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So I accidentally left a batch of this in the fermenter for like 6 months. Just bottled it yesterday and curious to see how it comes out. Tasted it pre-bottle and it seemed okay, but maybe I was just being optimistic. Any thoughts on what off-flavors to look for? Also - my FG was super low...

Just put this in the fermenter with a few alterations, and a concern. The concern I have is due to a low OG, 1052. As I went to clean my kettle I noticed that about 15 crystals of the candi sugar were left partially melted in the pot. I added them solid at flameout, is this normal? Was I...

Just put this in the fermenter with a few alterations, and a concern. The concern I have is due to a low OG, 1052. As I went to clean my kettle I noticed that about 15 crystals of the candi sugar were left partially melted in the pot. I added them solid at flameout, is this normal? Was I...

So my first all-grain brew is sitting in bottles right now. It's been 12 days since bottling. I have been trying them one bottle at a time (after 24 hours of refrigeration) over the last 5 days. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly they carbonated. I made the realization that they...

When I brewed this a few weeks ago it was my first all grain brew so I was working with my old 5 gallon kettle. I split my wort between that and another 3 gallon pot that I just had for general cooking (cleaned and sanitized of course). I then split the hop additions accordingly. Obviously I...

+1 again here. I have my first all-grain batch fermenting right now. After a long and worrisome day trying to ensure that I was following all the new steps correctly, I got into the fermentor at about 2 AM only to find out my smack pack of whitbread yeast appeared to be dead. At that point I was...

Just used this as a jumping off point for a recipe for my first All Grain brew. Just mashed in, can't wait for finished product. Thanks for an awesome recipe, the name caught my eye!