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For years I've enjoyed my Blichmann Fermenator and have always transferred to a secondary fermenter just like the brew instructions say to do. Several months ago I had a Duh-h-h! moment: The purpose of transferring into a secondary fermenter is to remove the beer off the sediment (trub)...

On 3/1/2014 I began brewing 5 gallons of Brooklyn Lager and after 10 days transfered to the secondary fermenter and placed into the lagering 'fridge set at 40 degrees for the 3-4 week duration in the secondary. The recommended approximate final sp. gr. of 1.012 was attained so I set the...

Johnson Control thermostat on my 'fridge not working well. Set it for 34 degrees to cold crash but 'fridge temp. went down to 29 degrees overnight; did not freeze, however. Recon that floculated all the yeasties in my Boston Lager? Recommend adding some yeast when adding the priming sugar...

Brewed an Anchor Steam ale clone (extract) by the book. Very compulsive regarding sterilization. Used Y-yeast. Beer VERY turbid after fermentation despite use of clarifying agent in last 15 minutes of boil. Cold crashed at 30 degrees for 3 days. No change in turbidity. Harsh phenolic taste...

In a blichman conical I am brewing an ale. Strict sanitation measures were performed. Clarifier added to wort at final 15 minutes. Oxygenated adequately. Vigorous fermentation at 3 hours. Controlled 70 degree temp. Dumped stuff from bottom at 2 days. At end of secondary the Final sp. gr...

Absent minded goof. I did not dissolve the priming sugar. I began pouring the dry sugar directly into the conical fermenter while stirring. Then it hit me what I'd done so I stirred vigorously for a few minutes to get the priming sugar dissolved. (I tested a 1/8 tsp of remaining sugar and it...

Brewing a Schwarzbier. Everything went by the book. OG .054, (Recipe stated .051) Immediate bubbling 2-3 hours post oxygenation. Fermented at 50degrees for 10 days, then 65degrees x 2 days, then a month at 42 degrees periodically draining the crud from the bottom of the conical. This is...

In the kits I buy there is a "yeast fuel" tablet option at $1.49 for a capsule with some sort of powder in it. What with all the nutrient in the wort and spring water I use I'm thinking the buck-and-a-half is wasted. Thoughts?

Some of my observations as I stumbled through 3 batches. Some data by trial and error, some from reading contemporary literature. Some of the data may be helpful to all Noobs. Yeasts are temperature sensitive. If a kit comes with a certain strain of yeast and the instructions specify a...

First batch of Ale in Blichmann conical was difficult because I did not attempt dumping trub until I was ready for secondary fermentation. The Trub was so thick (the consistency of mason's mortor) it would not dump so I had to decant the wort into a carboy for secondary fermentation. Am...

Have ordered conical fermenter and have a few questions: 1) After the vigorous fermentation ceases, dumping the sediment is the same as transferring to secondary fermentation? Sort of a stoopid question but I want to be sure I do not botch the first batch. When 'xactly is the best time to...

Would hyper-oxygenating wort after the pitch by bubbling medical grade oxygen into it be of any benefit? Dis-benefit?