Recent content by RMBrewer14

I'll be there! Just got my acceptance into the GABF beer geek program and I'm stoked! See you there! :mug:

Unfortunately I didn't have the equipment to get a OG or FG reading. Bottles have been/are conditioning at 70-72.

On 2/19/14 I brewed an American IPA with the best of 3 Floyd's Zombie Dust and Bell's Two Hearted: Citra and Centennial. I spent quite a bit on the ingredients for this recipe and the way it smelled throughout fermentation and bottling were promising. However, it's been in bottles now for 4.5...

Hello! I've had the following stout fermenting for the past 2 weeks: http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/short-but-stout I'm brewing it for my wedding reception which is mid May 2014. I don't typically do a secondary so should I leave it in the primary for a 3rd week or go ahead and bottle to...

I've been fermenting a stout in a 6 gallon better bottle for 2 weeks and just realized that I've kept the temperature too high. I was using White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast and the beer has been fermenting between 70-73 the entire time. Per the White Labs website the optimal ferment...

Thanks for all the replies. It has only been actively fermenting at the higher temperature for less than 12 hours. As of yesterday it was at 72. If I can get the temp down asap do you think it's salvageable?

I'm primary fermenting a Black IPA in a 6 gallon better bottle. It's currently in the back bedroom of my apartment bubbling away, but the therm strip is reading 10 degrees hotter than the household thermostat (with the heat on). The household thermostat is set at 71 and the therm strip is...

This is great. Thanks for the help so quickly. Having reassurance works wonders. I've moved the pitcher off the cinder block to lower it. Thanks for the tip, beergolf. Also, I'm using the FermWrap to regulate temp so I should deal with any suck back due to a sudden drop. Thanks again!

My IPA has been vigorously fermenting since being placed in the car boy on Saturday night, but this morning quite a bit had seeped out and krausen was filling the airlock. I had to leave for work and be gone all day so I figured the safest thing to do was to rig up a blow off tube. I'm here just...

Hello! I've been reading various threads for weeks but waited to join until I was officially a home brewer. After this weekend I can happily say that I am. I've got an IPA beautifully fermenting in a 5 gallon carboy in my basement as I type and I'm having a hard time keeping myself away from...