of years ago. Basically We all...

I just tossed some cascade pellets into my primary for dry hopping. I've had this American Pale Ale in the primary for 15 days now and in about 6 days I'm going to bottle it!:tank:

It's all about the ritualized initiations and secret hand shakes.

fruit-fly's... I'm still worried about thirsty otters.

Any one ever dry hopped with Ginger? is this a bad idea? I like the taste of ginger ale, and i'm toying with the idea of incorporate ginger somehow in my next batch.... suggestions/ recipes?

Thanks, that put's my mind at ease.

spelling was never my best subject! lol

Just bought a 2 gallon fermentation bucket, Pitched the yeast last night. today I went down to the basement to check how things were coming-along, and noticed very weak tremblings from the air lock. I think I have a bad seal on the bucket. Will this effect the beer inside and is it to late...

thanks Yuri I've never considered cold crashing, but after a little research I'm thinking that it sounds like a great idea. maybe I could bottle the porter, wait 4 weeks for the beer to carbonate, then cold condition for another four weeks? :mug:

Hi Is it necessary to age a porter? is it better to rack to a secondary or can I go strait to bottling after fermentation is complete?

Like you I'm doing my first heavy beer a Barley Wine. Well I've read on one of the posts that to up the alcohol content you can re-pitch a white wine yeast when you rack to a secondary. Call me crazy but I'm really considering going that extra step. I hope the barely wine doesn't turn out...

Hey while making my last batch I broke my hydrometer during the initial sanitation. Now I don't know what the OG was. :mad: Is there computer software that will estimate the OG? I used 6 lbs of coopers light liquid extract and 3 lbs of DME and steaped 1 lbs of specialty grains. I...