Recent content by jrobnz

That was my first brew too BBS Everyday IPA, turned out excellent! I wish they'd sell the 5 gallon kits again.

I went to the brewers supply store to gather goods for my next batch. One of the guys there said that Easy Clean was a sanitizer too. From what I've read, it's nothing more than OxyClean. Now I'm confused. How do I make BBQ sauce from my bad batch?

Should I take a chance and reuse the bottles, or start with a whole new batch?

Why not, I'm in too.

Your question just solved what went wrong. I thought I was using a sanitizer, but in fact, it was a cleaner! I knew I should have just used the StarSan I used before. Doh, what a dufus. What I used was LD Carlson Easy Clean. The instructions that came with it said to mix 1 tbsp with a...

Interesting. That sounds like the problem. The hydrometer readings stayed steady for four days, so I thought it was time to bottle. Oh well, live and learn. Will it get any better leaving it in the bottles longer or is it drano?

I used Nottingham yeast and the temp stayed a pretty constant 66 degrees.

It was in the primary for 2 weeks.

Hi everyone, My first batch of brew was an IPA, I only brewed 1 gallon to start, but it turned out excellent. I moved up to 5 gallons and decided to try a blonde. Tomorrow, it will be two weeks that it's been bottled. I put one in the fridge earlier just to see how it's coming along. It...