Recent content by SamD

So, after leaving my siphon unattended and spilling a couple liters all over my carpet floor, I have my beer...most of it...bottled. My beer doesn't exactly taste..good... will the final product taste the same as it did fresh out of the fermentor? Also, does having a final hydrometer reading of...

Okay, so even when it's bottled, it will get better with time? So I should keep it in the fermentor for at least 4 weeks? I'm nervous because there's no airlock, it's just a lid, i'm afraid things will get in and out.

Okay. I'm thinking of buying another bucket this weekend, with a lid the has a hole for a stopper, and starting another batch with the methods I learned from the links above. It is worth finishing the one I have started, correct?

Thanks for that tip, I made sure the lid wasn't sealed. So you say you leave it alone for 4 weeks, do you still do hydrometer tests during that 4 weeks?

Okay. Thanks again. I'm afraid I won't sleep at night because i'll be on here all night teaching myself.

Okay. So, is the secondary fermentor necessary?

Thank you. I will keep that in mind. Another quesetion is...the bucket I was sold to be my primary fermentor just has a good airtight lid, no spots for stoppers or anything. Is this an issue? Or perfectly normal? I figure the stopper and such is for the carboy.

Thanks a million! I'm glad I found this place.

Yes, it's a hopped extract. So, by just pouring the can and the sugar in my fermentor along with boiling water, will everything be fine? Or is it crucial to boild it on the stove?

It's a morgans kit. And thank you, i'm new to this and any help I can get is great!

So...I went out today, bought a brewing kit and the equipment, and started what will hopefully be a lifelong hobby. The instructions that came from the shop to brew a basic beer told me to boil 2 gallons of water, and dump it, along with the malt extract and sugar into the primary fermentor...