Recent content by brendan65

Just bought it! Thanks man.

What book is that from? I'd like to buy and read it. Thanks man.

No signs of acetobacter thankfully. Its nice and tart. Almost like a young Cascade Apricot without the Apricot. So I am going to transfer this evening to a glass carboy. Thanks for all the tips.

Are any of the bugs that would be left after racking be worth harvesting and washing?

So when I transfer to a better bucket or glass carboy should I try to get all the sediment back in suspension before racking it? I would want to get all the bugs to go in with the liquid right?

My first lambic. 6 months into fermentation. Anybody know if this pellicle is good or bad? There are some grey and dark bits of stuff under. Just curious as to what experienced lambic/wild ale homebrewers have to say.

I agree. I dont think ill be doing this boo boo again!

I did an all grain batch. The OG of 1.046 was the reading I got after I added the .5 gallons to the batch. I added the water and immediately I thought "Maybe I shouldnt have done that!" But it was too late so I mix the hell out of it and then took a gravity reading and pitched my yeast. My...

I am asking this after I already did it and now that I have done it I am worried I biffed up my batch. I brewed an IPA and was supposed to yield 5 gallons. I came in at 4.5 and withouth doing any research on it, I added a half gallon of water to bring up to 5. Is this going to hurt my beer? I...

I'd would definitely like to be one of the 12 lucky sons of guns to win! So maybe I get picked???