Recent content by J-Tho

I brewed this about a month ago and have been way to busy to transfer to a secondary. Think there's any point now? Or should I just go ahead and bottle it? Also, did you guys sanitize the bottling/kegging spice addition somehow before adding it?

Thanks. Super looking forward to making this. I had actually planned to make a starter. Also my first time doing that. Wish me luck!

Quick question: I've never brewed a beer this strong before. Does that change the amount of water I use per pound of grain? Also, how much Irish Moss equals one Whirlfloc Tablet?

Do you guys think I'd need to make a starter if I'm only making a 3 gallon batch?

I have an Imperial IPA fermenting away in the closet and I was getting ready to rack to a secondary in the next couple of days. I have some extra hops on hand and was thinking maybe I'd throw them in the secondary with my beer for a couple of weeks. The hops I have are Goldings (pellets) and...

Thanks everyone. I just smacked it and threw it in. Already bubbling so I think I'm ok.

Quick question; I just brewed a wheat beer and realized as I was about to add the yeast that I'd forgotten to activate it. It's Wyeast 3068 (Weihenstephan), if that matters. Do you think I can just stick the airlock on the fermenter and add the yeast in an hour or two when the package swells...

Just a quick question. I think I may have mixed my Star San 4 times stronger than I should have while sanitizing my fermenter and other equipment in preparation to brew a brown ale recently (it was late...I was tired). As far as I can tell from reading other threads on this site this shouldn't...

I apologize for the nonsensical post above. My 1 1/2 year old got a hold of my phone yesterday and somehow posted on this forum. I didn't think she had actually posted anything but apparently she did.

Mop

While we're on this topic; how do you guys go about cleaning your fermentors? I've just been cleaning them with dish soap and sanitizing them using the same solution I used for my bottles (the chlorinated TSP). I have the usual white bucket primary and a glass carboy secondary. It seems to work...

If the beer is not good it'll be obvious, yes? Is it possibly that'll it'll make me sick?

Just bottled my first batch of beer. After reading some of the threads on this forum I'm wondering if I properly sanitized my bottles before filling them. I was in a bit of a rush and basically just quickly washed them with a bottle brush and some chlorinated TSP solution. I scubbed out each...