Recent content by DrKats

Hello, hope I get a quick reply. I’m getting ready to brew a wheat beer extract kit. I was wondering if I can use a flocculation tablet in the brew for this type of beer. I’m using a tablet that goes in at the last 10-15 minutes of the boil. I used one on my last brew, a brown ale, and the...

Ok, I can do that.

Cool, thank you for the feedback

So lagering in the keg is ok and I can even carbonate as it’s lagering?

Question, I have a Vienna Lager in the fermenter now. After a couple weeks fermenting, then a few days rest at room temp., can then keg the beer and lager it in the keg? Or should it stay in the fermenter the entire time?

I’m not comparing batches. My question was just that being that I aerated the wort before adding my tilt meter, would that change the OG while it was still full of air. Much like methane or hydrogen gas changes the density of the water over the Bermuda Triangle causing boat to sink I will do...

Yeast is irrelevant, tilt took its reading prior to yeast. I will say that aerating made a huge difference with the dry yeast. It was bubbling within a couple hours.

I get there is a lot involved, but will the air effect the OG?

Yes, extract kit. But my question is, will the air effect the OG?

I have a question, I just did a brew with Northern Brewers Caribou Slobber. My OV came out at 1.050 not 1.053. It dawned on my that this is the first time I used an areation stone. After 20 minutes of pumping air in the fermenter, I dropped in my tilt 2 and then pitched the yeast. Wouldn’t the...

My 1st was the morebeer cream ale it was decent for my 1st time. Fermentation for 1 week then in the keg. I learned from that! But it was still good after it settled out. I like the NB kits better so far. Just finished brewing the Caribou Slobber. Came in a hair un OG at 1.050 rather then the...

Hey all, just started brewing. On my 4th kit. Only doing extract kits for now, but will be setting up to try all grain brewing eventually. Doing Caribou slobber brown ale today from Northern Brewer