Recent content by gregs765

Good way to get rid of the kreuseny crud in my carboy.

Everything sounds right. What temperature were the bottles sitting at for those 12 days? If it was cooler than 70, it might take longer to carbonate. Plus, if the yeast was dormant (or at least tired) after fermenting and flocculating, it might take a few more days to wake them up and get...

I always let my ales like this go two weeks, just to be safe. If you go shorter periods before bottling, I'd recommend checking the final gravity over a few days to make sure it's really done. A low-gravity mild should ferment out quickly, given a good pitching rate, but I always play on the...

I'd let them sit for two weeks at a temperature in their fermentation range (56-70F), then move them to the fridge. Otherwise they may not carbonate adequately--and certainly not for a long time.

My daughter just moved to Denver and we are visiting her and going to GABF. When we asked if she'd go to GABF with us, the response was "Hell yes!" She already made reservations for us to go to a beer dinner at WaterCourse, and other brewpubs are getting scoped out this weekend.

Were they covered or not? The biggest problem would be skunking, which results from isomerized alpha acids being exposed to sunlight. So your IPA is probably at biggest risk. Cover them with towels asap.

Cool... wish I were closer to Kalamazoo. But then again, I prefer my Bell's bottles full. ;-)

This app is fantastic. I particularly love the timers. One question, though (which I also e-mailed from the website): What IBU formula does BrewPal use? I have ProMash set to Rager, and it told me I would have 31 IBU, but BrewPal said 25. I am not a super-detailed brewer, but I think this...

Heck, I am trying to get all my other garden plants to watch the hops for some rapid-growing tips. Plant some lettuce seeds and you are eating salad for Sunday dinner.

I've got one, but since the batch is still carbonating, I am not sure how good it is yet. Let me know if you don't get anything else and I will dig up the one I used when I get home. Greg

Growing yeast from bottles of Bell's Oberon.

Brewing on the back porch, drinking a homebrew.

Baby hops on my first-year Sterlings.

Second-year Sterling hops in a barrel in early April.

Second-year Perle hops in early April.