Recent content by CountryBrewster89

Opening your fermenter is inviting trouble. That said, it can be done quite safely. You have two options. 1) RDWHAHB and let it ride. Airlocks are terrible indicators. If I question my fermentation I'm more likely to use my thermometer. Your beer (actively fermenting) should be a few...

Odds are your brew will be fine. Depending on where you got your kit the grains may have already been crushed. It won't drastically change your gravity or the fermentation. May effect color or flavour slightly if it turns out they weren't crushed but it will by no means ruin your beer. Let...

Check out Palmer's how to brew (I believe it's available online) He includes a table for using honey as your primer. Having some experience with mead I think if you want to go for the delicate flavors of varietal honeys, a pale ale primed for bottles with your honey is the way to go. A lot of...

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Thanks for the reply. I feel like that should have occurred to me lol :facepalm: I believe I'll give this a try on my next brew simply to keep a lighter color. I don't dislike darker beer but my pale ale looks more like an Irish red lol. :mug:

Thanks for the reply. I feel like that should have occurred to me lol :facepalm: I believe I'll give this a try on my next brew simply to keep a lighter color. I don't dislike darker beer but my pale ale looks more like an Irish red lol. :mug:

I really should have thought about that lol. Thanks for the reply though. I think I'll give this a shot on round 2 as my pale ale isn't very pale, but I'd imagine it will taste just fine. :mug:

Hey guys been lurking for a while and just brewed my first beer solo. I've had experience with mead/wine and brewed beer in the past with a mentor. Looking through this thread I see a lot of discussion about late extract addition and the pros/cons. I'm by no means an expert but my...