Recent content by scampbellatc

I'm new to brewing and up until this last brew, I have just swirled the carboy after pitching. After reading about oxygenation, I thought I'd try it out and see how it affected the process/taste. Brewed it last week and used a starter. Oxygenated for 1 minute and then pitched yeast. Usually I...

Looking for bottles in Atlanta, if anyone is needing to get rid of any. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I mixed the vanilla with the bourbon to sanitize Cheers!

I've been on their website, I was wondering more about the flavor that either of those would impart on the beer. Cheers!

I am planning on bottling a vanilla bourbon porter tonight, but do not have any corn sugar. I was thinking about using either DME, or brown sugar. If anyone has experience using either (I'm a noob), please feel free to give me your thoughts (positive and negative). Thanks all! Cheers!

I am local and interested in the stir plate and better bottle (if it's 6 gallon). PM me if they are still available. Thanks! Cheers!

Just popped the top the other day on the first one...a few days too soon, but man, is this good. Friends love it. I zested 4 Valencia oranges and 1Tbls of coriander. Dumped it in at end of boil and let it sit in primary for a week. Smell was outstanding and like I said, it tastes great...

Did this as an extract using WL001 (not set up for starter yet so just pitched as is) and WOW am I glad I glad I decided to get blowoff tubes! The wife is also very happy about that. Do have a question. I am soaking 4 oz of oak chips and 2 vanilla beans in Woodford (1 1/4 C roughly) and was...

Sorry, can't sift through 90 pages (holy jeez). Did anyone decide if there was an acceptable extract recipe for Blue Moon? Love it and would like to take a shot at it. Cheers!

And it's an extract brew

I figured it was under pitched, but wasn't sure if that ruined it, or if it just needed a LOT longer to ferment. Didn't touch it once I got it in the carboy and I have it wrapped in a blanket (no sunlight). Yesterday was first gravity test (2 1/2 weeks into fermentation).

Thanks. And what about bottling? Now or wait a little longer?

So is the batch a loss, or do I just need to give it a little longer due to the under pitch?

*coming

And the smell come out of the airlock is amazing. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. If I were just doing all grain and didn't have to purchase expensive extract, I probably wouldn't make such a big deal out of it....plus I was really looking forward to this batch.