Recent content by jel1883

I can't wait for my daughter to be old enough to clean bottles ( as i glance over at my newborn sleeping in her rocker while cleaning bottles ).

Will do. Thanks for the tips everyone!

Thanks for the advice. Second time i have had this happen. Both times during the summer. I tend to keep my spare fridge at lagering temps. Ant thoughts as to keeping ales at the right temps without a dedicated fridge?

Its possible the beer temp was a little higher. Not real fond of the thermometers that stick on the side of the carboy but that is all I had available.

Right now my favorite is Easy Tiger in Austin, TX.

70 deg. White Labs english ale yeast with a 1 qt starter. Active fermentation for about 4 days then re-racked into plastic bucket.

I just sampled a raspberry porter that I brewed fir my wife. It has a harsh alcohol finish but my ABV is only 6%. Any ideas what could cause this? For a 5 gallon batch I added the fruit (fresh 1/2 lb.) at the last 10 minutes of the boil and was brewed with extract.