Recent content by jasondominy

Also, I bought a Dyson Hot and Cold fan that I can set at 75 degrees and blow directly on the carboy to help keep the temp stable. Any downside to this?

Came home tonight to bubbles in the airlock, so we're good there. When you say make a starter, I just learned about making a starter, and this one's already done. There's nothing I can do with this one, right? The recipe does call for a second pitch in a week before bottling of the same 1214...

I brewed the Delerium Tremens clone from Maltose Express yesterday, using the Wyeast 1214 smack pack. Smacked it, waited about three hours for it to swell, and nothing. I waited about an hour longer, nothing. So, I pitched it anyway. Woke up this morning, and nothing. I've read that the 1214 can...

Yeah, as I write this we have a carpet cleaner at our house cleaning the carpet, $120. I learned the hard way to use a blow-off tube, I was just wondering if it was bad being on the carpet now that it's settled down. Definitely going to put the carboy in something that surrounds it for next time...

Why is fermenting on carpet not good?

What's the best way to clean it off the ceiling?

Lesson learned. This happened to me. How best to clean it off a speckled ceiling? I was using a blow-off tube, but somehow the tube got crimped, and it just blew. Also, gonna have to get the carpet cleaned.