Phideaoux44
Well-Known Member
Ok, so here we go.
I have been casually brewing for a while and have recently started to try and get more serious. Working on a new four keg kegerator and all that. More on that later. I have had very few mess-ups up to this point. However, this hasn't been my week for brewing...
First I painted my ceiling with a nice fresh coat of Russian Imperial Stout when the airlock popped. I knew better than to NOT use a tube, but didn't stop and think and put it there out of habit. It is still going crazy and my yeasty beasties are still creating a yummy storm in the carboy. Will it effect it much that I briefly had the primary open? (long enough for me to set the old airlock down and put on the blowoff tube) It certainly didn't seem to slow anything, just wondering will I have some off flavor or anything I need to correct. As for the ceiling, it really wasn't that bad once I got the ladder and sponge treatment taken care of.
So now more importantly, I started a Winter Ale batch yesterday. Extracts and whatnot. Brewer's Best kit. Got done and the final gravity was way too low. So here I go:
1)The pot had burn marks on it like some of the extract got burned or caramelized to the bottom. What will this do?
2)The starting gravity was WAY too low. It was off by like 30-50 thousandths. What gives? What effect will this have?
So, you gurus of brew, what do I do?
And most importantly, thank you for helping me. Glad to be here and I look forward to many hours wasted posting and reading on the site!
-Me
I have been casually brewing for a while and have recently started to try and get more serious. Working on a new four keg kegerator and all that. More on that later. I have had very few mess-ups up to this point. However, this hasn't been my week for brewing...
First I painted my ceiling with a nice fresh coat of Russian Imperial Stout when the airlock popped. I knew better than to NOT use a tube, but didn't stop and think and put it there out of habit. It is still going crazy and my yeasty beasties are still creating a yummy storm in the carboy. Will it effect it much that I briefly had the primary open? (long enough for me to set the old airlock down and put on the blowoff tube) It certainly didn't seem to slow anything, just wondering will I have some off flavor or anything I need to correct. As for the ceiling, it really wasn't that bad once I got the ladder and sponge treatment taken care of.
So now more importantly, I started a Winter Ale batch yesterday. Extracts and whatnot. Brewer's Best kit. Got done and the final gravity was way too low. So here I go:
1)The pot had burn marks on it like some of the extract got burned or caramelized to the bottom. What will this do?
2)The starting gravity was WAY too low. It was off by like 30-50 thousandths. What gives? What effect will this have?
So, you gurus of brew, what do I do?
And most importantly, thank you for helping me. Glad to be here and I look forward to many hours wasted posting and reading on the site!
-Me