Recent content by maryp

How interesting! This receipe does have a bunch of Belgian candi sugar in it (as I guess lots of Belgian beers do); maybe that accounts for the long fermentation time. I suppose I'll just be patient! Thanks for the advice, Mary P.

Well, it's been long enough now that I don't quite remember how long the beer was in primary -- a good couple of weeks, I'd think. I usually wait for it to ferment out pretty thoroughly. Maybe you're right and I did get some agitated yeast in the fermenter! I'll try to be patient -- there's...

Thanks for the hint, magno! I don't know anything about hydrometers (they measure specific gravity, right?) but am quite happy to get one if it'll help with beer diagnosis. Has anyone ever seen a beer ferment this slowly before? I'm concerned that some other process is going on -- can't...

Hi folks -- I'm hoping one of you experienced brewers can solve a puzzle for me! I've had a Belgian golden ale in my secondary fermentation carboy for a long time now, about 6-8 weeks. I'd be quite happy to bottle it, but it just keeps on fermenting! I'm getting a bubble through the airlock...