Recent content by col1186

Lol. Yes. I cleaned and sanitized the store bought bottles well and I did try the ones in SN straight from the bottle.

Got it. I will just have to be more patient. Thanks.

I used a priming calculator it called for 3.72 oz and I used 4oz. I know it was more than necessary, but was it enough to cause the sweetness. I will definitely wait a while longer.

Wow, I did not noticed that got pasted into the post (that's a whole mother issue!). That's what happens when you post from your phone!

This may be a ridiculous question, but I bottled an APA 3 weeks ago and I used 6 Sierra Nevada pale ale bottles and the rest were bottles I bought at my lhbs. I tried an SN bottle after a week and it tasted really good. I gave the rest of those bottles to a friend and he also loved it. Now at...

Sorry. Meant crash cool.

I'm brewing a pale ale and was wondering when I should cold crash it. Is it beneficial?if so, When, how cold and how long?

Filled my airlock with IO-Star brand solution. I mixed an ounce into 5 gallons of water as recommended on the bottle. I accidentally applied pressure on the fermenter lid and it sucked about half of the solution in. Will this affect the fermentation process?

Will it take a little longer to start fermentation or still take up to 72 hours?

Ok. So I brewed my second batch of beer on Monday night and added an extra pound of lme Wich gave me an OG of 1.060. I didn't make a yeast starter. My question is, should I have made one? If so is there anything I should do? I only ask because I'll be out of town for a few days and want to get...

Awesome! You guys have really put my mind at ease. I'm a little bummed that it won't be what I was hoping for, but I have no one to blame but myself.

I was brewing my second batch using extract and specialty grains last night and mixed up the hops. The schedule was supposed to be: 1 oz of magnum @ 11.64 aau @ 60 min, 1 oz of cascade @ 5.5 aau @ 30 min, 1 oz of cascade @ 5.5 aau @ 10 min I put an oz of cascade instead of magnum at60 min and...