Recent content by JokerOnJack

Hey guys. So I tried my hands at the everclear infused Apple pie drink and a hard cider. Its been a week with the Apple pie drink in sanitized sealed jars and it looks like there's mold growing in them! I'm curious if it actually is mold or just the cinnamon sticks dissolving. Does anyone...

So uhh. How long after it starts fermenting do I switch it to warmer temp for rest. After its done, or while its still going? It slowed down its fermentation alot already.

Damn delays. Haha. Oh well. Is what it is

It's alive!!!!

I appreciate all the input. I really do. Would it be a bad idea to just add a second pitch tomorrow?

Actually your right. I had dried lager yeast that came with the malt extract kit. Boiled 1 cup water. Let cool to 30ºC (package said temp was good starting point, did I kill it?) And rehydrated the yeast for a couple hours. And pitched the 8oz of fluid.

99% sure somethings wrong. Gravity hasn't moved a bit. 72 hours. 1.053

So what are the chances I'm screwed? Its been 48 hours and I see no activity. I have the fermenter down between 51º-55º. There is no activity from the air lock and no foam on to of the beer.

Okay. So I could, if I have the room, do my fermentation, being it up to room temp for a day or two, then transfer to my carboy and begin the lagering stage? Cutting the week of secondary fermentation out and keeping it from bottling until after the lagering, correct?

My goal is to transfer this to the secondary on Labor day weekend. Keeping them both in a bath of ice water to reach 55°. My plan, after discussing with my local brew shop about the lagering part (this is a kit Oktoberfest btw) Primary Fermentation (Swamp Cooled 55°) - 2 Weeks Secondary...

Uh oh... am I in limbo until I see it start to ferment? Or is this thing done for before the first day?

Thanks man. Its good to hear that. All I have is a cooler and somw bottles of water I froze. When it comes to the lagering step, a friend of mine is letting me barrow his fridge because its empty.

My girlfriend was gracious enough to buy me a brew kit for my birthday back in May. With that kit she bought me a brew kit for summer ale. The summer ale turned out to be a great first brew. Had enough ingredients to screw up but wasn't too tempermental to destroy. Despite a couple mistakes...

Fairly new to the smoking amd home brew community. Doing both only since May. But figured I'd share my weekend last week. I don't have a picture. But last weekend I spent brewing a weisenbier while smoking some italian sausage. I'm excited to try the beer, but I still got time to wait while...