Recent content by michael61182

I was talking to my wife today about my first batch which I bottled yesterday. I too did not stir it and was telling her I may have screwed up the carbonation. The problem I had is I stirred it during the cooling process, so when I transferred it to the fermenting bucket a lot of particles were...

Well I've opened 1 beer for the past 3 days. All gushers. I'm going to skip today and see what tomorrow brings. Maybe I'll get lucky over the weekend.

According to Mr Beer, 7 days is good. According to an online review from an experienced brewer I fermented for 2 weeks. At the time I had no way to test it and it only has a vented top to let the gases out. I did taste it before bottling and did not care for the taste or smell. I was hoping it...

Well at the time I didn't have a hydrometer since this was from a Mr Beer kit. I wasn't as concerned with the age of the kit as much as the temperature it had been stored. Will the colder temps help the tabs dissolve as well?

My questions is regarding a gusher. I would like to start from the beginning and my gusher is from a Mr Beer kit. This kit was gifted to me about 3 Christmas'. My concern with this kit is that I live in Phoenix AZ and it had not been stored all the time inside. When I pulled it out it was...