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I made a small mistake a year ago with a batch that I had put about $80 in ingredients in. Turns out the mistake wasn't a big deal. But I didn't realize it at the time. So, I let my high gravity, milk chocolate covered cherry stout sit in the secondary for a year. I bottled last night but...

++++ I need to know if I've ruined my beer by leaving it in secondary, on top of fruit puree and nibs, for approximately 3 months. The beer has been in indirect sunlight for months. I want sweet cherry taste, not bitter. +++++ This is my second attempt to make a quality batch of beer. I...

This is my second attempt to make a quality batch of beer. I started with an extract brew kit for an 8.1% ABV stout. I added about 4 oz of sweet baker's chocolate, 6 oz of semi-sweet baker's chocolate and about 6 oz of unsweetened organic cocoa powder to the boil. I also added one pound of...

This is my second attempt to make a quality batch of beer. I started with an extract brew kit for an 8.1% ABV stout. I added about 4 oz of sweet baker's chocolate, 6 oz of semi-sweet baker's chocolate and about 6 oz of unsweetened organic cocoa powder to the boil. I also added one pound of...

This is my second attempt to make a quality batch of beer. I started with an extract brew kit for an 8.1% ABV stout. I added about 4 oz of sweet baker's chocolate, 6 oz of semi-sweet baker's chocolate and about 6 oz of unsweetened organic cocoa powder to the boil. I also added one pound of...

Extract kit that arrived with the LME leaking. Compensated by upping molasses from 1/4 to 3/4 cup. Added unsweetened cocoa powder to the boil, along with semi-sweet bakers chocolate. Used Crystal Springs water bottled by the gallon. I used dry yeast which I did mistakenly pitch at far too high...

Extract kit that arrived with the LME leaking. Compensated by upping molasses from 1/4 to 3/4 cup. Added unsweetened cocoa powder to the boil, along with semi-sweet bakers chocolate. Used Crystal Springs water bottled by the gallon. I used dry yeast which I did mistakenly pitch at far too...

I bottled my first batch (a stout with added cocoa powder and bakers chocolate) about four days ago. At that time, my beer tasted fairly decent. Nothing special, but some interesting flavor profiles brought about by the vanilla powder, and spice potion (cinnamon, ginger and clove disolved in...

I bottled my first batch (a stout with added cocoa powder and bakers chocolate) about four days ago. At that time, my beer tasted fairly decent. Nothing special, but some interesting flavor profiles brought about by the vanilla powder, and spice potion (cinnamon, ginger and clove disolved in...

Thanks so much for the help and encouragement.

Thanks for the help. $73 for entry level kit $84 for two extract kits (I have brewed 3) $52 for 3 cases of bottles and 2 packs of caps and 1 oz of vanilla extract $8 cocoa nibs, $8 for cocoa powder, $10 for 1 pound +/- bakers chocolate $13 or so for Oregon Cherry Puree $35...

:confused: Hello my brewing brethren. I just finished my third boil, and encountered new problems yet again. Just the facts ma'am: Brewed a switchblade jack pumpkin ale (dark red in color) extract kit offered by Jasper's Home brewing at boomchugaloog.com. I have only used their kits, but...

Hello my brewing brethren. I just finished my third boil, and encountered new problems yet again. Just the facts ma'am: Brewed a switchblade jack pumpkin ale (dark red in color) extract kit offered by Jasper's Home brewing at boomchugaloog.com. I have only used their kits, but even lacking...

I used about 4 0z of cocoa powder and 4 oz of bakers chocolae. Shouldn't that have been enough to notice? Thanks for all of the help. I was really confused why the off taste seemed to become more pronounced with a few more days in the primary. Thanks guys.

I just racked my first batch of brew (a stout) into the secondary. Problem is, the beer smells and tastes more like green apples now (13 days since pouring into primary) than it did a week ago. Also, there is about an inch plus of brown sludge left in my primary after transfer that looks...

I appreciate the encouragement and the sage counsel offered by everyone. Do you think that crud floating at the top of my fermenter, much of which I inadvertently scooped out, was the yeast? Or, has the yeast settled to the bottom to form a cake? Also, I plan on following everyone's...

I have made a number of mistakes with this, my first, batch of brew. I am woring with a stout extract kit with a targeted abv of 8.1%. I initially pitched the dry yeast at too high of a temperature because I didn't realize the dangers of doing so in creating fusel alcohols. The recipe...

Oh brother. I didn't know better. My ice bath didn't work becuase I bought the ginormous one that can't fit into my sink. I just added the wort to about 2 2/2 gallons of room temp. water thinking this would lower the temp. Next time I'll put the fresh water in the deep freezer while I...

Thanks for the help. Is it a problem that I already rocked the fermenter? I won't do it again.

I'm keeping the primary fermeneter in my kitchen pantry. The downstairs temperature has remained at 70 and then 71 degrees for the past few nights. I guess I am just confused because of how well things started and then how abruptly everything stopped. I mean I am sure my lid is airtight...