Recent content by gutz

I'd love a code as well :) Thanks!

I doubt its the water content of the honey. If you actually used 5 gallons of water, and your fruit puree, and the water from yeast hydration, and the volume of honey, the total volume of your batch is probably much closer to 7 gallons (most 5 gal batches call for honey plus 4 gallons of...

Hello, I'm currently using D47 in a ferment, and since the house is normally about 77F in the summer, I have it in an ice bath in the 60-67 range. I'm wondering if after primary fermentation has essentially stopped, I can allow it to warm up to room temp, or if I need to continue to keep...

I was just thinking, maybe seeds from strawberries? the strawberries have been beatup pretty bad already. I suppose I'll know when the ferment is done if it tastes like crap.

Hello everyone, Seems some black hard material has appeared in my batch within the first 24 hours for pitching. I don't think its mold, but I'm not very familiar with different molds. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Whats in it: malted barley extract strawberries cherries...

made with orange blossom honey and nottingham ale yeast. SG = 1.085. primary fermentation slower than expected, just made it to 1.015 today after about 31 days. Very little activity left, racked it to secondary so I can start a second batch. Flavor is a little odd, suspect slight...