Recent content by carvin160

Chowe, does that still hold even with the stick-on thermometer saying I was in the middle of the range, if briefly on the high side, but still below? I know ferment temp is going to be a bit higher than room, but I thought that was what the sticker was for! Thanks!

It's a mild banana smell. The last beer had a more-than-mild banana smell.

All - my first batch came out estery, and with uneven carbonation. But i had an awesome time, and thought I learned my lessons. My second batch is in primary for 2 weeks now. I took a reading after 10 days, and again on two weeks to see if I should bottle this weekend. First reading was...

All, my first brew (an autumn amber kit from Midwest) is now 2 weeks in the bottle. For my own curiosity about the progress and process of carbonation, I put one in the fridge last Thursday (at one week) and drank it Friday. It was actually pretty decently carbonated - had a nice head on it -...

Hey all, first brew, first post. So I brewed this kit from midwest: Autumn Amber Ale - Amber Ales - Beer Recipe Kits - Brewing Ingredients this yeast: Munton and Fison Ale Yeast and its been in primary fermentation for 3 weeks today. I seem to have two problems: expected FG is...