Recent content by sculpinslayer

I brewed a Wit beer about 3 months ago. I used Wyeast Belgian Wit yeast. I first suspected problems when after a week I had still not seen any CO2 bubbling out of my airlock. Well after 3 months of hemming and hawing about whether or not to dump the batch down the tub, it has come time to...

I used a plastice fermenter with a tap. There was so much trub it was covering the tap near the end of bottling. I'd hate to have any more sediment floating around down there.

You must throw them in a hop bag.

I just brewed this beer over the weekend with a couple of alterations. 12 lbs. Alexander Pale Malt Extract 1 lbs American Chocolate Malt .75 lbs Roasted Barley 9 oz American Black Patent 7 oz Crystal Malt 120°L 1 lbs Oats Flaked .5 oz Simcoe (had to substitute) boiled 60 min. .5...

So it appears that fermentation has neared an end SG is 1.002. Now comes the hard part: the wait. My first taste is dominated by a fiery alcoholic spiciness. I'm hoping this will mellow an the fruit flavors will come out. I may need to back sweeten. I was really worried about the...

This juice is awesome and goes great with the Blackberry honey. I can't wait to drink it. SG 1.120 Starter 3 cups Blackberry Honey cups water White Labs Champagne Yeast 1 tsp DAP 1 tsp nutrient (generic from the brew store) The Must 14 lbs Blackberry Honey 1.75 Gallon Knudsen...