Recent content by thornton33

Do you fine with gelatin? That's pretty clear.

Gotcha. Do most ppl just dump them into primary after the Krausen dies down or rack to secondary? I assume one would have to remove and resanitize the lid with a new sanitized airlock if one were just staying in primary or no?

Hey guys, my brew tasted exquisite on bottling day, with plenty of hop aroma and flavor. After only two weeks of bottle conditioning it's nearly all gone. Any idea what would cause such a rapid decline in these characteristics?

And how did this turn out compared to the real thing?

And how did this turn out compared to the real thing?

How did this turn out?

Tiny*

It was strange. I literally watched tiny balls float back up to the surface from the yeast cake with little trails of bubbles following all the way up. I assume that is fairly normal behavior, although a little out of place at 3 weeks after pitching. You think refrigerating the bottles should...

And another.

FYI, here's a pic of what I'm talking about.

Anyone have issues with tons of large yeast rafts sitting in suspension with US 05? When I racked to the bottling bucket you could see debris from the top to the bottom in various amounts. Is that a typical characteristic of the strain? 2 weeks in primary and 1 week in secondary at 60°-64°...

Also OG of 1.07 and FG of 1.015.

Anyone have issues with tons of large yeast rafts sitting in suspension with US 05? When I racked to the bottling bucket you could see debris from the top to the bottom in various amounts. Is that a typical characteristic of the strain? 2 weeks in primary and 1 week in secondary at 60°-64°...

Went with the muslin bag to make the siphoning process complication free when it's time to bottle. Didn't want any pellets getting stuck in my racking cane. If you think it's nothing to worry about then I'd be happy to reconsider the matter. Less hassle to just dump them in the vessel. This is...

Question for all: Just racked to secondary today with a 1oz dry hop addition. We put the pellets in a sanitized muslin bag, but accidentally set the sack of hops on an unsanitized surface before placing in secondary. Given the fact that primary fermentation is complete, our beer has a healthy...