Recent content by Slipperee

I didnt take a gravity reading when i just popped it, but the thing is is that there was no point in time where it was bubbling vigorously, and the fermenter was airtight... so thats leading me to think that it was a bad batch of yeast. If I take a gravity reading should I rely on the final...

Ok so I popped the top to take a look and it smelt like beer but there was very little krausen, just a little "gunk" stuck to the sides near the liquid surface, but no foam like Ive seen in other folks brews... think I should get more yeast and repitch?

Thanks so much for the advice! I'll give that a shot and take a look inside for krausen when I do that

6lbs LME and I used 1 pkg each of crushed crystal malt, crushed black malt , and crushed roasted barley. But I probably screwed up taking the OG because we really had no clue how to use the hydrometer. Idk if I wanna risk contamination by cracking the lid... maybe i can take the airlock out and...

Batch size 5 gallons, pitched at approximately 63 degrees Fahrenheit, its being stored at room temperature which is probably around 68 degrees or so in my apt. Not sure on the brand of yeast, all i know is that it was a brewers yeast in a green/yellow packet. I rehydrated it in a sanitized glass...

Hey Guys! I am new to the forum and just started my first brew. I wanted to make a vanilla beer and was advised to cut up a vanilla bean and throw it into my wort in the last 15 minutes of the boil and let the vanilla bean fall into the fermentor during the pot-fermentor transfer. So I...