Recent content by BuckNut

Thanks again, I figured the alcohol content might be a little higher. After I posted the question I went back and skimmed the little bit of liquid that was left on top of the yeast cake and tasted it. It actually tasted like i would imagine it should at this point (again, first time so no...

Speaking of which...one more question. If I did in fact not add enough water to my wort before primary fermentation, And I ended up with 4 gallons of brew instead of the 5 that the recipe was made for how will that end up? (I forgot to take a hydrometer reading after the boil...I have a lot of...

Thank you so much for the quick responses. I was positive I had a 5 gallon carboy. I just ordered the kit from Austin Home Brew a couple weeks ago. I guess when the beer is ready to be bottled I'll double check the volume. Perhaps I didn't measure the brew properly going into the primary...

Hi all, So i made my first batch of beer about 10 days ago. I was under the impression I was in posession of a 5 gallon carboy for secondary fermentation, but after racking to secondary, it appears I must have a 6 gallon carboy. My beer is now sitting in the kitchen in the carboy with about...

Thanks for the replies... @jbambuti, I have the rubber stopper inserted in the hole drilled for the air lock, so I'm not too concerned about that. I was more worried about the big black rubber gasket that normally goes around the entire circumference of the lid. I was mainly hoping I didn't...

Hi all, New to the forums, and new to home brewing in general. I've been putting together some equipment and plan on brewing my first batch in about a week. I have a primary fermenter with no spigot and a glass carboy for secondary. Today I decided after doing a lot of research to go get a...