Recent content by sksmith66

you guys really aren't surprised to see bubbles and have a sour smell on a beer that's been in the primary for 4 weeks? It's certainly a first for me. oh well. I'll taste a sample tomorrow when I transfer to the secondary. I'm sure it'll taste very green, but hopefully I'll be able to taste it...

I've tried to be patient and follow the #1 rule of homebrewing (RDWHAHB), but after four weeks in the primary I'm really afraid that I've lost this batch to an infection. This batch took about 3 days to really start fermenting and never really got going good and strong. It had maybe a 1 to 2...

thanks. you guys have hit on my biggest fear with this beer. I was concerned with the relatively low IBU. I wanted to use centennial for the bittering hops at 60 minutes but my LHBS was out when I was in last time. Maybe I can go with 2oz Nugget or Chinook if they are still out of centennial...

Slow Burn Imperial IPA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.2 lbs. Plain Light Malt Extract 2 lb. Crushed Crystal Malt 60L quart capacity 1 lb. Crushed Victory 6 oz. Cascade Hops 1 oz. simcoe Hops 5 oz. Priming Sugar 1 11 gram package Nottingham...

so when you do a late extract addition I assume you still kill the flame when adding the extract. Usually when I do this it takes a few minutes to get the extract in and get everything back to a boil. So would you count the time it takes to add the extract and get it back to boiling as part of...

wondering if anyone has any opinions on doing a yeast starter versus just double pitching for really high gravity brews (over 1.1). obviously there are financial concerns with pitching two packets of yeast, but other than that will there be a noticable effect in the final product.

long time lurker here, and fellow indianapolis area brewer. great fermentations is a great place. Helpful staff, well stocked, and everything is neat and orderly. what else can you ask for? I brewed belgian tripel kit two months ago and just cracked open the first bottle last night. It is...