Recent content by lukemarson

Did you ever find anything?

Thanks for the tip. The OG was high so I assume the FG was going to be. I like my DIPAs (and IPAs) more on the sweeter side, but I'll hold off for a few more days.

So I just took a reading, just over 3 weeks since I pitched the yeast... and we're down to 1.029! Given the OG, that's about right. I'm going to bottle it tonight as pretty much all action ceased over the weekend.

So I just wanted to let you know that I pitched 2 packs of US-05 yeast last night and this morning there was definite signs of life and a wonderful aroma coming from the air lock. I took a gravity reading this evening (about 18-20 hours after pitching the yeast) and the reading has definitely...

My bad on that one. I hadn't read anywhere that I should've made a starter, although of course I'm still learning a lot about brewing. I'll do that and see if it works. Luckily the beer seems to be contamination free so it might still be a goer. Thanks so much for your responses!

It's a liquid yeast. I pulled it from the fridge about 6 or 7 hours before I put the wort into the fermenter. I did have the yeast for a couple of months as a few work trips put paid to my brewing efforts a month or so ago. Could it be that the yeast may have become dormant?

Yeah, I didn't think the hops would affect it. Well, this is not the first all grain that I've done and my first ever brewing was done with a professional Belgian brewer. I know it can be a little optimistic, but I felt comfortable with it and it has gone well so far except for the issue with...

Yes, pretty obvious. No, what I did was transfer from the brew kettle to the carboy after cooling of the wort. I added the hops after 3 days. I don't see any signs of infection and I'm always very careful with sanitizing. I've been checking regularly for that. Do you think it's worth...

The packages from Farmhouse specified that the first is added after 3 days. The HBT recipe says 14 days. Quite some discrepancy I know! I've never had a problem reading a hydrometer before. It was definitely 1.086 which I thought at the time was high, but obviously nothing I could really do...

That's kind a what I'm thinking. I'm using a hydrometer. I've always found it to be reliable in the past.

I brewed a Heady Topper clone using the HBT recipe (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=390082). I used the pack put together by Farmhouse Brewing Supply (http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/heady-topper-clone-all-grain/). I am fermenting in a glass carboy in a room around 65-70F...