Recent content by sorghumking

I haven't posted here much, but I've brewed many a beer, enough to know that despite Pap's urging to "Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew", details *do* matter, especially when it comes to temperature. Which is why I'm here asking.

It went in the fermenter late Monday night, about 48 hours ago. Had activity Tuesday morning. Activity (as measured by bubbling) picked up somewhat by Tuesday night, but seems to have re-stabilized or even slowed a bit today. I just took a gravity reading after letting things settle, 1.042...

Hi all, Finally found time to brew my first Witbier using Jamil's recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. The recipe says "Begin fermentation at 68F, slowly raising the temperature to 72F by the last third of fermentation." Does he mean "fermentation" as measured by specific gravity? My OG...

I bought a house three winters ago. That summer, I was delighted to discover two hop plants growing on opposite corners of my pergola. Turns out I have a male and female plant, and both are clearly mature enough to get botanically busy - last summer I found hop seedlings all over my yard and...