Recent content by Davethatsme

here's my first try, carbed up nicely with priming sugar, tastes like a real-ale to me. Colour looks good to me! It's a bit strong mind! Had a pint and I'm tipsy. Waiting for my test tube to go flat to check the FG. I'm really impressed considering I thought it had gone horribly wrong

Will do thanks! I forgot to check the gravity pre-boil (tho it was even on my checklist) so I don't think I'll be able to get the efficiency, but anyhow thanks for the tips I think I'm in for the long run in the new hobby:)

Oh man!! Lucky you!! Well oh my f#@$, my OG was 1.042! (I just checked to make sure I'm reading the hydrometer correctly) Holy hell it's spot on.... Okay maybe I'll give it a chance then, I was going to dump it. But it's definitely going to be extra hoppy with lower volume of beer 😆

Thank you, well I'll chalk it up as a loss haha I didn't add water and it's so much lower in quantity than should be. Plus my carboy sucked in the sanitizing solution out of the airlock after I washed off the carboy with cold water---causing a pressure drop and vacuum inside the carboy I think...

I apologize for asking this stupid question....if I'm short on liquid think it's OK to just add water to top it up after boils done?? Haha. For a 5 gallon batch I have about 4 gallons, I think my mash tun didn't allow the liquid to drain out adequately

Hey Dave! I lived the UK for 10 yrs and Tribute was maybe my favorite pint. I'm trying to do it the real-ale method, so I'll do the secondary fermentation with priming sugar. Had a look around, it seems to be about 2 weeks are so at 20C. Anyway I'll post my results in a few weeks!

Hey! This is old hope someone can help, I'm new to brewing, brand new. Only question I'm not clear is how long for second fermentation, just roughly??