Recent content by Cameron13

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So I'm just getting started on brewing and I bottled my first batch today. One of the problems I encountered was that my carboy wasn't air tight. I am using a 5 gallon water cooler jug similar to this...

I just tried it, doesn't taste bad but it doesn't taste great? (I'm not sure how it is supposed to taste) it tastes a little watered down to me. I guess I should just bottle it tomorrow and see what happens?

Maybe I just have newbie nervousness but I'll let you guys tell me what you think. Should I dump it?

I agree that it is a high temp do you think it would be a good idea to move the fermentor into a water bath? I'm just not sure how successful that will be since the cooler obviously has insulation. do you think adding a santitized ice pack or ice cubes would be more effective? I'm obviously...

No krausen is present. The lid is dirty as if something was there at one point, is it possible that the krausen has already gone down? there are small flake like things floating on the top almost like a film but it doesn't completely cover the top it is just pieces. I also took the temp its 84...

Hello everyone, I'm trying out my first brew and even after reading that I shouldn't get nervous about the fermentation I'm nervous. Here is what I did following John palmers cincinnati pale ale recipe (slightly modified) 3 lbs. of Pale malt extract syrup. 3 lbs. of Amber dry malt...