Recent content by grimes28

Is that right? Fg 1.0085??

I'm new to all this. Maybe reading hydrometer wrong? It was less than the 1.01 or whatever on the hydrometer. .85?? Not sure how many zeroes or whatever. HelpZ??

Thanks rodwha. I just bottles it gravity was the same the last five days at 1.085. Actually tasted all right. We will see in a cpl weeks.. :))

Is it normal for honey to take longer and much slower to ferment? I did two 5 gal batches but the one without the honey was started two days later and is completely motionless now and has been for awhile, whereas the honey batch is always letting tiny bubbles come up the side of the carboy. Is...

Let me know how it turns out!! :)

Thanks for the responses!! I transferred it into a secondary today after two weeks in the primary. First time I've seen beer in glass. The gravity is 1.085 but its still active, tiny bubbles working to the top and a few yeast rafts. I brewed another beer like a day after my mead beer, I put...

Ok thanks guys. I guess it is still letting off gas, just slowed substantially. Thanks for the input!! I'll let it sit a good week and check it again.

A lot of great info there! Thanks! Lol well right now it does taste weird.

Ok, so I'm now at day 4 1/2 and it has pretty much settled down and is at 1.012. I tasted it and it is really tame, light, and uneventful, but not bad. Lol. I realized not only did I add too much honey I also went over on my water. I now have like 5 1/6 gals. I really need to be more...

I'm new to all this and just tasted my batch of red ale I screwed up. Lol it's been in fermentation for 4 days and is pretty much done. Pretty much quit bubbling and is at 1.012. My question is, what do I expect it to do Orr change throughout the finishing or carbonation process. Anyone have...

Thank you guys of the reassurance. Mindenman I may have to try that. And Arrheinous, I will definitely remember that.

And yes. It appears as someone mentioned already that i didn't mix properly before taking the gravity test. Wow, so much to learn.

Wow! You guys are great! I will definitely enjoy it. I always appreciate anything homemade and anyone who puts in the effort of doing it. My neighbors often make wine in a crock with whatever fruit they have and yeasts from the grocery store. Sometimes it turns out great, sometimes not. But I...

LOL. thank you for the quick response and the welcome.

Im new to home brewing and made a mistake! lol imagine that. I made a kit of 5gls of red ale according to directions but the specific gravity came out only to 1.04. So i thought maybe i would throw a little honey in there to give it some flavor and up the alcohol just a tad. Little did I know...