Recent content by ryank020

Thanks for the input. I know that the OG was somewhere around 1.08 and it got down to 1.014 when I bottled and bottled around room temperature (72 or so for me). Reevy, I did see on one of your prior posts that beers do eventually carb, but I just thought it was weird that my first beer carbed...

I bottled a Belgian Pale Ale four weeks ago and am still having carbonation issues. I bottled in 12 oz bottles and put in 5 oz of dextrose for a 5 gallon batch. I waited three weeks to try it and the beer was pretty flat. Tried it again today (at 4 weeks) and there is slight carbonation but I...

Found this article about a new homebrew store/brewery in Columbus. Figured it would be good for new homebrewers, those who have small places to brew (apartments) and when SWMBO kicks you out of the kitchen. http://www.columbusunderground.com/bru-is-bringing-brew-on-premises-concept-to-columbus

For my next batch, I am looking to clone Bell's Two Hearted Ale. When I was reviewing some recipes, it said the best way to do it was to culture the yeast from the bottle. Now, this will only be my third batch I have ever done, so I have yet to venture much into working with yeasts because I...

Bells and Great Lakes

I have a big beer, a Belgian Strong Dark Ale OG 1.100. I brewed it on 1/29 and have checked the gravity and it has been consistent over the past 5 days at 1.019. I have read and from what I can gather, you should let bigger beers ferment longer. At this point, since fermentation seems to be...

Stores: 1) The Party Source- probably the best beer selection I have seen. Good selection of singles too. 2) Hyde Park Wine & Spirits- Have a wide selection and seem to have better selection of Founder's, Great Lakes, Dogfish Head, Bell's, and Stone than most places. You can mix and match your...

Thanks for the help guys. The reason I want to split the boil is not because of the size of the batch, but the first batch I did I spent probably 2 hours waiting for it to boil (I'm using an electric range so I'm wondering if that is the issue), and I only got it to boil by putting the lid on...

Is it ok to split the boil of an extract batch into two separate pots? When I did my first batch, I had a significant amount of trouble getting the wort to boil after I added the extract. I was thinking of steeping the grain as instructed, boil and add the extract, then split into two separate...

Brewed my first batch about a week and a half ago which is a Pale Ale. I let it sit in the primary bucket until the FG was consistent over a couple of days and then racked it to my secondary. My question is, since the fermentation is complete, is it ok to store the beer in the secondary in a...

My wife bought me a home brew kit for the Christmas and I had a few questions that I was confused about and wanted to see if I could get some help. The kit included a 6.5 gallon bucket with a lid that accepts an airlock and a 6 gallon glass carboy that will also accept the airlock. I wanted to...