Search results

I just finished doing a chocolate raspberry wheat that I think came out quite nicely. I added about 5 lbs partially frozen to the secondary. I just took the berries washed em then frze over night. Next morning thawed in the microwave so that it wouldnt affect my temperatures too much. You...

Ok as promised heres the final recipe that was used. 9lbs 2Row British Pale Ale Malt 1lb German Chocolate Rye malt 1lb Flaked Barley 1lb Flaked Oats 3/4cup Molasses Mid Dark Unsulphered ~3oz Fresh Grated Ginger 1TBS Nutmeg 2TBS Cinnamon 1.25 oz Challenget hops 8%AAU 90min Let me just say that...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll post the final recipe tommorrow after we get it brewed.

Female freind is considering getting herself a brewkit. Before she does though she wants to watch me brw a batch to see if she would be abel to handle hte entire process. I told her for this I'd let her pick the type to be brewed. She wantsa nice dark beer likea guiness but she wants it flavored...

Well went and bottled the batch today. It doesnt seem tainted but tastes nothing like how I imagined it would. I honestly can't distinguish the taste of raspberries from the chocolate. Then again I can't truly distinuish the taste of either in it. The slight mediciny taste is also no longer...

So assuming i have a wild yeast infection what are my options? The beer as it is now doesnt look or smell any differently than when I racked from secondary to the carboy.

All i did for the berries was freeze for a few days andthen microwave a few minutes to defrost a little. Everything I had read said that the bacteria on fruit wasn't harmful to beer so you didnt need to worry about it.

Started my first AG batch about 3 weeks ago now. This is my second batch of beer, and first batch that didn't go straight from primary to the bottle. My question is, Is it normal to get a boost in fermentation rates after transferring into a carboy? The batch in question is a cocolate...

Thanks for the replys all. Ima give bottling a shot tommorrow and hope for the best. /em prays for no exploding bottles.

1) didn't realize you had to adjust for temp. Would you happen to have a simple formula for? 2)I shoud've been more specific time wise. Today actually is day 7 with no real change since day 4. That's why I'm beginning to worry about readings.

First tiem home brewer. Decided to start off simple using a Coopers kit for my first batch (simple enough to get the feel for the process). Used the Coopers Wheat kit for my first batch. Everythign was fine at first. After about 8 hours the airlock was bubbling non stop. Next morning there...