Recent content by Andy_Burbank

Hi, i’m about to make mead for the first time. My wife bought her mother some honey and yeast. Her mother used to make a much larger batch, so I was wondering if anyone had a recipe for 3 pounds of honey and a 5 g packet of Lalvin yeast.

I am wanting to make a peach IPA. I was wondering if anyone had a fairly simple recipe for beginners that doesn’t involve racking to a secondary.

I did an og reading and marked it, but doing my final reading less than a month and a half later it reads the same. I also noticed this time that the hydrometer is basically sitting on the bottom. Does that mean I didn’t add enough beer for the readings? Everything should be fine after the...

I had a starting gravity of about 1.100. The recipe suggested 1.068. What could I have done to get it closer to 1.068 at that point? Also, does being at .100 as opposed to .068 mean it will be stronger ABV?

Thanks! So basically I’ve been cooling for about two hours. Looking at around 90 degrees. I used the small sink instead of the tub like I should have. Switched over now. I know it’s supposed to be quick. Will the length it’s taken affect the outcome?

I’ve been cooling my wert for about an hour and a half. Still not cool to the touch, not super hot, but warm. I’m good on waiting longer, correct? Better to be cool then going in hot? Also, this is my first time using the white labs pure yeast pure pitch. I’m close to using it and the...

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I’m brewing an IPA with three hops on the hopping schedule. The first two are in pellet form & the last is a leaf. The leaf and one other go in at 5 minutes to finish. I wanted to make sure I did the next step correct. Should I strain the wert before putting it into the carboy, like I usually...

My ipa beer should be ready in a week and a half but am noticing they have a white base at the bottom of the bottles. Is this normal?

Besides the brew supply store. Do any major retailers sell them?

Great, thank you

My caps have some rust on them, is there a way to still use them? Maybe sterilizing them with five star pbw or iodophor sanitizer? Another question, Where can I get caps besides my brew supply store? It's a far drive and bottling today, trying to avoid having to go there.

I brewed 39 days ago on Memorial day and plan to bottle my IPA today. The pictures below are my carboys with the hops in them. The stopper is 0 bubbles a minutes. I forgot to take an og. Based on all of this I just wanted to make sure I'm not bottling to early and that from the pictures...

Okay, but even if I never dumped the water out, which I will, does it affect the brew or is it just letting you know what's happening in the process?

Can you put too much water in the airlock? I put too much and it doesn't bubble, if I just take out some of the water with a straw will it have been affected?