Recent content by zeinog

just as an update. the hef turned out great. me and a friend killed off the whole batch when she came to visit on vacation. was very tasty and no sour smell/taste. the bannana flavor was still there but mellowed out a little. overall will be doing another heff this next winter.

ty. now that i think about it my brew temp is usually higher then the apartment temp. i dont use the heater in winter just to avoid it. reading through threads last night i read burnt rubber. i guess you could call it that but in a very mild form. the recipe i had called for 1098 british yeast...

What yeast did you use? (please don't say "Nottingham") nottingham. im hopping to have a mini fridge by next spring to avoid this problem in the future and brew all year long. assuming the temp was about apartment temp was about 74 to 75 my new fermentor doesnt have a thermomater yet. i use...

So i bottled a newcastle clone today and tasted it. i noticed like a non salty bad bacon taste to it thats hard to explain. im wondering if this will condition off. i left it in the primary for 4 to 5 weeks and the temps been kinda warm cause i didnt put it in a water bath. (its hot here in...

Thank you. I will just wait for it to condition then. It was more like sour mold not citrusy

im doing my first hef and transfered to my secondary today. besides the very delightful bannanna smell there was also a somewhat sour smell i noticed that i havent had with any other beer ive done. is this normal or should i be a little worried. i was out of town for a few days and my fiancee...

red turned out great the Alaskan amber clone was good minus one bottle that tasted like hairspray. im guessing wasn't sterilized well and the mead is alcoholic still not a big wine drinker but its good i guess want to have some of my wine drinking friends try it and hear what they have to say...

i actually just noticed the same thing in my first bottle of my first batch. ok ill admit is supposed to age for another 2 weeks so i kinda knew it would happen but after its done aging just letting it chill in the fridge is cold crashing right. i drank it warm cause im impatient. so far not the...

Just as an update. i decided to shoot from the hip on my mead as i canceled my vacation(Yay new job) i used a gallon and a half of water 4lbs of raw natural honey two sticks of cinnamon 1/3 an ounce of sweet orange peel(after smelling it i think ill use about half as much next time depending on...

i picked up a Alaskan amber clone recipe and supplies from my lhbs. the recipe calls for 1lbs pilsnier malt 1lbs Munich. if i grind it at home how fine should i crush it with a rolling pin or is it just gonna be easier to take it to the lhbs and run it through their mill. i ask cause this is a...

Super excited now didn't mess it up to bad. Gf keeps makeing fun of me for watching the carboy every hour or two. Thanx guys.

you guys are awsome and quick thank you.

ok so this is my first batch and im brewing a red ale. i overlooked the step of filtering out the hops as i poured the wort into my carboy(my how to brew book by palmer didnt cover red ales so i was bouncing back and forth between kit instructions and his book and just spaced it in my rush). did...