Recent content by Eaglepilot

Due to the nature of my work, I haven't been able to brew since last July. I was just digging through my equipment box for something and I noticed that my iodine appears to have spilled in the box as a lot of things have yellowish to dark stains. To make matters worse, it also ended up on a...

This brings up a question I have. I just put 3 gallons in a 5 gallon keg that I flushed with CO2. Should I have added a few tablets? I did add sorbate a few days before racking.

I might try something like that. I did use a swamp cooler setup until picked up my freezer so I might throw the keg back in that. Being a masters student in a rental with a measly flight instructor salary limits my options for another fridge.

Awesome. I'm glad to hear that. I knew warmth helped the aging process of everything but I wasn't sure what may have been too hot. Thank you.

I have limited resources and am getting ready to age a cider. I need my cooler to use for other fermentations so my question is what would an ideal temperature range be for aging in a keg? I live in FL and my house has temp fluctuations from the mid 60s up to around 80. Would that be a...

I have it all clear now but the problem is finishing and conditioning. It is fairly tart but my understanding is that time will help to mellow that and during the apple flavor back. I'd like to try this over backsweetening and adding juice right away but I have problems that may be limiting...

I used Motts for my last one. It's still in the fermenter but it appears to have worked. I picked that because I should be able to find it easily to replicate at a future date.

Oh yeah, definitely. I had the kind with the three feet on mine. Like an idiot, I tried to pop them out for cleaning. That was a bad idea. The one broke and needed replaced. I ordered a pair of universal poppets from a supplier and picked up a few from the LHBS the next day so that I could...

I just pulled it out and it's definitely not. Opaque but not clear. I'll just let it sit in the primary for the rest of the month. I have Sparkolloid and gelatin but I figure I'll wait until the secondary to use either one. I have lowered the temperature to 54 and plan to keep it there until...

I highly suggest extra o-rings. I replaced mine right away to be safe. The ring on my lid has been great but the rings on the dip tube and gas tube need get sliced a bit every time I tighten the posts down. I replace them every batch or three depending on how bad they got. Using keg lube...

How long do you normally leave it there? I know that they need some aging.

That's what I figured I would do. I am by no means in a rush to finish it. Unfortunately it's in my smallest carboy excluding some 1 gallon jugs so I'll probably just leave it as is. Best as I can tell, like beer, an additional 2 weeks on the yeast shouldn't hurt it.

I know this has probably been answered but I can't quite find the exact answer by searching. I have three gallons that has fermented out to 1.006 with Nottingham. It has been steady for a few days at the mid 50's range. I will be leaving my house from the 21st to the 6th and I'm trying to...

Thanks! Seems like that's probably it. My brewmate is planning an IPA so I'll be sure to tell him to try some RO water instead of our tap.

I added the DME at the start of the boil. All centennial hops: 1 oz 15 min., .6 oz 5 min., .5 oz flameout. I was trying to get a 2.5 gallon but I didn't boil off as much as I thought I would. I may need to check my water as my last pale ale (all grain) was a little off but a vanilla porter...