Recent content by mradicsh

It's called nucleation. Adding the hops give the CO2 millions of contact points to come out of solution. Science.

Only 6.5%.

We keep the upstairs of the house at 70, so they have been sitting at that temp for a month. I gave them a tip over today and was going to give them another few weeks.

I have done a number of 1 gallon and 5 gallon batches and have never had an issue with carbonation until recently. I have an IPA that I bottled a month ago and have tested a few bottles at the 2 and 3 week mark. I know not to expect them to be ready until at least 3 weeks, but expected some...

Have you received them yet? Looks like a great deal and if they are good quality even better.

I just did a 1 gallon batch using S-04 and have the same exact monster in my jug. This is my second time using s-04 and had the same thing happen on the first batch as well. It will eventually all just fall and flatten out on the bottom like you would expect.

Wanted to say I pitched a batch a few weeks ago and its fermenting away in my basement, used Stop and Shop brand 100% apple juice. No rhino farts. Ambient temp in the basement is ~63-67 depending on how cold it is in NJ. Not sure if its the juice brand or the temp, but it smells normal.

I figured the hydrometer was key, but I have seen a lot of posts saying how fast wheat beer is from boil to bottle to belly. Wondering if there is anything specific that makes that happen.

Still learning but, I made two 1 gallon batches of a Wheat beer on 1/29/12 using 2 different yeasts to see how they were different. My question is how long to wait to bottle a wheat? I have heard it can be done much quicker than most other beers. I have a hydrometer and my OG after boil was...

I had the same idea, but never thought about the leaching of flavor/chemicals. Would love to hear people's thoughts on this.

Oh boy, glad I read this now. Going to make a batch of the infamous Aplfelwein tomorrow and will indeed keep it in the basement. Wife may not like this project.

Thanks for asking this question. I just logged in to start searching for answers to this very question and your's was first in the list! Still got at least 2 weeks to wait on my first bottling....

I'm in the same boat as you in that I don't have space, or haven't convinced the wife that 5 gallons is the way to go yet. Been using the 1 gal recipes from the Brooklyn Brew Shop book, so far 3 batches brewed, 2 fermenting and 1 in bottle. Tempted to get another 1 gal jug....

I just brewed a Brooklyn kit (Everyday IPA) and decided to get rid of the C-brite as it reminded me too much of bleach. I used vodka in the airlock, seemed safer than using c-brite.

Thanks everyone for the quick answers. Didn't bring it home with me, so I don't have a picture.