Recent content by BiboEstVivo

Thank you all for your patient considerate reassurances. You know some less considerate @$$holes might come on here and give someone a hard time. But I guess you guys realize that this is the beginners forum and show extra patience. Thank you again!

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Just finished brewing a cream utopia ale in which I also added an additional 1lb of light dme, and this is what it looks like immediately after adding to carboy. I have seen this coagulated looking stuff in prior brews, but never this much. Is this normal...

I am a beginner so bear with me. I started my first attempt at a mead on 1/23. I made a starter with wlp720 on 1/22 using 3 cups water and one cup honey. On 1/23 I added 12# of clover honey to 2 gallons water heated to 140f. i then cooled added to fermenter and filled to 4 gallons...

as soon as i added the energizer and nutrient it darkened. im only worried about it having off flavors

SG was supposed to be 1.060. I added about 12oz honey to it. The recipe is below, it was a kit 6lb wheat dried malt extract 1 bag (amounts not listed) German Light Munich Malt German Light Wheat Malt 3/4 oz hallertauer bittering pellet hops 1...

OK BigB, Any idea why it got darker, and is there anything that can be done about that?

I started a german hefe weizen on 1/16. the og was 1.065. I racked it to a secondary on 1/24 and g was 1.016. I added a 1/4 teaspoon of yeast energizer and nutrient when racking. I realize I shouldn't have done this. The beer darkened and is bubbling the airlock once every few minutes. It...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Rustym, BODWB, its good to know there are others in the area getting into brewing. I live in an apartment near the galleria mall, but luckily i have a spare bathroom that i have taken over as my "brewery". Where do you guys brew?

Hello everyone. I have just completed my first two batches on 1/8. I did a honey wheat ale, and a boston stock ale. I made a starter the day before and pitched it after 20 hours. the next morning both batches were bubbling happily. Exciting! I am a little concerned about the stock ale. I...