Recent content by BikerGuy

I replaced my food thermometer, I guess it's possible that I measured/wrote down the wrong temp info. Well, is it ruined?

It did vary more than last time. I initially heated my water to around 180, then transfered it to a cooler that i use for mash-in and sparge water storage. My strike temp was just over 170, and My goal was to maintain about 165 for an hour. When I checked it at 30 min, I was down at 160, so I...

I noticed a few things change during the brew process. The only thing that I actually changed in the recipe was an added 1oz of orange peel during the last 10 min of the boil. There were a couple of other things I noticed during the process. The fermenter is sitting in a room that is a little...

I need some help! I brewed an amber ale about two months back that came out perfect, by far my best home brew yet, and only my 4th all grain. I was pretty extatic and wanted to improve on the recipe slightly. Everything seemed to be going pretty good (just like before) until I put the beer in...

Okay, this is my first all grain batch that seems to be going okay, and the first time i'm really paying attention to the SG as compared to the OG. When the brew went into the fermenter, it had an OG of 1050, and now i'm down to 1018. But my hydrometer doesn't say "Bottle" until much lower...

Okay, so this morning I feel much better. The air lock is bubbling like crazy, maybe 2 times per second! I'm still a little concerned that it took this long to start (around 30 hours). I have never had that issue before, any ideas as to what may have caused it? I aerated as best as possible...

Actually I'm doing 5Gal batches until I make sure i can get this AG right. It was also my first try with liquid yeast. I pitched one vial that the home brew shop told me (as said on the label) was appropriate for 5gal batches. In the past when I used dry yeast, I always added it to some water...

I've been brewing extract for a few years, and never really had any trouble. About a month ago though, I went out and purchased a new conical fermenter. Since then I have ruined one batch of beer, and I'm VERY concerned about my second. I felt pretty dumb after the first batch died, a O-Ring...