This is about as good as I can get. How long is too long for a brew to sit in secondary. The temp has been kept pretty consistent through that time and it has been kept dark. I want to bottle it if there is still hope!
I grew up in Woodridge and moved to Mundelein 4 years ago.
I did do a search so I ask for your forgiveness in advance if this has already been discussed. I brewed a nights
Cap cherry stout on April 22nd. I added frozen cherries to the boil. A second job and a newborn prevented me from being able to bottle this 5 gallon batch. I checked it yesterday and...
I left mine in the primary for about 10 days and the secondary for 3 weeks. I got real nervous because at 2 weeks in the bottles it had zero carbonation. It took 5 weeks before it was decent. I couldn't help but sample it every few days, so by the time I hit the 5 week mark they were mostly...
Today I brewed my 6th batch of beer. This was the first time using a Midwest Supplies kit, White Lab Yeast, and doing a lager. The kit was Rich German Bock.
I steeped the grains for 30 min at about 158 degrees, I boiled 3 gallons of water and added most of the extract saving about a pound...