Recent content by jrlepage

Thanks man, that's good news. Do you think it was fusels in your case or the actual vodka taste/smell coming through? I'll give it a couple of weeks and see how it goes.

Hey all, So I'm worried that I did something really dumb and I'm hoping the batch isn't ruined. I brewed the following recipe, doing 10 days in primary and 20 days in secondary: http://store.homebrewden.com/scary-spice--recipe-kit-p271.aspx I soaked 1 oz of sweet orange peel in vodka and...

Wow you're right about yeast being hardy! Took a 2 hour nap and it went from a few small white bubbles to this. And the air lock is now gurgling every 6 seconds!

Thanks for the encouragement. :) I have one more question... Over the past few hours some small white spots have developed on the surface. Doing some searching I'm a little concerned that it's lactobacillus infection. How can you differentiate lacto from normal yeast activity?

Ahhh I understand now bluehaus. Yes I did run the vile under cool tap water for 15 minutes before pitching to hopefully bring them up to temp more gradually, but I see what you mean about the shock. It's funny how the process seems deceptively simple but there are so many variables and so much...

Thanks for the replies! Yeah bluehaus I think there may have been some miscommunication - the liquid yeast I used had a recommended pitching temp of 74F. Hopefully things aren't too dire. :) However, I know next time I will definitely use a starter for liquid yeast.

Hey all, first post here. Excited to have found this community! I brewed my second batch of beer last night (the "Scary Spice" holiday ale from HomebrewDen.com - a LHBS in Tallahassee; my first batch was their "Alpine Wheat"). It's a LME recipe with steeped grains and candi sugar. Pumpkin pie...