Recent content by TerryLove

Will I know when I take the first sip of it? Any other way to tell? There is no action in the airlock on the secondary fermenter and doesn't have any foam or krausen at the top. It just looks like plain old beer in there. Should I just bottle it now?

I just racked my beer from the primary fermentor to a glass carboy last night. Apparently, I didn't do my due diligence, because I wasn't aware of the oxidation issue with the liquid splashing from the siphon. I did not have the siphon submerged, so the beer may have been splashing a good...

I fully welcome the advice and acknowledge that I have little idea of what I'm doing at this point, haha. Have to start somewhere. What would you recommend I do in terms of bottling considering that I have an empty glass carboy to use? My initial plan was to skip the secondary fermentation...

I just checked again and the vodka is definitely still in there... must have glanced too quickly earlier. Thanks a lot for your help.

Thanks. One more quick question... Will it be very obvious when the airlock is bubbling? I checked yesterday afternoon and I didn't notice any activity. I actually thought maybe some of the vodka that I filled the airlock with was gone, so maybe that indicates the pressure is off? My first...

Hey everyone, I am very new to the brewing process and have made one batch before that turned out pretty well with no major issues. However, on my second batch, I have a slow leak at the spigot during primary fermentation. The yeast was pitched approximately 36 hours ago and I first noticed...