Recent content by SeanFawcett

Above what temperature is considered "too high" in this case?

Thanks for the feedback... Only problem is, this time of year, there is no place in the house warmer than about 64... Will that be OK but just take longer?

Ah... not sure how I overlooked that. Thanks!

Hmmmm... I moved them to the cellar right after bottling...Winter in Maine... maybe high 50's? (But, then again, that's what I usually do)

Hi: I've been brewing for a couple years now and, generally have had pretty good success. Recently, I tried a brew which I was hoping would be a good summer beer. I started with Brooklin Brew Shop's Honey-Grapefruit Ale...

OK, thanks for all or your comments. Finally this morning, we have active fermentation so, I guess I just needed some patience. Thanks again.

OK, thanks for the reply... I'll give it another day or two and see how it goes. Thanks again

OK, I've done something stupid! I was brewing a 5 gallon batch of a "Heady Topper" clone recipe. For anyone not familiar with Heady Topper, it's a dry-hopped double IPA which is brewed in very limited batches in Vermont. Great Bear. In any case, the recipe calls for 13 lbs of Maris Otter...

Well, that's good to know. Now I can use that time (and the second fermenter) to brew a whole new batch. And yes, I seem to get a very low yield out of each batch, about 6 12 oz bottles out of a gallon. Hopefully with a single, longer fermentation that number will improve (maybe to 7) Do...

Pitch temperature was about 75. Fermentation temperature about 64. In the first batch of beer I brewed (a Citra IPA), the recipe called for fermenting 7 days and then bottling. Discussing this with a local brew-shop, they said I should always do a secondary fermentation for about a week...

Hi: (I'm reasonably new to home brewing) I recently brewed a one gallon batch of HBX Red Ale: http://homebrewexchange.net/content/hbx-red-ale and I think I was a little over-ambitious with the yeast. After a day or so, the air lock clogged with yeast and the cork blew out of the bottle...