Recent content by 1Brewer85

thank you guys for all the useful info. i will keep it upright and cold during the 2hr drive, no probs there and should help.. and I might just be lazy and keep it in the current keg rather than transfer it, b/c its a wheat beer in the first place, i dont care about cloudy, and more...

Hi, have an important question: I have a family reunion coming up, and would like to bring my homebrew along for everyone to enjoy. The beer is already brewed, and carbed, with a CO2 hookup, and is in a keg/fridge at 36degF, It is about a 2hour drive, and I am wondering if i were to...

thermometer was new, and know it is accurate through testing, no i did not pitch any more yeast, how would you recommend 'rousting' the yeast ?? would be worth a shot i suppose.. If my mash temperature was too high, say by 8 degrees for part of the mash, how would that...

Hi, just brewed this recipe for the second time, this time started with an initial gravity of 1.056 (a little low). I hydrated the US-05 yeast and pitched it, let it ferment at 66degrees for 18days, went to transfer to keg, and final gravity was only at 1.026. Same thing happened the first...

thanks.. was hoping to hear something like that..

I brewed this 1 week ago, followed the recipe to a T as much as possible, got an OG of 1.065, so thought was perfect, pitched safale -05 yeast after aerating, did not make a starter, and set in a room of 66/67 deg F, so only a couple degrees warmer than the recommended 62-65. Well, it looked...