Recent content by EkimRezim

Thanks everyone. The OG wasn't much higher than predicted, and it was just a little experiment that I felt like trying. I also boiled down a pound of blueberries that I added to the wort, and I could definitely tell a little bit of tart in addition to the malty sweetness in my OG reading...

Would it affect my beer in a negative manner, if I through in some powdered sugar when I add my malts?

I moved it at 7 days. I guess I will be more aware of the use of gravity readings and what I've been reading in forums. Thanks for the input. My concerns have been subdued; I'm sure I'll have some great beer.

I am a newbie, and following input from a couple of friends that have been brewing for quite some time. The brew store guy suggested to move it at 2-3 days, regardless of the gravity reading, while my buddy said 6-8 days. I siphoned and ended up getting a some trube in the last, spitting...

Not what they should have been. I went with the decision that was in line of what my brewers store told me, and not with accordance of what gravity was telling me. Newbie haste and foolishness, I know. I modified the airlock onto a blow off hose and will just leave it be for 2 weeks where it...

I moved my first batch over to its secondary today and, about 5 hours later, I noticed this. I was a little shy of the the 5gal line in the carboy, and attributed that to lost in the trube, but wasn't expecting this [foamy reaction]. Is this normal, or should I be worried? Dunkelweizen, FYI.

So, picked up my supplies earlier this week to brew my virgin batch this weekend. I either didn't notice or forgot the guy mentioning to refrigerate the yeast in question, and left it with the rest of my ingredients at room temp; about 65 degrees. I finally picked up the vial read it, and...