Recent content by benton45

awesome. thanks for the advice. This is my first night on the forum and it has pretty much been dedicated to this thread. I look forward to getting ideas and advice in my future brewing. cool. I will do that... on a major positive note the beer might be a little harsh and unrefined but...

cool. appreciate it.. ya.. im drinking the 2nd of 3 that i refrigerated today and thats all it is. just harsh.. really unrefined. it tastes like it could be a really good beer. It has a great earthy taste on the palette and a really nice hoppy kick in the aftertaste.. just really really...

cool.. thanks again. I really appreciate the advice. this beer is drinkable just not great. im gonna drink what I chilled then let the rest hang out for a few more weeks. Maybe I will give one a go on Halloween. the process is really fun though. I enjoyed the brew and the anticipation is...

cool. thanks for all the input and advice. I have 2 more in the fridge that I put in earlier. It's drinkable so im gonna drink them cause theyre there.. I will let them sit for a few weeks in the bottle and try my next brew. Hopefully it works.. its a weird idea but why the hell not try it.

69-72 consistently.

yeah.. the kit I bought said after 5 days to check the gravity.. and on 2 consecutive days of the same gravity after that to bottle.. days 7 and 8 were the same reading. If this is the case do you simply suggest committing to longer primary? Given this batch will the flavor improve sitting...

I can't pinpoint it. its not sour or anything.. just seems harsh for an IPA. It almost reminds me of a Stone IPA that is just a tough drink... random question.. if it is contaminated would i have to worry about drinking a couple? I plowed through the first one out of excitement kinda...

I just went by the directions in the kit I bought.

og was 1.066 the final gravity was 1.014 that calculator puts me at 6.69%abv hop schedule: 1 oz cascade 55 min 2 oz Columbus at 30 min 1.5 oz cascade at 5 min 2 oz Columbus at 5 min I drink craft beer all the time. Really all I drink unless im at a game and am drinking stadium...

in the primary for 8 days and in the bottle for 3 weeks. I followed the directions of the kit. Stored the fermenter in my closet and it maintained a temperature of 69-72, which fell under the specs of the kit Tap water, city. I sanitized like it was the thing to do. I literally was so anal...

cool.. yeah 3 weeks is this friday.. it just seems off. I am curious about water type used. The brewer at the homebrew store said any water is fine so I used tap. It just seems that the chlorine in tap might effect it. oh well. I've honestly had worse IPAs than this and am gonna drink...

So I bought the Brewers Best kit and the IPA kit for it. Told the guy at the store I wanted more hops and he suggested 2 oz of whatever hop I like. I added Columbus at 30 minutes. Today marks 3 weeks since bottling and I cracked one open. Doesn't taste quite right. The color is good, a...