Recent content by premington

This might be a silly question, but I'm curious if anyone has any opinion on whether it's a bad idea to brew when the air quality index (AQI) is over a certain level. I'm in New York, and yesterday was stunning! I've never seen anything like it. A friend and I planned to brew a 10g batch on...

Yeah, this has been happening for quite some time now... every beer we've done at his house. I've wracked my brain trying to figure it out, including wondering about anything leaching into the beer that might be affecting the yeast. We don't share the same fermenter. I have an SS Brewtech...

This is a very good point. Thank you for pointing that out, Martin. Actually... A few years back I purchased two digital thermometers--one for him, and one for me. While we do share the same equipment, we use his thermometer when brewing at his home. Now that you mention this, I'm wondering of...

I wish that were the case. You can slam three or four of these beers and feel just about nothing... and it's curiously sweet. If we brew the beer at his home, it's sweet and pretty much unfermented. If we brew it at my home, it ferments out and (with a corrective calculator) calculates to a...

Thanks for the replies! Yes... Too high a FG. Most times, the fermentation stops at about 2% or 3% alcohol. We use a refractometer, but use an online calculator to adjust for alcohol. This only seems to be happening at my friend's home, and I'm not there to monitor the fermentation, so I can't...

A friend received his Ward Labs water report. We've been having problems with fermentations that stop very early and have been wondering if perhaps it's his water. Can people share their impressions about this report? pH: 7.9 Total dissolved solids: 195 Electrical conductivity: 0.32...

Was wondering if experienced kegerator users can help me figure out what I need to get set up with my first kegerator. I'm looking at an Edgestar BR2001BL unit *without* the tower. I'm upgrading the tower to a Perlick 650 SS style tower (Kegco 2FT650 SS). Edgestar...

This is a good point. When I reported earlier that my son said he smelled peaches in the yeast, I didn't report here that I only smelled a fruity smell. I trust my 6 year old's nose. It's very, very sensitive... It's NEW! Mine is 53-years old. But you bring up a good point about...

How did you like the results? Did it dominate the beer, or was it balanced in the beer's overall final character? I'll post how it turns out and what happens with the fruity notes.

Exactly... A blank slate to express hops, grain, and adjuncts, like canvas to a painter.

Very true about the hop character probably being Cashmere over Centennial. I chose Cashmere as the aroma hop because of its citrus/fruit character. As for it being the yeast that may be causing the peach smell, I lean more towards hops mainly because of all the posts by people saying they...

Ahhh... I made a mistake. The hop additions were tweaked up to the night before Brew Day. After watching interviews with Charlie Bamforth, John Palmer, and Gordon Strong, I changed my hop addition method. Thanks for the correction on my additions. Here's the accurate method I followed: - .5...

This is an old post, but I thought I'd chime in here for those reading this thread for info on a WLP001 peach flavor. I'm currently fermenting an amber ale that started at 1.056 and am using WLP001. The blowoff was pretty impressive. I took the blowoff container off and dumped the contents to...

I've never had the guts to bottle the starter. Just seems like a nasty wort to ferment. How have you found yours turned out, and what starter material (DME?) did you bottle?

Yup! I do believe you are correct, my friend. Refractometer reading (corrected) is about 1.008. I put it in the fridge. Will pull it out tomorrow, decant, and pitch when it warms up. Thanks... and cheers, my friends! :rock: