Recent content by felonyflats

Thanks for the quick replies! I just usually use tin foil. Lil' bugger must have crawled up in there. I think I'll go to the coffee filter method from now on. One more lesson learned. I like the second runnings idea but I am out of DME, but the Saison will be 1064. I don't know what that puts...

Tomorrow, I brew my first Saison (I am also doing a smoked porter). I was disappointed today, while checking the progress of my 2 liter starter from wyeast 3711 (French Saison) because I saw a fruit fly floating in it. I have decided NOT to use this starter for my 10 gal Saison. It is not worth...

The follow up: Thanks for the replies. I also talked to the guy at the local homebrew shop, and he was worried about relying on the yeast cells that survived. I can't remember exactly why, but he was worried that they may have been affected by the heat, and recommended getting rid of as much...

Thanks for replying. I definitely taste off flavors, but it is not sooo bad that I am going to dump it yet. In this circumstance it was not done fermenting, which is probably a whole separate issue. It still has a slightly sweet flavor. I definitely want it to continue fermenting. So will my...

I was so excited to use my new temp controlled fermentation chamber for a repeat brew of a recent apa that came out well. All good for 10 days...I checked yesterday, and it was still cloudy and not quite where the gravity needed to be. Apparently, when I checked, the temp sensor got ripped off...