Recent content by whathits14

And now the moment you've all been waiting for.... The beer is done. However, I messed up adding the priming starches to the batch and forgot to give the beer a little stir to get the starches dispersed in all the beer. The result of this small error is, unfortunately, a very lightly carbonated...

Bottling was a breeze! Wound up with 2 full cases of beer in the bottles, a little less than expected but certainly a plentiful amount. Two more weeks...:mug:

Yes the kit used some steeping grains...1 lb of dry crystal malt I believe. Steeped the grains while bringing up temperature, but I think I might have let it get too hot...hopefully it didn't break everything down, but we will see. I am about to bottle in a few mins here, and will do another...

Update on the brew: It has been two weeks since wort has been sitting in fermenter, so I thought it would be a good time to take a hydrometer reading. I did not take an origional reading, but the kit instructions estimate ~ 1.069. The hydrometer read 1.012 (How does this look for an IPA?). Also...

Another 2 weeks or so sounds good. The beer smells a little on the sweet side. Is this normal and will it lessen with more time in the fermenter, or do you think I should add some additional yeast?

Update on the brew! It has been a little over a week, and the yeast appear to have finished the bulk of the fermentation. Should the fermentation be over this quickly? Also, if anyone has brewed a similar extract kit before, how long would you leave it in the primary to clear and develop before...

The brew kit I picked up came with some nylon mesh bags, which helped with the pelleted hop particles somewhat, but the actual pellets are formed from some pretty fine particles and a small amount snuck through...same with some of the specialty grains, but its a negligible amount. Shooter, I...

Well I did not boil water prior to brewing in the stockpot, so hopefully any off tastes will be minimal. Update: The yeast have begun to work their magic! looks like I left just enough room in the carboy to avoid blow off as the foam from the fermentation is up to the neck, but no further. It...

Thanks! :tank: Update: Looked at the brew this morning and no signs of fermentation yet. Carboy has zero bubbles, it looks completely flat. Hopefully yeast will pick up by this evening. I used White Labs California ale yeast is anybody wants to comment...more later

Just finished my first homebrew tonight! Here the skinny: MoreBeer! American IPA ingredients kit. Came with: 9LBS ultralight malt extract 1 oz gal hops for bittering (11.3 % AA) 4 oz cascade hops, 2 oz for flavoring and 2 for aroma. (7.5% AA) I took a chance and ordered a turkey fryer...