Recent content by Jobe5217

After reading the "math" on the amount of alcohol I must say that I am impressed by myself! Eight or nine beers was over a long period of time too... at least a good three and half hours... :tank: Seriously though, I like to drink. I try to leave out all of the dregs from the bottom of the...

I am just going to be frank with the discussion of my bowel ailments so be forewarned. We are all adults here, right? I have a 10% Imperial Stout that when I drink it I get a lot of gas later the same night and the next day and when I have had a lot (8 or 9 bottles... don't judge me!:cross:)...

I used approximately 2/3 (heeping) DME as priming sugar, boiled it in water and put in bottling bucket prior to beer and it was in a closet that is around 65F. Since my initial post I have had a few more and I found one that was way over carbonated. It was a bottle with the hinged flip top lid...

I brewed up a strong, 10%, stout. It turned out great flavor wise but the the bottles didn't carbonate very well. I used two yeast vials so the fermentation seemed to go fine and I used the standard (5 oz ?) amount of sucrose. Do stronger beers usually require more sugar to feed the yeast in...

I have 2 vials of liquid yeast I got yesterday from the LHBS and I forgot to refrigerate them! I am planning on brewing today, so it would have been out of the fridge for 24 hours. I am brewing a high alcohol stout, about 10%. I also have a pack of yeast nutrition powder called "Super Ferment"...

Thanks for all the replies! I don't think I'll worry about re-using bottles.

I've read that most commercial bottles you get when you buy beer are cheaper and thinner, meant for single use. I have been using pop top bottles from beer I have bought but was wondering if they might eventually be a problem. Has anyone had any difficulty reusing commercial bottles. By the...

I tried to attach the recipe PDF but got error message, darn it! Reply or message me your email and I can send it to you.

It was a little high! I struggled with trying to keep it cool. It turned out okay but I would like to try it again at lower temps to compare.

I made an IPA with a recipe from my LHBS called Simtra (Simcoe and Citra hops). It turned out rad, I am now 2 for 2 with successful brews.

I am replacing my electric range in the near future. Does anyone have an opinion on the coil stove top vs. the smooth surface for boiling wort? I would like a propane burner in the future but lets ignore that for now. I have a coil currently and I am not that impressed. I have seen the smooth...

Thanks for all the tips guys. I am anxious to see how easy/hard it is to get all of the loose hops out of the carboy when this is done. I'll try and post again when it is over!

I am racking my IPA into the secondary fermenter, a 5 gal. glass carboy. I was going to put the whole-hops in muslin bags but it seems like it may be a bit of a shove to get it in/out. Is it possible to put in in loose? Can I bottle it with it loose in the carboy? I mean will it get in the...

Now that a little time has passed I will be a little more patient about how long the wort sits. I was thinking that it would be bad to sit for too long but I can think rationally now that why not add more ice/let sit longer/etc. and get to the optimum temp. What is this "no chill" method...

Yeast was pitched and the best I can guess on the temp was upper 70's low 80's :o