Recent content by Ian777

I recapped/vented some of them, and put the others in a sealed vessel. I'll let time be the judge for this batch. Crap might be too strong of a word from what I have read on the forums now. I'm not too clear what is going on. I know its green so I know the taste is going to be off as is, so if...

Noob here. Measured FG of bottled beer. FG is now lower than when I bottled. I bottled too soon... I thought 4 weeks in the carboy would have been enough. I was wrong. Next time I'll be sure to measure, measure, measure. On that note. What is the best product/way to collect wort from a carboy...

I am a new brewer and have a serious overcarbonation exploding bottle problem. Here are the details. I brewed an AHS Demeter's Brew (Fall amber with Sweet Gale). I fermented around 70-68F. I let it condition in the primary for 29 days. I tested with my hydrometer multiple times and had an FG...

Quick Question. I am constantly under priming my beers (fear of exploding bottles). When they mention the amount of beer (5 gal.) is that the recipe size or the 'actual amount' minus the trub left at the bottom of the fermenter? I usually carb for 4.5 gal. because of the loss from the sediment...