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I'm still a newbie so please forgive the elementary questions. I 've done a lot of reading but obviously there is a lot I need to learn about brewing and beer. What makes Belgium such a big beer, is it the alcohol content?

Fine weeks in primary fermentation....holy cow! Well I guess that answers my next question as to just how long can wort sit in a carboy! LOL Thanks All, I'll let you know what happens

Hi guys, Brewed my next batch it's a slightly modified La Chouffe. When I filtered it into the carboy the OG was 1.084. 10 days later the FG is 1.024. I know the airlock is not a good measure of fermentation but there is one bubble about once a minute. So, is it done or should I give a couple...

Hey, thanks for the update. Obviously I'm still a newbie but I'm having fun! Thanks again,:tank:

I am brewing the same recipie for the third time. The only thing that has changed since I last brewed it was steeping certain grains instead of dumping into the boil. This time around the yeasties are working as evidenced by the consistenly bubbling air lock. But, there is very little...

Dismal, there are 24 screw top bottles and I am in Milford Ct., and yes its a winged capper. Allen

Couldn't resist, sorry. Just bottling my second batch and realized some of the bottles that friends have been donating (yes because they want a sample) are screw tops. I didn't realize until the bottling had begun so I couldn't sop but the caps don't fit on with the same snap as the other...

Thanks for the tips and link, I've already downloaded the materials. Despite the oversized flat screen for computer viewing I still enjoy reading off the page. Sorry that the recipie was lacking in detail I was actually trying make it easier to read. I have the detail from steeping time to...

I have a couple questions! Below is the recipie I am using but my question are as follows; Do I add the sugar at the beginning of the boil? Do I add a priming sugar? After everything cools down I strain in to carboy and pitch yest? Is there anything glaringly wrong with the recipie below...

Well it is January 24th and as promised we sat dwon to open our first beer and here is what we found and agree on. First, the beer has definately changed in that it is not as hoppy or dry as we anticipated. Not that it is sweet but I believe sweet is the opposite of dry. The hops still have a...

i have made beer I have Made Beer I HAVE MADE BEER LOL This has been cool. Khiddy, all of you posting on this site, and those that may have replied, and my girl who bought me this kit for my birthdaythanks. All is bottled and waiting now. While botteling we cheated and tasted it...

i have made beer i have made BEER I HAVE MADE BEER!!!!! LOL This is soooooo cool, Khiddy, everyone whos has posted and or replied, thanks so much. This has really been cool and I'm sure its going to get better. But, when I was botteling we tasted some as we started. It was just a...

Latest update and question. The temp has been stable and those yeasties have been doing thier thing, I can tell because the wort has been changing color (its really dark now) getting clearer and all those floaties are gone. The question now is the gravty has not changed in the past week and...

Khiddy, thanks for your instruction it is a huge help. I think I will retire the carboy filled wort (replace the blow off tube with an airlock) to a cool area and forget about bout it for awhile then check the FG before bottling. At what point should I be concerned about the length of time in...

Okay, so the latest update I still can't explain why the temp on the carboy read 79 degrees but now it it resting copmfortably at 72 degrees. The color of the wort is a very nice deep malty brown and defeinately less murky. There is the tineist formation of foam about the size of an almub (if...

Well, everything was going well yeasties were doinf there thing for three days. I returned home on Thursday and no more Krausen and no more bubbles. The gravity is 1.018 after .002 correction for it being 79 degrees. So I know I'm supposed to let it sit for 3 days to ensure there is no more...

Hi, You will note that I am brand spanking new to home brewing and after getting off to somewhat of a questionsable start I am told I'm doing fine. So, with that in mind (like most things I like) I am ready to really get started. So, with the first batch fermenting away I wan to plan the...

After I posted my message I found others with similar questions and with your responses I don;t feel so bad, thanks. To answer your questions ithe yeast was a smack pak liquid. The gravity at the yeast incisdent was 1.075 which is a little high I guess and made me think the yueast would give out...

Hi everyone, I am new here and new to home brewing though I am not new to beer. I am trying my first batch and I know I have surely screwed up but I need to know how badly. First, I am making a Christmas Ale, it came as gift. My timing was a little off and so after the malt extract boil...