Recent content by Sccoter33

Thank you everyone for the replies; my OG was taken with both a refractometer and hydrometer; intermediates with only refractometer (I brew very small batches so hydrometer isn't always practical). I did make adjustments but given comments by kh54s10 and IslandLizard I must not have done it...

Hello, I have a fermentation that has apparently stalled - After reading the forums here I've tried swirling, increasing the temp, adding new yeast in the form of adding some of another fermenting batch. This was for a seasonal ale. My OG was 1.070, the target 1.014 but I'm at 1.035. Its been...

"As for your currently fermenting batch, please post a pic. Mold is unlikely, it is probably just congealed foam or yeast rafts." Thanks for the info - This is my 3rd and 4th batches so I'm still working out the bugs (pun intended). Here is a picture of what I'm seeing in the fermentor. The...

I noted for the last two batches of beer some matter floating at the top of my bottled beer (see photo). It appeared 2-3 weeks after bottling. It is in two batches - these batches have 2 things in common. 1 is that I used fizz drops instead of mixed in priming sugar and 2 - I re-used sanitizer...