Recent content by tryals15

LOL. Yeah, I'm not seeing it. The two headed eagle comes from the Albanian flag. I grew up there...

Do tell.

Here's what I came up with. A buddy of mine did the art, I put it all together...

Metairie here!

Warsteiner Dunkel clone. Last bottle of my first brew.

Well, the brew in question is for Christmas, so I knew it'd be a long wait anyway... That's why I started a Cucumber Saison yesterday... That should be ready before I know it!

Great! Thank you for helping me understand! Now I just need someone to teach me patience...

Sorry for being dense, but am I understanding (in general) that as long as the beer reaches or exceeds the predicted FG without going over what the yeast is rated to (ABV) then I shouldn't need to repitch?

This is not a kit. My SG readings are already right at those projected at hopville.com, and she still a bubblin'.

So I guess I'm leaning towards leaving it be for clarity, and not repitching. Is there any way I can make sure there is enough yeast when I get ready to bottle?

I pitched the Wyeast (1742) straight into the wort. I've read since about using starter, but I didn't use any for this batch... Do you think I'll have enough yeast left to not have to repitch?

I am actually using a recipe I Frankensteined from several other's I found online. I showed it to my LHBS guy and he helped me tweak it. I wasn't going to re-pitch; it was his recommendation to do so... My OG was 1.080, FG is supposed to land right around 1.025. Last night the SG was 1.029.

So are you saying I shouldn't re-pitch either? I'm still pretty new at this...

Hello all, I've been lurking around here for awhile, but just recently signed up. I have a question about bottling a brew I have in primary. I have about 5.5 gallons of a big winter porter (should land around 9.2% ABV). My understanding is that I am going to leave it in primary for at least...