Recent content by ComingUpThrees

Nope, something went wrong. I just went to move to the secondary and the yeast were still still floating on top. No fermentation had taken place. I either made a huge mistake or the yeast were DOA, but I've never heard of that happening. I'm worried maybe it was too cold when I put them in, as...

Appreciate the reply, thanks. I can tell the seal is pretty good, was just worried the yeast were protesting or dead or something. Two more weeks in the primary, then I'll move to secondary and take it from there. One further question - just go with the standard 2/3 cups of corn sugar to bottle?

I made this three days ago, still no bubbles. Followed the ingredients to the T. Only issue I can think of is the rubber washer that seals the airlock to the lid is missing, but I've worked around that in the past and had no issues (I stuff a plastic bag in there, and pushed the airlock...

Awesome, thanks. I wasn't going to use a secondary at all, but thought maybe it would help, so this is good news. I put a plastic bag in between the valve and cover in attempt to make it somewhat airtight.

The washer that holds the gas release into the cover fell into the primary about 3 days in. The yeast was working overtime, it seems. The cover was bulging out, beer spilled everywhere. When I went to adjust the gas release, the rubber washer fell in, and it sank. Is this going to ruin the...

Exactly my thinking. I don't mind if the raisin experiment doesn't work the way I expect it to, but I want to make sure I have the basics down first. I was doing pretty good and had a 100% success rate (nothing award winning, but all quite drinkable) but this last batch, which I'll crack open...

Yes, going for an oatmeal / raisin flavor. Not sure I'm going to do it, as I think my last batch (a belgian blonde) came out way too watered down, so adding another layer of complexity may not be the best idea at the moment.

I'm considering using them in an oatmeal stout. Thank you for the ideas. Appreciate it.

What's the best time to put raisins into a batch of brew? Boil or use a secondary?

8 lbs of extract? Is that correct - seems like an awful lot.

Thanks, LL - appreciate it. Love learning all this new stuff. I figured out where I was going wrong on the yeast - I was ordering from Austin Home Brew and on the Wyeast description page they were suggesting I add a Yeast Fuel - that's what goes in with 15 minutes left of the boil.

Couple of newbie questions: 1 - All the batches I've made have had a malt extract ingredient, but I notice this one does not. Am I missing something, or does the amount of grains make up for what the malt extract would provide? 2 - Question on the timing - is it steep for 60 minutes, remove the...