Recent content by Dutch Brewmeester

Thanks! I will be racking tonight!

Made a mistake and didn't leave myself enough time to brew, ferment and bottle properly... Need to have the beer ready to drink in 13 days now, while beer (American Wheat) has only been in carboy, fermenting for just 10 days? (PS: no more bubbles since a few days) Do you think I can run the...

This morning my airlock is "bubbling" nicely! Guess I just had to be a little more patient! Will keep you posted!

This is how it looks now:

How does it normally take for the airlock to start "bubbling"? It has been 3 days now, and absolutely no movement.. The liquid is changing color etc, so seems OK? Just wait a few more days?

It’s impressive how this changes in just 24 hours... it is definitely fermenting!

Started my second batch: Imperial blond ale. Fermentation looks completely different as the first (American Ale). Lots os stuff floating this time (day 1 of fermentation) Might be normal? My OG was 1060 (a little low) any comments/remarks would be much appreciated!

Point taken, and thanks for the book recommendation! PS: any advice on my siphoning dilemma?

Bottling day... As mentioned before, this is my very first batch, using a more-beer starter kit. It didn't come with a siphon, but the plastic carboy has a spigot. Should I just slowly "drain" the beer with a hose via the spigot in to the bottling bucket? Have to say, the instructions...

Thanks for the advise, I replaced the brown liquid with fresh vodka and the airlock is bubbling away!

Sorry to bother again! Cleaned out the airlock, all good. Is this normal?? Lot of foam stuck to top.. is that going to impact beer?

American Ale... Now looking for a good recipe kit for pilsner! What about you?

Yeah, the substance is brown... will clean and replace. Thanks!! The liquid is brown.. will clean and replace! Thanks

Thanks, I will clean the airlock and replace the liquid later today. I did put more distilled water in this morning, is dirty now, but have seen it is better with sanitizer or vodka! Many thanks, learning a lot!

Hello all, I'm a first time home brewer, so all this is new for me! Prepared my first batch this weekend, and this morning the fermentation process has apparently started! I noticed that the airlock on top of the carboy is having "foaming bubbles" should I remove? Can this impact or even...