Recent content by Josh_Voyles

Thanks everyone again for the awesome help! I think the plan now is to bottle the beer tonight and let it sit for two weeks while it carbonates. The directions only call for two weeks in the secondary, but I'm taking your guys' advice about oxidation seriously. I think I'm going to try...

Thanks guys! I think my next investment is going to be a freezer with temp control. Is there any issues with CO2 build up in freezers or does it leak out?

Thanks for the tip. The flavor just struck me as slightly banana like so I just assumed that's what it was.

Yeah, I left a bit of beer in the fermenting bucket. I'm pretty new to using an auto siphon and was worried about about sludge. I was also starting to get some bubbling in my line so that kind of scared me. I don't think I had the fermenting bucket high enough over the carboy.

Ah, that is likely it. The kit call for the LME to go in at the beginning.

Good evening gents! I'm brand new to brewing and looking forward to learning more here! In the mean time, I have a question about about my brew. I picked up a Brewer's Best American Light kit and it's looking a little darker than the "straw" color the box is suggesting. The beer...