siucubfan
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How long should it stay in the fridge before you drink it have about 3 weeks of conditioning?
I accidentally got a full pound of crystal 10L, which is now mixed in with my 2 pounds of vienna. Should I take out a half pound of the mix or maybe of the 2row to make up for it? Or just go with the extra half pound crystal? I'm sure it'll be fine either way, but this is the first time im using Nottingham yeast (been using 1056, as its the closest I could find), and I wanted to try to get as close to the original as possible.
Labratbrew said:Hey all ive got a quick question for ya....
So i pitched the Nottingham yeast (Dry)
and within the first 24 hours it was very active...
i'm talking airlock bubbling 3-4 bubbles every 1-2 seconds
now (day 2) it is only bubbling about every 15 seconds..
should i be concerned????
pitch more yeast????
This is my first homebrew by myself and am a little worried.
Pdeezy said:The beer will be just fine. Things will probably stay that way (slow bubbling) for maybe a day or two more, and then appear to stop completely. However things are still moving along nicely. Do yourself a favor and don't touch it for at least 2 weeks.
Will do. Do you think cold crashing (7days) afterwards then keg?
Labratbrew said:Will do. Do you think cold crashing (7days) afterwards then keg?
Ply318ci said:I thought cold crashing was all hype until I did it for 3 days made a huge difference. The trub was super compact at the bottom and the beer (while not crystal clear since I don't use any finnings) is much clearer then any of my previous brews have been. I am currently cold crashing a barleywine probably for longer since I entering my first competition with it.
evandena said:I'm having a tough time searching this thread for 'fly sparging'. Apparently it returns all hits on 'sparging', even without 'fly'.
So, this being my first AG batch, and first time testing out my new stand/equipment, should I adjust anything for fly sparging? I have a 10 gallon igloo MLT, with a 2 tier single pump.
This is also my first time using Beersmith... thoroughly confused setting up a mash profile.
Thanks
Labratbrew said:I second that...
I fly sparge and I use a 10 gallon rubbermaid container for mlt and hlt....
Hmmm after some research I think I am going to try a batch sparge for my first AG because I have a round cooler with a SS braid. I'll need a FB if I want to fly sparge.
I use a $2.00 shower head in my 10 gal cooler. It's called a Sparge-O-Matic.
Works great with a pump. I can clear the wort before transfer very easy.
Nice.
Do loose any heat when mashing?
Anybody had any attenuation issues with this? After 3 weeks fermenting with a starter, and 12 days primed all at 65, I have it in the cooler at 38 on gas for 4 days now and it is cloudy and tastes like it hasn't quite finished (very malty). I will check gravity after a week if it still tastes the same. I'm hoping it's just green but I'm getting ansy.
Nope, mine hit FG after less than a week. OG 1.050 pitched a yeast starter on 3/18/12 and it was 1.008 by 3/25/12.
What was your SG reading before you kegged?
Anybody had any attenuation issues with this? After 3 weeks fermenting with a starter, and 12 days primed all at 65, I have it in the cooler at 38 on gas for 4 days now and it is cloudy and tastes like it hasn't quite finished (very malty). I will check gravity after a week if it still tastes the same. I'm hoping it's just green but I'm getting ansy.
Here is my Bee Cave Haus Pale...quite quaffable indeed
mrcastellino said:Here is my Bee Cave Haus Pale...quite quaffable indeed
mrcastellino said:If its still cloudy ...just wait it out. I believe Edwort mentioned he doesnt even touch his until its been 8 weeks in the keg. Not only will the beer drop clear it will be that much tastier!
Cheers
furner said:Just did this for my first all-grain batch. 10 gal orange cooler with stainless false bottom. This rig did great and I think this will turn out great. Weather has been all over the place lately so I will probably have to be shuttling this upstairs and down to keep the temp constant.
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