Recent content by MountAiryBrew

I am going to check the hydrometer tonight on tap water and see what it reads, cause that could definately be the problem. I will probably give it a good stir after it has cooled and added water THEN take the reading before i add the yeast to try and get a good reading next time.

I am on my 3rd batch of beer and noticed i am constantly off on the OG by just a little, it is always lower than the range. I have noticed a few things that might be effecting this but wanted to run it by everyone and get some opinions. 1. during my boiling process, especially during the...

Well i have an extra fridge that i am going to use that has a large bottom pull out freezer. I feel like it should be perfect for storing.

Yeah i pretty much want to get one either way, so i guess this is the best excuse i can get ha but what kind of kits do you recommend? i am looking around and it looks like around 175 for a decent kit.

So i have had my beer fermenting for a little over 2 weeks. In my last post i stated that the gravity was around 1.020, so i continued to let it sit for another 5 days and took another reading. it has stayed constant at the 1.020. i have heard the stories of bottles exploding if the process is...

I will double check the instructions for a final Gravity. I guess i was expecting the air lock to have more activity for a longer period of time. I will continue to wait and check every several days. Defiantely getting a clear fermentor next time so i can see it better and hopefully keep me...

How do i know what the FG should be?

I used the brewhouse winterfest ale kit. not sure on the exact yeast that comes with those kits. I am getting a fridgerator with the thermostat controller in a few days... do you think putting it in there and controlling the temperature better ( maybe around mid to uper 60's) would help finish...

so i just started my first batch of beer on the Friday august 23. I had really intense blowoff starting the next morning till Sunday morning. Everyone said that blowoff is fine and continued to let my beer sit. After sunday morning the blow off quit but i noticed that i had no signs of anymore...

Ok awesome, well definitely not as worried as i was early. definitely going to work on a blow off tube today. ill post pics later. thanks again.

So i just started my first batch of beer. And now the problems start. The main problem i have is that the airlock is overflowing with foam. Does this mean oxygen is getting into the fermenting process? I also noticed that when i put all the wort and water in the bucket it almost reached the top...

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is matthew, i am from Columbus, GA. I work full time and a student at CSU. Been interested in brewing beer for a while and finally got around to buying my first kit and actually started fermenting yesterday. But i look forward to asking everyone a bunch...