Recent content by snachreiner

Thanks again everyone for the tips for the future to help improve things. I got home yesterday and there was a lot of activity both visibly in the Carboy and through my blow off tube. This morning before I left for work there was a nice healthy kraeusen forming and the color has lightened up...

Thank you all for some great feedback. BarleyBoy - I never thought about pulling the kettle off the burner to ensure the extract does not get scorched. That could be the culprit as I did see some scorching on the bottom of the kettle during cleanup. Also, my OG was like 1.068 which is I feel...

I have done about 4 batches of beer (select varieties) and all have come out well. I use standard brew packs that I get at my local supply store and I have a fairly straight forward brewing process down at this point. However, my last two batches seem to not ferment as well as my last batches...

Thanks all, having the stuff premixed should be a big help.

I am on my second home brew, my first turned out better than expected and I pretty much made that happen by browsing for info on this forum. One question I never thought to look for because I never thought of it was what is a good way to clean equipment, like my hydrometer and thief, that I...