Recent content by rogersbm

Sweet...Thanks

I realized I did it backwards after the fact, but everything I read said it was okay to do the entire fermentation process in a carboy. (Even the guy at my local brew shop) I guess that would have been fine if I had used a blow off tube. I didn't have a choice but to transfer it, because it...

I'm sure I'm obsessing a little bit here (being my first batch and all) but I feel like I screwed up the fermentation process. When I transferred the batch from the carboy to the plastic bucket, the yeast was reacting so well it was basically fizzing through my airlock. Now I don't even see...

Wow, those pics are wild. Wasn't expecting all that mess, but it seems like common sense in hindsight. Thanks again folks!

Sweeeet...I feel like a million bucks right now. Had all my buddies looking forward to trying my first batch and I thought I ruined it! Thanks!

Well, hopefully I didn't ruin it with the way I fixed it. My wife was pretty upset, because I used the closet to ferment. Didn't expect it to overflow, so I pretty much ruined the carpet in there...lol. I figured I didn't have enough room in the carboy, and that I made a mistake, so I...

So I was SUPER pumped yesterday! Began my home brewing journey by brewing my first IPA. Everything worked out pretty well, my initial gravity was a perfect 1.051 when I put it in the carboy. My temps were prefect along the way, and everything was going great. I added my yeast, but was...