Recent content by GraceManor

I am sorry I did not specify that I do clean my bottles. They all get rinsed immediately after use, and soaked in OxyFree before sanitized. That pretty much goes for all of my gear except racking cane which usually doesnt see Oxy just starsan. I measure sugar with a scale, and adjust for temp...

I soak the bottles in warm starsan for 30 seconds, and they are shaken around with the sanitizer in them before being emptied. The bottles I use have been rinsed out immediately, visually inspected, and ones with scum on them I just throw out. I guess the only explanation is a problem with my...

I have been having significant problems with my last several batches. I would like to know what is wrong and what I can do or I will be forced to hang up the brewing spoon. The last 4 beers I have brewed have become extreme gusher bottles. Here are some of the facts on them. -All around 1.050...

Unfortunately this is not the case. The beer has been in primary for 6 weeks and the gravity readings have been checked every weekend. I may attempt to throw some corn sugar in the and see what happens, and bottle next week with a high chance of overcarbination or too low if I reduce the...

Yea, my reason for finally making an account and posting is that after frequent searching I could not find a thread that answered my question. I like the yeast and my beers taste fine albeit flat and yeasty when I pour the foam into a pitcher and let it settle. As for hydration, I re-hydrate...

First post from a very frequent visitor, thank you in advance for your help. I seem to be having issues with safale 04, since I moved around 6 months ago, both beers I have fermented with this yeast have stopped too early. They ended up with plausible FGs in the high teens, but upon adding a...