Recent content by ShawDeuce22

*****Back with pictures***** Here is a picture of the beer taken from the test cylinder after the gravity reading for reference: Picture from 12oz: Picture from 22oz: Picture from 750mL: All of these pictures are stolen from friends, but this is the best I can do currently...

*****Reporting back with some findings***** I bottled 12 - 12oz, 6 - 22oz, and 2 - 750mL swingtops (Hill Farmstead growlers) 12oz bottles - Darkest of all of the beers, no off flavor. 22oz bottles - Same color as the original post (on page 1, picture taken from a 22oz), no off flavor 750mL...

Could it be some form of oxidation? All of the pictures look like its turning to a rust color. I do not purge anything with CO2 before transfering or bottling...don't have the resources for that. I would assume that the brett would react somehow to to the extra O2, but none of my bottles have a...

I had the exact same thing happen to me. All brett brux trois primary, pale meets IPA, warrior bitter, nelson sauvin and motueka late hops, nelson sauvin motueka and citra dry hop. This is a sample poured after I took the FG reading: ...and this is from after I opened a bottle 6 days...

I still live in a small apartment and am limited to extract brews only. I want to start to focus on recipe formulation as compared to an all grain recipe so that when that day comes and I switch I will be able to create the same taste and color. So, can someone point me to a website or a thread...

I wanted to try and grow up some dregs from a bottle. I put the dregs from 2 bottles of Jolly Pumpkin La Roja into a normal starter. This is my first time doing this and was wondering what I should be looking for. So far (3 weeks in the growler) I have some interesting activity and was wondering...

The temperatures in my apartment won't go below 75/76 degrees. Is there any types of beers that have high fermenting temperatures that I could brew in my hot apartment that won't mind seeing temperatures upwards of 80/81 degrees?

I live in an apartment building so I'm not able to use such things as turkey burners and 5 gallon boil packages. I am stuck to my (tiny)kitchen to produce my brews. Is there a way to scale down the AG brew process so I can start making my own recipes?

First, I just want to give a standing O to the experienced homebrewers on this site. :ban: (clap clap clap clap clap) I first started brewing, around mid January 09, with the Brewers Best kits. Well, I'm still on the kits but that is not the meaning behind this thread. A few weeks ago I...

Well im just getting started and trying to feel this out. Im still on the brewers best kits and want to get into my own recipes some day. I just put a pot of coffee into the primary with the Russian Imperial Stout from brewers best. I couldnt let the kit run things anymore so I had to take...

well excuse me frets for reading the calendar wrong the "last night" was actually the 26th, but i want to thank the guys who actually ANSWERED my question

What is everyones opinions or experiences on growlers...*EDIT*...for bottleing. Are they worth it or dont waste time with them?

My room mate in college came up with an acronym for Saranac Some Ales Really Are Nasty A$$ Cheese He was a little bitter b/c we were having a competition on who can acquire more of one brewers beers, he had Sam Adams and I had Saranac. He chose poorly b/c Saranac has more beers than Sam...

Thanks for the quick replys guys. Yes, everything was cleaned and sanitized. And YES, I am trying to free up the primary for the next batch. Im a newbie so as soon as one is done I want to do it again, I guess its like having sex for the first time...as soon as you do it once you just...

Some people call me JD and we'll leave it at that. New to the brewing scene, being 22 yrs old. Always wanted to do it but the 'rents wouldnt let me brew in the house (their house). Now that I graduated from college, moved out, have my own place...you get my point.