Recent content by Bazin

Ok, so after a good looking primary, I racked to a carboy. After a few weeks, I noticed a white film on the top of the beer, but it was very localized and small. I racked to a new carboy and it tasted fine. Now, after about 4 days, this is what it looks like. Thoughts?

Tasted it. Wasn't too bad and wife said it didn't smell off to her. Might just move it to a carboy and see how it looks in a few weeks or something. Would that be a good move?

I opened my batch and saw this. Smell is pretty sour. Should I toss it? If yes, should I toss the bucket too?

Username: Bazin

Thanks for the information! I'll start stabilizing as soon as I can.

I'm currently working on an RJ Spangols Grand Cru kit (Californian Syrah) that I've run into some problems with. On June 7th, I racked my wine into secondary. After about 15 days, I took an SG reading, which was 1.000. I waited another few days (3-4) and took a second reading. Again...

Hey everyone, I've got a Coopers Pilsner kit that I'm looking to start in the next few days. I was thinking about adding Raspberries to the secondary. Will the included yeast packet (it's a Lager yeast) work to ferment the raspberries' juices, or should I be using an Ale yeast? I ask...

No, I can't really claim to be from Rural Alberta. I grew up about an hour away from Edmonton on a hobby farm, but ultimately, it wasn't really the same as some of the people I know from a 'real' Rural area. I'm not really close to Montana, being more or less in the middle of the province.

I've been homebrewing for about two months now - I primarily started HB to make wine, however, I've started doing beer from extracts and all-grain kits as well. Anyway, just wanted to give a quick 'hey' to the community.