Recent content by johnford

You guys rock-thanks for the solid advice. And good to know I'm not the only one who's had brewing woes.

My O.G. was 1.05. I've never rehydrated ale yeast before but might give that a go next time, thanks for the advice. I'm not controlling or monitoring the room temperature after the yeast has been pitched, and hitting F.G. hasn't been a problem in the past so I've not worried about that...

I checked my thermometer recently and it seemed okay. I'm using a hydrometer.

Hi Folks, I have recently began all grain brewing using the BIAB method, after 2 years using extract and speciality grains. I have made three 5.5 gallon batches so far and 2 of those (both dark beers) had a high final gravity of 1.02. Here's the grain bill and adjuncts used for my latest...

Thanks for the solid feedback guys. Is having a pellicle a bad thing do you think? Would you recommend bottling at this point or would I be better to let it do it's thing for a while?

Hi Folks, Could you tell me if you think this batch of beer looks infected? It's made from a 5 gallon extract and Strong Belgian Ale kit to which I added some Christmas style spices late in the boil. Brewed on 12th Sep, racked to secondary on the 19th, and just noticed a patch of white film...

Just a quick follow-up if you're interested- After one week in the bottle a similar layer of mold had formed on the surface of the beer in each bottle. Have been drinking them fast. The taste is really good, and the colour/clarity is great too. Seems to be no risk of over-carbonation. Just a...

Thanks again chaps. I'm feeling a lot more positive about the whole thing. :)

You guys rock! Thanks for the solid feedback. I guess I'll just hang in there and hope it all works out in the end-plus, gives me an excuse to drink a lot of beer as fast as possible!

Hi Folks, First online forum I've ever belonged to! If anyone can offer me some help or advice on this one it would be much appreciated. I just bottled a 5 gallon batch of Belgian Saison (all-extract), O.G.=1.049 F.G. 1.004. This is only the 3rd bacth of beer I've ever made and the first...