Recent content by DukeCityBrewer

OK, I thought I'd update everyone on this brew. It's been 4 1/2 weeks now and per your advice, I've left it alone. I took a reading 3 days ago and today. Here's the update on my problems I was initially experiencing: Cloudiness/Appearance: A significant portion of the yeast has dropped...

Heck yeah! Abq brew scene is getting better all the time. Thanks again for the suggestions. I am going to just leave it alone then and not bother with the secondary. I thought I had read somewhere that if you leave the brew on the original yeastcake too long it will give off-flavors...

Actually, there have been studies that show beer, like wine, is good for you in moderation. Hard to drink in moderation when you brew gallons at a time? Get more friends to take some of the burden off of you. They'll be happy to help you drink it. Anybody who brews beer and doesn't have...

Let me answer some of the other followup questions: -After I got worried about the stuck fermentation, I swirled the sealed wort to wake up the yeast. Early on, I didn't want to mess around with it too much, and read some posts about "taking the wort for a walk". I am a bit worried now, with...

To be honest, it has swung probably between 65 (night) and 72 (day). Although, there was a day (around 6-10) when my roommate was sick and I came home to the apartment at a sweltering 78.

First of all, let me say I'm happy to have found this community! I've been reading various posts voraciously and have learned so much already. Now on to my problem. First some background... I'm brewing my second batch. The first batch, a Munton's Nut Brown Ale Extract kit, went so...