Recent content by pamarino17

I bought a kit about 10 months ago with a fresh white labs yeast that has been in the fridge since then. Now that I'm stuck inside because of a blizzard, I figured it would be good time to make it. I took the yeast out of the fridge and noticed it says, "best if used before Aug. 28, 2012" I'm...

I just cracked open my first carbonated belgian strong. I did a two stage fermentation on this batch and the clarity is great. Plus, when siphoning from primary to secondary and from secondary to final prior to bottling, I thought I was careful not to pick anything up. At the bottom of the...

This is my first time making a belgian strong and my first time with plans for two stage fermentation. The fermentation has been going for 11 days with the airlock bubbling every 5seconds or so. I decided to check the gravity which read 1.019. The OG was 1.070. How do I know when it's...

so what you're saying is that the airlock will tell me everything i need to know about how fermentation is going? kidding. thanks for the info. i am still new at this. is it okay to check the gravity every day or so? i dont want to risk infection. Also, how do I know what the gravity...

I'm making a high gravity belgian ale. This recipe called for a pound of sugar and said the fermentation would take 3-4 weeks. I'm used to an ale that stops bubbling in 3-5 days and then I wait a few days after that before bottling. I understand this will take a while but what's...

This is only my 4th batch of beer so I am still new to this, however, my first three batches were great and did not have any problems. This may not even be a problem...i don't know, BUT.... I am making a Belgian Strong Ale and a 5 gallon batch has 10 lbs of LME and a pound of crystalized...