Recent content by mythicbearcat

Ok, thanks for your help. I don't have enough jugs to fit the entire batch and would probably get a lot of evaporative loss that way anyway. When I have the car on wednesday, I'll go to the lhbs to pick up a 5gal glass carboy. Probably a good idea anyway, I like checking in on my ferments...

Hi all, I am new at homebrewing (2nd extract kit) and seem to have an infection on my hands. On the 21st I opened my bucket and added some whiskey-soaked vanilla beans to my stout. Everything looked normal at that point. On the 2nd I went to take a hydrometer reading and there was a film...