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Yeah, the aroma is still funky on a sample swirled around in a glass. It's hard to describe, but the aroma is definitely not the tasty simcoe/amarillo hops smell I was hoping for. I'm just going to give it more time and see how it goes. Maybe transfer it to a clean carboy in a few days and...

Just pulled a quick sample from the bottom spigot - it still is a bit funky, but maybe it does seem to be mellowing out. I popped the bung off the top of the fermenter, and it does not smell great in there. The top of the beer looks the same as it did two days ago, still all those milky...

Double sanitation because I was just 'making sure' everything was nice and sanitized :) Yes, starter with DME was boiled for about 15 mins. Everything that touches the wort after boiling is sanitized using a no-rinse (one-step I think). SG was about 1.055, gravity now (1 wk later) is 1.010.

My better bottle fermenter has a spigot at the bottom, I pulled a sample into my graduated cylinder right after pitching yeast and aerating the wort. No pics of a racking hose, but you can see the blowoff tube in the pic of the fermenter (smallish diameter but it worked). I did get yeast /...

It was 6 days into ferm. I need to RDWHHB and see if this one turns out OK.

here's hoping you guys are right! :mug: I've done quite a few batches, but these are some of my first AG. This one here in the pics is the first one that wasn't fermented in a bucket, so maybe these sights are more normal than I think.

I'm planning on letting it ride out, but it sure is funky now. This was supposed to be an IPA, but you can't even taste any hops though the funky taste. The creamy / slimy goop on top of the beer doesn't look normal to me, but has appeared on these last two batches that were fermented in...

I've had two batches in a row now that have become infected. :( Haven't had this problem before these two. For the first batch, I blamed some possibly poorly harvested yeast (it was my first time trying to wash yeast, so could be understood if I screwed it up). For the second batch, I was...

I did one sparge. And yes, did stir and vorlauf.

No I did not measure the gravity of the first runnings. Haven't been in the habit of doing that, but may start doing that. For the mash, I used 4.5 gals of h2o with 8lbs of grain.

The LHBS has a self-serve mill, maybe someone before me adjusted it for larger grain? I probably won't buy a mill right away, but I will take a closer look at the mill next time. Doing some googling, it looks like the mill they have is a barley crusher model which is adjustable. Thanks for the...

My equipment: Cooler MT with braided stainless filters - this works surprisingly well...only dropped 1-2 degs after 75 min mash. I did pre-heat the MT for 1/2 hr or so. Process: This beer called for an infusion mash @ 151F for 75mins, then batch sparge at 168F. The mash was right on...

Hello. I brewed up some kolsch today, and missed my OG big time. Was shooting for about 1.046, and ended up at 1.032. This is just my second all-grain, but I did a good job hitting temps and water volumes. After looking at the spent grains in the compost pile, I think they weren't crushed very...

This is the first batch that I've used a fruit purée, and I'm surprised how long it is taking this beer to finish. Its been at least 3wks since adding 3lbs of purée to the secondary, and the airlock is still bubbling. I used 1986 yeast, and have been keeping the beer at 70 deg F. Is it normal...

Just smells like rubber, like new cheap shoes. Just worried my beer will get the flavor.

Got a new 3 g keg and it stinks pretty bad. I think the smell is coming from the rubber gasket on top. Is there any quick way to get rid of the smell? New to kegging, can't wait to pour the first pint!

This is the best beer I've made so far! Very nice hop character. Thanks Yooper!!

My batch has been in bottles for not quite 2 weeks, but I gotta try one. Got a couple in he fridge for tomorrow!

I brewed the extract recipe 9 days ago, and I think this thing is finally done fermenting! Also picked up a little fridge that will fit a 6 gal bucket. Is it a good idea to stick the primary fermenter in the fridge for a day before racking to secondary and dry-hopping? Can't wait to try this...

Made this extract recipe on Friday. Had to leave town for Easter on Saturday, came home Sunday night and the bucket lid was popped off! Never knew that could happen. I put a fresh clean lid on it, hope it's going to be ok. The beer smells great already.