Recent content by brunomoises

damn, really? i can't remember the exact dates but the packet had been recently bought from Midwest and the manufacture date was very recent. i only use two packets when i go near 1.070, and i've never had a problem before even though i pitch straight from the packet (no starter).

yes, i was just answering the question. wow, i didn't know that. i haven't done extract in a while and i don't think i had had this problem before. that must be it. thank you!

yes, i corrected for the temperature. so when i say the OG was 1.051 and the FG is 1.018, that's the actual gravity after correcting for temperature. it's not all grain. i used one wyeast packet, which should be more than enough for that OG.

forgot to post an update to this, but in case you're interested: the beer that i carbonated with only half the amount of priming sugar: it was okay. head was a little thin and dissipated quickly, but not much more so than some other cheap beers. so, overall, just fine. the beer that i...

Hello, I have a witbier that has been fermenting for 25 days at about 73ºF (some three days early on it got to 77ºF). The FG has remained at 1.018 for about 10 days now. This would normally mean to me that the beer is ready for bottling. However, I my initial gravity was 1.051 and I used...

looks like lacto infection to me, too. i've had that happen before with a small batch and i've drank the beer sooner rather than later with no problem at all. tasted just fine. however, if it tastes like vinegar, it might be acetobacter, in which case i'm don't think i would try to save the...

Well, even if heating removed carbonation and also killed the yeast, i don't think it will have a big effect on the beer because, again, i only heated up one pint. then i mixed in the bucket with the rest of the five gallons. i do agree that i have risked oxidation. i tried to pour carefully...

thanks for that advice. won't be adding them but thought about it. why wasn't it? maybe there is some aspect that i'm missing, and if that's the case i really want to know. i didn't evaporate the alcohol because i heated just to 120, and even if there was a change in flavor, i only used a pint...

But... if I had let it be with only 1/3 cup, the beer would be flat, wouldn't it?

I've tried Denny's favorite WYEAST in a few batches. I'm happy with the mouthfeel and the maltiness of the beers. However, every single batch I made with it has a sugary flavor. There's no sugary flavor before bottling, but somehow after priming and bottling this flavor develops, and appears...

Hi all, I've been doing this for so long that I thought I no longer needed a checklist or a book. I was wrong. A couple of days ago I was bottling 5 gallons on auto-pilot, without thinking much about it. I primed with regular sugar. After bottling all five gallons, I tasted the leftover...