Thanks guys. Sorry, was just a bit worried. This batch was being setup for a yearly camping trip that I and some friends/family take and I was really looking forward to us as a group having the homebrew. With the trip being over memorial-day weekend I don't think I'd have time to setup...
I hate to be so annoying with the questions, but I'm a newbie at this.
What would a mold colony look like?
I examined my beer with the top off (figured that couldn't hurt with it there so long) and there is a ring of grey-ish green "stuff" around the top area of the beer. I had figured...
Hey guys - panicing a bit here. I just checked my beer and my airlock was knocked off of it. I think it may have been my 2.5 year old niece that stays here. The fermenter is in a room that's closed off with a child gate but lately she's learned to crawl across them occasionally. Her mom/my...
Yep, looks like I was being overly paranoid :). Took me till today to make it into town to pickup a turkey baster so that I could pull out a sample. Current specific gravity is 1.004. Both were taken at room temperature (around 70 degrees) so after applying the corrections it looks like I'm...
Ok guys, I've come here looking for a few pointers.
I recently (Sunday night) setup my first batch of beer. I did a Honey Kolsch extract recipe with a dry yeast.
The ONLY other alchoholic beverage I've ever done at home before is a few batches of mead which I did with clear water jugs with...