Recent content by tyohoy

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Thanks everybody for the info, it's weird because I've always used my tap water for brewing and even winemaking. Never had this issue. Also I have some Camden tablets for winemaking so I'll definitely use them next batch.

here is my water quality report, don't really know what any of the numbers mean http://www.sandiego.gov/water/pdf/wq12.pdf

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My tap water tastes fine, and doesn't smell...but who know?

I recently cracked open my Winter Warmers and after a few sips I noticed a slight plastic flavor and a smell of Styrofoam. I've read several things that could have possibly gone wrong. Here are some possible mistakes I made 1) I didn't use filtered water, just plain tap water. 2) The beer...

I guess I was just following the recipe, which said rack to secondary after primary fermentaion is complete...beginners mistake I guess.

No starter, just the yeast vial. So I looked back at my notes and the target FG is 1.014...in which case I'm pretty close. I'll leave it longer in the secondary and see if I can't bring it down more.

I used white labs European ale yeast, and yes it is an extract batch. I'm not to sure what the target FG should be although I was right on target for the OG.

I just brewed a higher gravity winter warmer, OG 1.070, and after a very vigorous fermentation it has seemed to stop only 4 days later. I've been testing the gravity and it hasn't changed. (Currently at 1.020) is there a problem? usually my beers ferment for at least a week. I've already racked...