Recent content by RippinLt

I have an American Amber ingredient kit from brewers best. Could I simply add some corn sugar to the end of the boil to get some added fermentables?

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16 days of active fermentation and still kicking! My last couple batches only bubbled for 7 days and then a few more days of fermentation without showing physical signs. If you're curious heres my recipe. 4 lbs extra light dme 1 lb rice syrup solids 1 lb corn sugar Hops: 1/2 oz cascade...

The reason I still take readings with extract is because I do not have a recipe to follow so I am still interested in the OG. Fermentation has violently started after 14 hours which is my quickest yet. This was the first time I used white labs liquid. thanks

Live in philly too! temporarily in Canada

5 gallon yield. Perhaps I did not mix well enough. I did pull from the top of the fermentor for my test. Either way I pitched and cranked on the lid. No signs of fermentation yet but I never seem to get quick starts. Liquid California ale yeast Maybe fermentation seems to take so long to...

4 lbs extra light dme 1 lb rice syrup solids 1 lb corn sugar Hops: 1/2 oz cascade flavoring 1 oz cascade aroma 1/2 oz continental bittering Steeping Grain: 1/2 lb crystal 10 row 1/2 lb carapils. 1/2 honey something, to be honest I cant remember and the receipt is in my car. Its...

So after my brew has fermented for 3 weeks I want to crash it and then bottle. Is it ok to cool it that severely and then add sugar and put it into the bottle, then cap? OR Do you cold crash, then let it come back to room temperature and THEN bottle.

it is definitely carb levels, I only had this in a bottle for a 13 days before I cracked it. Its a brewers best american cream ale kit. Im pretty excited to see the results bottle conditioning has on this brew. 2 weeks 4 days in primary no secondary bottled for 13 days whoala

I was right where I needed to be hydro-wise according to the recipe... I expected to make a bmc but with some more flavor. Instead it tastes like watered down bmc. Darn...Its a really really really easy drinker and around 5.25 abv... So whats the deal I read that it tastes like water but damn...

not just carbonation affects but taste as well!!

isnt it a great feeling? I like to go in my brew closet and just watch the airlock bubble for a few minutes. Its a stress reliever for sure.

put a video camera on it and record all night. then watch.

If its cold for too long, dont quote me, but wont it for a cake on the bottom and you'd have to shake up for it to continue to work. The yeast dont die, they go dormant and you need to get it up to room temp for them to wake up, or if all your fermentable sugar is gone in your brew they will...

never had it..free bump tho!