Recent content by RJam204

Well it has been a few weeks. I have opened and tried a few along the way and have not even gotten past a couple tastes each. At first it was horrid. Taste, smell, everything about it was just baaaaad. The second one was better...but still bad. Carbonated perfectly. Great mouth feel. It was...

Thought I signed up but don't wanna miss out so I'm making sure my hat is in the ring haha. I'm in! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Home Brew mobile app

well...I bottled her last night. I ended up leaving a good few inches of beer in the carboy because once i saw the little baddies from the top start to get sucked into the wand I stopped. It didnt smell or taste any different. It was still sweet, but definitely had a beer flavor to it...

well...I bottled her tonight. I ended up leaving a good few inches of beer in the carboy because once i saw the little baddies from the top start to get sucked into the wand I stopped. It didnt smell or taste any different. It was still sweet, but definitely had a beer flavor to it. Well it...

They are just on the surface. White in colour and seem independent of each other. I'm bottling it tonight so it can't spread much more. Is it dangerous to drink a contaminated beer? Or just a flavour thing? Shouldn't the alcohol, Ph, and co2 kill most baddies? Sent from my SGH-I337M using...

Accidental infection... Can anyone identify or let me know if I should do a dump or not? And before anyone says they are bubbles...they are not. I have stared at them long and hard and can tell the bubbles from these little guys. Also, I took a sample and it doesnt smell sour or...

checked in on my beer today, planning to bottle tomorrow. And there is something growing on top of it that wasnt there last week... Can anyone identify the infection and let me know if I should even bother bottling. It doesnt smell rotten or sour, more like apple juice with a little beer. I...

thanks! I am nervous though haha. Do you have any links to a definitive lager strategy? I have learned that just giving it the ol college try will not yield good results haha. I would like to take the next couple weeks of fermentation time to do some research on lagering and would really...

Well the swamp bath worked perfectly. I maintained temps in the mid 60's all week with out using any ice, just a towel with a fan running on it. The krausen is gone and the beer has really started to clear up. I can see right through the carboy now. To bring the temp up to the low 70's now for...

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oh yes. I remember now the guy at my LHBS explaining what it was to me. he said the head would last longer if i used the DME? I dunno. He ultimately said that it is like 10x the price and isnt worth it in his opinion. And just being a learner, I am not gonna go all out just yet haha. Ruining a...

shot in the dark. DME = Dextrose Malt Extract? lol

Well, this morning when I woke up I was clearly seeing color on the 66* of the fermometer so I knew my temp wasnt holding any longer. The water temp read 65* or so. So I just pulled the towel (which is now tie-dyed because of the bleach i splashed into the water to keep it clean lol) up onto the...

A couple pics at the 72 hour mark. Like I said. Getting a bubble like clockwork at 12-15 seconds. A pic of my current set up. (still havent had to add any ice to keep the water temp at 62*F steady for 24 hours without the fan and a close up pic of the krausen at the top of my carboy at...

Thanks JR. More great advice. I was out of bleach and had just a little sanitizer left so tossed it in haha. Reloaded on bleach today and will add a splash when i get home. I am glad to hear the temps I am getting are right where I want them. I realized that the main reason my closet was so...