Recent content by natelindner

Hi all, I no longer have my hydrometer and I started my 2.5 gallon batch of just regular mead 3 days ago. Based on what a lot of people seemed to be saying online, I am doing a 3-part addition of yeast nutrients. I've read that the 3rd feeding (which for me will be just under 0.9 g fermax and...

Hi all, Due to lack of sufficient funds and space, building and owning a cheezer is not a viable option for me. However, I am considering buying a single keg and using it to bottle my beers. One thing I see over and over again is people expressing concern for oxidizing their beer when...

Hello, I'm currently finishing up bottle carbing on an ESB of mine. I've noticed I've often had beer that has been slightly undercarbonated, and I've heard that the warmer the beer is the more carbonated it is. In addition, I've always drank my beers straight out of the fridge without letting...

thanks for the great responses everyone. One more thing: If I'm going to brew a large batch of lager, do I need to keep the slurry at low temperatures as it preps to be pitched? I intend to do a cold pitch.

Hi all. I've not yet made a starter as I've been making tiny batches but I'm going to graduate to 5 gallon batches soon. As such, I have a probably very stupid question about making a yeast starter. I've read in multiple places that you should make your yeast starter with wort. It seems easy...

Hi, I put in half of my most recent batch into the fridge. but after i few days I tried the first beer and it wasn't carbonated enough yet. Will I screw up the taste of my beers if I take them out of the fridge to carbonate more?

Hi all, I'm a relatively new brewer with some experience in beer brewing and cider making. I am aware one needs a yeast starter for making skeeter pee due to the acidity of the lemon juice. However, I don't know how to make a yeast starter that doesn't involve malt extract. Should I just...

Hi all, I've been curious as of late. I like my beers on the malty side. There are styles of light ales (cream ale, blonde ale) that are not very hoppy and styles of dark ales (porters, stouts) that can be hoppy but aren't usually. My question is: does a style exist that is medium-bodied...

Hi all, I like to do all grain brews but have not yet built or bought the equipment needed for doing large batches. I also am pretty new to brewing so I'm trying to see what recipes I like before making such large batches. For these reasons I do 1.5 gallon batches and I do my mash in a pot on...

Hi all, I'll be making a blonde ale in preparation for summer. I'm looking for some nice citrus undertones just to give it a little character but not to be dominant in the taste profile. For that reason I've decided to boil the zest of about half a grapefruit during the last five minutes of...

Hi, I'm looking to make a blonde ale for the summer with some citrus character. I don't intend to dry hop so can I add some grapefruit or orange zest during the boil? And if so how much should I add? I'm not looking for a fruit beer but some background notes would be great.

Hi all, A few weeks back I brewed an English Brown Ale. I let is sit in primary for a few weeks and cold crashed for nearly a week then I bottled and used carbonation drops as priming sugar. However, I put a beer in the fridge at 2 weeks in the bottle and let is sit in the fridge for 2 days...

Hi all, I made an IPA I few weeks back and bottled 5 days ago. Out of curiosity I put a bottle in the fridge yesterday and opened it up today. It wasn't carbonated at all (to be expected) but there was something not quite right about the taste. Nothing funky, like off flavors, but it didn't...

Here is a picture of my fermentor. As you can see I am using a bucket which is probably why I didn't see bubbling

Hi all, I'm doing a batch of American Amber Ale. When I brewed I noticed that the airlock produced no bubbles so after a few days I checked the beer to see a very nice yeast layer on top as well as a nice thick krausen ring, so I assumed there was a leak somewhere in my system. It's been a...