Recent content by xMichael

Thanks for the heads up, I'll pick up everything I need for a starter tomorrow. Just so I do this right, high krausen will be around 18 hours after pitching into the starter? It seems for this brew, I didn't aerate enough (I only rocked the fermenter for 10 minutes before pitching), and/or I...

Update: I've elevated the temp to 74F for a few hours and I've begun to gently rocking the fermenter every now and then, being careful not to cause any splashing. I'll check FG again this Wednesday. If there are no changes, should I make a starter or just pitch some yeast directly? Thanks...

Gotcha, everything I read about high grav beers emphasized aerating the hell out of the wort. I realized simply rocking it back and forth for 10 minutes likely wasn't enough in this case lol. Should I look into a real aerator for the future? I have a secondary fermenter not in use, should I...

Unfortunately today was the first day I tested for FG. I would have tested a bit earlier, but I just got sanitizer today so I can sanitize the beer thief/test tube, etc... As far as calibrating the hydro, this is gonna sound embarrassing, but I'm not sure how to calibrate it...all I know is...

Hello everyone! I've lurked here for awhile and got some great advice via browsing, but now I think I need some direct guidance... So a few weeks ago, on 4/27, I brewed a high gravity extract hefeweizen. I found a recipe somewhere on here, I believe, but I changed it a bit to make it high...