Recent content by SloppyGriffin

thanks for the quick reply. I know now after reading things online that i should have either made a starter or used 2-3 more vials. I have yet to venture down that path and make a starter so i guess i will have to get on that before i brew my dopplebbock next week. I guess my only two options...

So on Friday the 28th of February, I brewed up another batch of my Oktoberfest for October. I calculated an estimated OG of 1.070, the actual OG was 1.072. I cooled the beer to 75F via wort chiller and then pitched a vial of WLP820. I then moved the fermenter to my cellar which was about 44F...

I plan on making this as my next brew and seeing how I have not done a lager yet I had a couple questions.Did you have to re-yeast after the 10 week lagering process? And did you bring the beer to a warmer temp before priming? I just have worries that the majority of yeast will have dropped out...

Well the aroma given off has become more like what it was before i noticed the stuff.And i have not seen any further development of mold or anything more serious so perhaps i will get a feux lambic style saisson? gonna be hard to share that with people tho lol.

So i dont believe this is an infection. Heres why. A week ago i added a package of dry yeast that i had sparred from a coopers. Brewing kit months prior. I added it in addition to the already active yeast because the fizzing and activity had halted. Heres why i double guessed myself. When i...

Here it is

I will post a pic when i get home

more concerned with the film i mentioned

Actually now im not sure if it trly is an infection. This morning i checked it and i notciced white bubbly flake things on the surface as well with a slight translucent film near the edges. I looked up what it could be and some people said that it could just be "rogue" something. i forget. I...

I believe it got infected:( I will have to try again another day

I believes its been 12 days altogether so far. I think.i was considering cold crashing after 21 or so days to clarify things. What do u suggest?

It's very cloudy still. I have it at about 81F and has been at that temp for maybe a now. Still very cloudy. Is this normal?

You could also mash up cherries, about 5-7lbs, and add them to the wort for 20 minutes AT THE END of your boil.Depending on the type of cheery though, you may need to adjust the ph with gypsum or whatever.

But i have used chinook and only got a grapefruit aroma/flavour. I will be using cascade as suggested by people here.i have a lot of summit/simcoe so maybe i will.use those in place of zythos but add them later in the boil to minimize bitterness. As for actual pine needles, i believe it would...

I decided on using cascade and zythos