Recent content by tpoulsen

Thanks. I guess I realize that the end result would not be as good as brewing the right recipe with the right ingredients. But, I've got two cases of rather bland beer that I'm hoping to make a little more enjoyable to get through. I did use an online priming calculator. But I didn't write down...

I tried brewing a NE IPA and kinda missed the mark. There's very little of the grapefruit aroma or taste I wanted. The LHBS didn't have the hops I wanted nor the yeast I wanted. I made some substitutions, but I don't think I picked well. And I got the dry hops in a bit too late. It's...

In my case, I think my brew bucket doesn't seal well. I just measured the gravity and it was at 1.021 (target was 1.022) so fermentation is done. There's a bit of residue around the rim. So, it must have been blowing out gases around the rim instead of through the airlock!

I was just about to post a question about my New England IPA showing no signs of fermentation after 8 days (after pitching a second packet of yeast at day 4). I guess I'll try the vigorous shake.