Recent content by wbwagner

My first bottling day will be Friday or Saturday, depending on when I can get help. It will have sat for 4 weeks as of Saturday. I need to move it somewhere so that I can bottle. By doing so I will disrupt the trub. How long should I let the wort sit until the trub has settled back down to...

I think I'm gonna be able to bottle on the three week anniversary of my brew date. I have a couple of friends who can help me at that point. I'll fill and they will cap and hand me bottles. If I don't bottle then it would be another 2 weeks in primary before I'd be able to bottle. Is three...

I have a SNPA clone in there right now (partial carapil 10 grain + breiss). The gravity is spot on. Its been in there for a little over a week now. The temps have been around 67 - 70. Other than the what I guess is a little left over astringency and flatness it tasted great. The hops were a...

My hydrometer reading is spot on with my desired gravity. After testing I couldn't help but taste. It tasted like partially flat beer, but there were some unique bitterness to it that I couldn't attribute to the hops. I couldn't help but notice how cloudy it was though. Will allowing it to...

I have a SNPA clone. Og - ~42. It will be over a month before I can bottle. I also don't think I can wait that long.

Ok, so my beer has been in primary for 1 week. I have a knee surgery coming up Thursday. I fear that I will have a lack of mobility since I will be on crutches and bedridden for a few days. Unfortunately I'm leaving for school less than a week after that. My question is: Should I go ahead...

That sounds awesome. I'll look into that.

I'm looking at this honey porter or Nut Brown from midwest. I had a Southern Pecan from Lazy Magnolia the other day that just ****ed my world up, I gotta have more.

Ok, so I'm thinking about my next beer (which would make my second batch). I would like either something dark or something pretty hoppy (not enamal removing but a decent amount). I don't want to do pure extract but I don't have the equipment for sparging (nor the money). suggestions? This...

I have not smelled this so called rhino fart unless it is what is stinking up my room. My dad brewed beer twice, I'm looking to beat his record.

RHAHB would be great advice... if I had any. Thanks a lot. Being my first time I'm just worried. Like a mother and child.

First Batch, t=+72 hours: Ok, so the yeast finally caught. The krausen is getting pretty high up there. What is the wort supposed to smell like now? I feel like I have a lot of acetaldehyde but I feel like I aerated enough. What is a beer supposed to smell like at this stage? It burns my...

I take it back. I've gone from a warm 78 to a nice 66.

The Wet Towel Trick is working wonders for me right now. My temp has dropped about 8 degrees F and stayed around there. You just have to keep getting it wet.

How do you delete a post?