I was planning on bottling this traditional mead today but noticed this wispy cloudy white smoke-like substance near the surface. Should I be worried about this? Airlock still has liquid and it's been kept in my ferm chamber with regulated temps. Not sure what this is.
Although, I suppose then I would be supporting ABInBev...:smh:
But, saving $200 is hard to pass up for someone on a budget stretching to even make the purchase in the first place.
Thanks for the response. So, I ran across this wit recipe that sounds almost exactly as you suggest: http://carboyclub.com/recipes/wit3.htm
The only difference is he uses Belgian pale, vs your suggestion to use Pilsner, and he doesn't mention the rice hulls. I think I'll use them for sure...
I have over 200 lbs of raw wheat in storage that I would like to brew a wheat beer with. Since it's unmalted and I don't want to go through malting this much wheat, I have a couple questions about grain bill and mashing:
I have researched and it looks like I can do a Hefeweizen or Witbier with...
Yeah, I think this is the route I'll go. I ordered an Inkbird controller last night but it's going to be a couple weeks until it arrives. I was hoping to use this in the meantime. Maybe I should hold off using the freezer until the controller arrives, and until then just keep that space heater...
My basement is around 56ºF and I need a little warmer place for fermentation. I got a free (broken condenser) chest freezer off craigslist today and want to turn it into a fermentation chamber, the added krausen containment factor of the enclosed chamber is a plus for reducing any potential...
I just got a SS Brewtech pot and I love it! Well, to be clear, I love the looks of it sitting underneath the christmas tree. T-minus 4 days until I can use it...