Ostomo517
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I started on Mr Beer and the residual amount of sugar that will stick to the funnel is not gonna have an effect on your final carb. Relax and remember we have the most enjoyable and fun hobby ever!
I bought a 3 gallon carboy and I always secondary my mr beer for a week. I go one week fern. One week secondary and bottle a week. Fridge for a day lol
It could be that this particular beer is just sweeter than your expecting.So it has been 15 days now, and I tested the FG yesterday. It read between 1.000 and 1.010. That's about where it should be right? Problem is, it tastes sweet still.
Its the MRB Mexican Cerveza recipe.
It sat in a closet in the dark for the first week and a half, at a constant (room temp) of about 70.
Then, we had a heat wave where I live, and it got up to 78, so I put it in the bathtub with some frozen 2-liter bottles. This took it way too low, down to 49 degrees (water around the LBK). I took it out 3 days ago so that the trub could settle (the temp has normalized again at about 70 degrees).
I'm concerned that it is still pretty sweet.
What should I do? Should I leave it in there for a few more days, or bottle it?
I hear you. First batch just bottled; 8 33.5 oz (1 liter) bottles. Question - I filled the bottles to just above the base of the neck.. is that too much space for air? What might I be experiencing in 3 weeks?
So it has been 15 days now, and I tested the FG yesterday. It read between 1.000 and 1.010. That's about where it should be right? Problem is, it tastes sweet still.
Its the MRB Mexican Cerveza recipe.
It sat in a closet in the dark for the first week and a half, at a constant (room temp) of about 70.
Then, we had a heat wave where I live, and it got up to 78, so I put it in the bathtub with some frozen 2-liter bottles. This took it way too low, down to 49 degrees (water around the LBK). I took it out 3 days ago so that the trub could settle (the temp has normalized again at about 70 degrees).
I'm concerned that it is still pretty sweet.
What should I do? Should I leave it in there for a few more days, or bottle it?
I'm a inspiring beginner what brand brew kit would serve me best?
I'm a inspiring beginner what brand brew kit would serve me best?
Well if your in Alabama (I just assume because of your name) you wont find a LHBS because homebrewing is still illegal there. If not in Alabama Mr. Beer id a great start if you know nothing about homebrewing. A few batches and you should be ready to move on to a step up in difficulty if you like the hobby.
Mr.B First batch, going into bottles today.
I plan on using my bottling bucket.
How much Corn Sugar should I boil into how much water for priming.
I read that for a 5 gallon batch you use 4-5oz of sugar, I think MRB is around 2 gallons, so how much sugar should I use?
I still need help with this.
I still need help with this.
Topping it off with cold water brings the temperature down quickly so you can add the year. You generally don't want it sitting around a long time before adding the yeast because that increases the chances for infection.Quick question? In the mr beer instructions it says use "refrigerated" water to top of the fermenter. My problem is I am making 4 different two gallon batches and there is no way I refrigerate that water at once. Can I move forward with room temp (66 degrees) spring water? Is it just so I don't dump the yeast in while its to hot? A quick reply would be so thankful!
In the mr beer instructions it says use "refrigerated" water to top of the fermenter. ................................................................. Can I move forward with room temp (66 degrees) spring water? Is it just so I don't dump the yeast in while its to hot? A quick reply would be so thankful!
Question ever mix yeast strains for new favors? Sorry prob noob question. Or do u stay with a single strain no matter what?
I generally use one strains of yeast, based on the type of beer I'm brewing. The are yeasts available commercially that are mixes of different strains, so it's definitely something that can be done. My preference (and this is just me) is to let the malt and hops drive the flavor, so I generally use yeasts that are "clean fermenting" yeasts.Thanks gang I guessed right and just let it cool a little lid on extra sanitized for 15 min before yeast. Question ever mix yeast strains for new favors? Sorry prob noob question. Or do u stay with a single strain no matter what?
Other than specialty refills, Mr beer uses two yeasts. One is a wheat yeast and the other is a generic ale yeast (probably coopers yeast). The numbers on the packet are a batch number that tells the date of manufacture. It's probably something like 23412, which would be day 234 of 2013.Well here is what happened, I made 4 two gallon batches and most of them where recipes that I got off the mr beer web site. Most I used two different cans of HME etc. and each can with its own yeast pack. Both different based on the small number print on the back of the foil packet. All where gold except a couple. Any way I used the yeast packet that came with the craft series HME. Then as I am on the third batch I realized the recipes asked for both packets of yeast under each HME. Well at this point I had them mixed together and could no longer tell what second yeast pack would go to what recipe. So I went on the web site looked up the yeast they sell and it is not possible to match back what goes to what HME can. The only info on the foil packs is a number like "brewers yeast 2045" and no reference to that number on the web site. So I took a gamble and made my best bet what pack went to what batch, basically could really only remember what batch was to get the silver pack and the other three got a random gold second pack. So unless I am incredibly lucky there is now a different second yeast strain in at least one or two if not all of the other three batches. My guess is t will be fine and just effect the flavor based on what the recipe intended but hopefully in a good way. What does the panel think will happen? I just spent over a hundred and 50 bucks on these, soft packs, hops, boosters etc. hoping for he best.
So should be all good then? Thanks so much!
Am I the only one who thinks the basic out of the box Mr. beer kits all taste very similar?
Am I the only one who thinks the basic out of the box Mr. beer kits all taste very similar?
Am I the only one who thinks the basic out of the box Mr. beer kits all taste very similar?
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