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    Ginger & Fruit Juice - Slow Start?

    Hey man, Just a couple thoughts for you: -give it some more time, sometimes my beers take a full day to get rolling -make sure the temp isn't too cold or the yeast will stay dormant -are you sure the lid and airlock are tight on the fermenter? Maybe you have a simple air leak so the co2 is...
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    Homebrewing in Summit County CO

    Hi everyone, Just relocated from the east coast to Dillon CO for the ski season. Looking for a homebrew store/club in the area. The closest I can find is in Denver or Gypsum, anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Very early flowering ?

    Also, if you care about your plants and your beer you won't use freakin miracle gro. Remember you're eventually gonna drink this stuff, you are what you eat applies to plants too. Spend a few bucks at the plant store for some good organic fertilizer.
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    Very early flowering ?

    Dude it's like any other plant, we just passed the summer solstice, days are getting shorter, plants think "flower!" If they flower now it will be 10 weeks until fully developed buds, that's mid september, and perfectly normal for the climate here in upstate ny
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    Issues with OG on partial mash IPAs

    Hmm really interesting point, I'll try that on the next batch, back to the drawing board!
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    Issues with OG on partial mash IPAs

    Hi everyone! So I just brewed my second batch of IPA and I'm coming up short on OG on both batches. I have a basic brew kit and I'm doing a partial mash partial boil of around 2gal for a 5 gal batch. My first batch was an English IPA, og target was 1.052-056 and I came in at an adjusted 1.049...
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    Hello from Buffalo NY!

    Well unfortunately I can't go tying up the sink for 5 days with floating ice bottles . . . Wonder if I can find an old fridge for cheap and set it on uber low, maybe even rig my own thermo
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    Hello from Buffalo NY!

    Yeah I'm aging it around 72 because that's the coolest dark spot I have, how are you all getting it down into the 60s? I dont have a basement or swamp cooler and the fridge is obviously too cold, ideas?
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    Hello from Buffalo NY!

    I everyone, new to brewing and this forum. Decided to join after much reading of the archives here. Very helpful! I just bottled my first batch a couple days ago, started with a partial mash English IPA recipe. It finished a little early, only 4 days, but the gravity was right so I bottled it...
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