Maybe by Thanksgiving I will be ready to have a beer! :D HA HA HA I had no idea what I was getting into. I cannot thank you guys enough for all your input on assisting me with this.
Thank you all,
WillyWonka71
Thank you all so much. I checked my hydrometer yesterday and it was around 1.010. I will give this one about another week and a half before I attempt to do anything else with it. I really appreciate all the assistance and advice. I will keep you updated on my progress.
Thanks again...
Is it normal for the fermenting to smell like "Rhino Farts?" I have been fermenting for the past 4 days at 50*F. I took a small sample today and I nearly fell over. HOLY MOLY!
Thanks guys!
-WillyWonka71
Do you think that I should bottle after 2 weeks then let it carb for three weeks THEN put in fridge for a month or two?
I just want to make sure I don't screw this up (any more than I already have! ha ha)
Thanks Guys!
-WillyWonka71
All,
Thank you so much for your advice. I really, really appreciate it.
Stone,
I will be out of town for 2 and a half days. At least it will not be a week. Do you guys feel that after I come, should I lower temp again and wait a week or so (would be 3 weeks in the primary) before I...
Thanks Double D. I am very meticulous person and I should have done a BIT more research on this one. I just home the "off-flavors" did not ruin this batch. (Meaning drinkable but not great beer). If so, you live and learn.
Ugh! Man, I thought I was on my game on this one.
Thanks...
All,
I have been reading The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and I just can't put this thing down. I have read hours of posts here and I cannot thank you enough for the wealth of knowledge.
My situation is simple: I am using the WLP833 yeast that states the temps are optimal between 40*...
Ugh! Thank you BrewerBear. I was afraid of that but I will certainly do what I can to keep it cool as not to bring anything else bad to the brew. I appreciate your input.
Live and learn I guess.
Thanks again, :mug:
WillyWonka71
Update:
I was able to purchase a plastic round tub (the type with ropes on the side) and froze a case of bottled water. While the bottled water was freezing, I placed two bags of ice (not opened) around the fermenter in order to drop the temps. This worked extremely well.
I used the frozen...
Oh man! thank you so much! I will try the T-Shirt method when I get home to cool this guy down. Thank you so much for the heads up.
I will keep you posted!
Thanks again twistr25
-WillyWonka71
Good morning all,
Greetings from the most jacked up city in America! :p
Sunday I started my first Austin Home brew kit and I decided on doing the Shiner Clone. I have read these forums many times and I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for the advice found EVERYWHERE within...