Recent content by turbotime69

What about a blow-off in a deep bucket of water instead of an airlock? It would take a long time for 3-5 gallons to evaporate. But as for the beer I agree with the guys above anything big and or dark should be fine assuming the temperature will remain pretty steady. If it were me I'd...

Ok so the OG was 1.081, I'm dumb and read the thing wrong....Still a little above average but not as ridiculous as I thought. After looking at potential final alcohol in that 20% range I had to reassess the reading. derp. It's now only day two and after a more vigorous fermentation that I've...

I have a high gravity spiced and altered Irish Red in primary right now (OG 1.181). To the brew I added 4 Star Anise flowers and 1 oz dried bitter orange peel. In secondary I plan on adding some cherry puree. I'm fermenting it separately in a 1 gal bottle with some red wine yeast as I was...