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I like the idea of moving it to a warmer spot. I bottled a porter about five weeks and put in my 59-61 degree basement. At the four week mark it was barely carbonated. I moved it to a slightly warmer spot (68 degrees) and it has a nice head now. Maybe it just needed the extra time, but I...

Right! - I'd only be rinsing a few as an experiment. I want to see if that is the source of the oil sheen I'm seeing. (Presuming it doesn't become something more obvious in the next few weeks!)

I should note it's actually the second time I used Starsan with bottles. The first time, I had to rinse. I then listed to the Basic Brewing Radio interview on it and lost my fear of the foam. As an experiment, I turned one bottle upside down several times and whatever I was seeing mixed into...

I have an oatmeal stout conditioning right now and noticed a very slight film on the neck and part of the side of the bottle. The beer tastes and smells fine, although it's still green. If it's contamination, it's unlike anything I've seen before. I just started to try Starsan, and I'm...

Thanks - I was also having second thoughts on the crystal this afternoon. I think I was mainly worried about color. It seems that a mix of 6-7oz roasted barley and 8 chocolate malt should get the color about right for 3 gallons. I'll play more with color estimates to see what comes out. I am...

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will pull back on the roasted barley and black patent, and I like the idea of adding in the chocolate malt. I'm toying with the idea of 6oz roasted barley, 6-8oz chocolate, and maybe leaving 2-4oz black patent. The base recipe I started with called for...

All, I've been brewing with extract and specialty grains for a number of years now, and I'm finally deciding to try a partial mash. I'm planning to make a 3 gallon batch of oatmeal stout and, after reading a number of different recipes, pulled this together: 4# Light Liquid Malt Extract...