Recent content by Burtlake1985

I'm using a hydrometer. I saved some of my yeast cake from this batch and plan on attempting to wash this batch... could I just put one of these jars in the current fermentor and let it sit?

Liquid malt and it's light My starter was 2L Aearation was essentially shaking my primary. Could I just make another starter and pitch?

Recipe is: Extract 13lbs malt extract 1lb corn sugar WLP 0001 I dont have the hop instructions but it's got centennial, chinook and columbus hops in it. I had it in the primary for a month pretty much maybe longer, the 1.050 reading was steady for over a week.

Hello All: I'm about a week away from bottling my IIPA, and as I was reading some other threads, it sparked a question. Instead of adding bourbon to my secondary and have the whole batch have bourbon in it, can I just add some bourbon to just the bottles I want bourbon in and then fill...

So I moved my brew from primary to secondary to dry hop. The last week and a half it hasn't moved beyond 1.050 (OG = 1.115 while FG should be 1.022). As of yesterday it will be 4 weeks it's been in the primary. Yeast used was WLP001 So after transferring to my secondary should I "expect"...

Thanks for the advice...Since my target OG was .010 higher than expected, I'm really only expecting to get down to about 1.030. My yeast was WLP001, I made a 2L starter (next time on this big of beer I will add a second step to my starter). Definitely learned a lot from this beer, more so than...

Hello All: So my DIPA (OG=1.115) has been sitting at 1.050 for the last 5 days. It has been in the fermentor for 3 weeks now. My target FG is 1.022. So I popped the top on my bucket, took a large spoon (sanitized of course) and gently scooped everything off the bottom and broke up some...

My fiance definitely supports my hobby, she enjoys what I brew! However we have a wedding and a future home to save for, so of course that takes precedence over my hobby. As a stocking stuffer she bought me some cool books with recipes and good know how. Having a discussion would be my...

Hello All: While I have my second batch fermenting. I've been looking for technical books or a book on Brewing Yeast. The only one I can seem to find on amazon or any book store is "Yeast: A Practical guide..." by John Palmer. However after reading some reviews I get mixed reviews...

Quick update on this thread. I took the bucket out of the tub last night and the temp strip read 55 degrees (looks like shower cooled the bathroom and the beer!), not sure how accurate those things are but i decided to move my by bucket to the closet where it's a bit warmer (65-68*) although...

Well I made my starter 3 days prior, let it sit at room temp, then 24 hours before before brew time I put it in the fridge, then decanted most of the "beer" and then shook up the settled yeast a couple hours before to let it warm up.

My starter was 2L. and a couple hours before pitching I let it warm up and shook my starter in the flask.

Hello All: I just brewed my second batch and my first BIG Beer (Double crooked Tree Clone) OG was 1.115. Question: I was trying to figure out a way to aerate as much as possible before I pitched my starter, so as I was cooling my wort, i took my wort chiller and rapidly moved in and out...

I just brewed my second batch (double IPA). First day in the fermenter and I have it sitting in my tub because i'm worried about blow off, however it is fermenting on the cooler side of the scale (65*) maybe a little cooler. Anyway, this morning my Fiance didn't know that my bucket was in...

So yesterday I made my first starter for my first BIG beer. I made a 2L starter and after shaking it all day when I walk by it, I woke up today some of it had foamed over the top (maybe an oz's worth). I sanitized everything and put a new piece of foil on for a cap. Should I be worried about...