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Not sure what the FG was, forgot to measure it. It's been in the bottle for 3 weeks now and I tried some last night. That's when I noticed the nail polish removers smell and flavor.

Haha, well I haven't tasted nail polish remover but it has the same smell. It's a very high alcoholic heat almost like a cheap vodka. I wouldn't call it medicinal though, so perhaps it is from the stressed yeast.

Yeah, it was in the primary the whole time. I got extremely sick so I had to stop home brewing all together for almost a year. Under normal conditions I don't use a secondary. Perhaps it did sit too long. Here's the recipe: Malt Extract: 9 lb Munton Light DME Grains: 3.25 Dark...

I was thinking about throwing all of my tubing just in case. It's cheap enough so I think it would be worth it. My bottling supplies are less than a year old so there are no scratches or wear and tear on them that would harbor bacteria. Also, none of my batches showed any visual signs of...

Sounds good. I did have to repitch the yeast during bottling so it would carb up and it was on the trub for a good while. As long as it's not infection I'm not too worried.

I brewed my last batch last August (a spin off of Southern Tier Creme Brulee stout) but I only bottled in late April. The batch has a very high smell and taste of nail polish remover. I looked and saw that this is usually caused by high fermentation temps and under pitching. I ruled under...

Thanks! Also that description is awesome! :rockin: The condition is House worthy actually, only 20 Americans a year get a CSF leak as a result from mastoiditis.

Thanks, much appreciated. Brewing is good therapy and I plan on brewing up either a simple Hefe to back in the swing of things or an IPA. Just bottled the beer tonight, actually didn't try it for some reason. I re-pitched when I bottled and threw in some vanilla extract for flavor. Hoping it...

Last August I brewed a stout and had plans to bottle it that same month. Unfortunately things took a turn for the worst and I just bottled it tonight. So basically last August I had come down with an ear infection. Didn't think much of it as I just let it run it's course. A few days into it...

I'm going to be trying a Oktoberfest, but I don't have the ability to lager. Many folks have said that using a Kolsch yeast with a proper recipe will give your beer that Oktoberfest-like flavor. Here's the recipe (it's extract) if you're interested: Shocktoberfest Recipe Type: Extract Yeast...

I get the EXACT same stuff from my mom. Mom: "You don't know what kind of germs are in there!" Me: "Mom, I do know, I made it myself. Also there is nothing that can live in beer that can harm the human body" Mom: "You don't know that!" Me: ::facepalm:: I'm grateful for the fact that my mom...

Nope, the stuff they told us is pretty much on their website. However, he did say that they use pretty much 1 yeast strain for all of their beers except for their saison and their wheat beers. Also the cases I picked up of Pumpking were "low fills" which means they weren't filled all the...

So I visited Southern Tier Brewing Company this past weekend and it was alot of fun. Lakewood, New York is actually really nice. The brewery was in a business park off a main road and the facility itself was mostly a big warehouse. They have their own bar their called The Empty Pint which is...

Some good suggestions in this thread. I'm going to have to try that trap trick with the red vinegar. I don't have any house plants though. I've been meaning to bottle this batch for sometime now, however I'm feeling extremely under the weather and I don't want to infect the beer (if the...

So this is the first summer I've brewed beer and yesterday I noticed 3 dead fruit flies in the neck of my airlock. After doing so research on some old threads it looks like people are divided as to how to proceed with a situation like this. So I have some questions: 1. Is there anyway my...

There's this place in Pittsburgh: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10112/1052243-389.stm I honestly know nothing about it. I've also heard rumblings about a brew on the premises site in the Strip District too.

Good point. I like the place, everyone is really nice and helpful. They also play obscure classic rock on their sound system and the owner is kind of a hippy dude. I enjoy the vibe there but I save a significant amount of dough by shopping online.

Am I the only one that searches for the term "beer" on my DVR on a regular basis? :p

So for my last 4 batches or so I've ordered all my supplies online even though I have a great LHBS not to far from me. I'm starting to feel bad for not giving him the proper business, however supplies in total are about $10 cheaper online (even after shipping). I go there for odds and ends...

On my IIPA the lacing was huge. It was like there was a party on the side of the glass.