Recent content by graddy

Thanks for the info, yooper. Let's say I want to have the brew drinkable by September 12th (going to a get together and would love to show off some new homebrew), would it be better to let it sit longer fermenting or bottling? I understand that in general two weeks is the bare minimum needed to...

Well, I rigged the blowoff tube just like you showed in the pics. I even went to the store and bought some larger tubing to fit over the airlock like shown. Unfortunately, it never fit quite snug enough and kept on breaking the seal on the airlock between it and the tubing, letting air in...

Hi, I googled and found this forum after I had a problem with my airlock on my latest batch, which I posted about in the Sanitation forum... I've been drinking craft beer since I turned 21 (I'll turn 23 in December) and have been homebrewing since May. My first batch was a English Brown Ale...

wait, you either edited your post or I didn't catch the last part. I'll try to rig that setup tonight. edit: er, actually now

Thanks so much for the quick response. I've considered using a blowoff tube, but never needed it before for my boxed kit/dry yeast batches. I'll do it every time from now on to be safe. Since I've made this topic, the wort/water mixture is only getting higher in the airlock. It's most likely...

Hi, first visit here. I'm currently fermenting my third batch of homebrew, a "Dithyrambic Roasted Brown Ale" recipe I got from Papazian's Complete Joy of Homebrewing. Anyway, it's in the bucket and sealed with the airlock on top. It actually took a long time (almost 20 hours) for any activity...