Recent content by WCStuckey

Well I am going to brew a Stout this weekend I will let you all know how it turns out.. Thank everyone for the help on this problem....

Well that's unfortunate, even though I use those swingtop bottles.. Is there anyway I can combat this or do I have to pray to the beer gods every time I bottle?

I thought that was a pretty good pitching temp for ales but that could be where my problem is. I have done a no chill wait on my wort at times and let it rest for the night before pitching.... Our water is a little limey so I may need to add a PH Stabilizer, I didn't think that would have as...

From your chart it tastes more like Oxidation the sweetness and maltiness is there (which could very well be an excellent beer) but that element destroys it.. I typically bottle but hopefully will be Kegging soon.. My Strike temp is usually around 165... Mash Temp is around 152.. Sparge is...

Yes the 60% is good beer.. As far as my process it is the same with every brew I do.. Although the wort has about a two foot drop from the mash tun to the kettle. So I don't know if that makes a difference. As far as your questions.. Fermentation temp control? I have a temp controlled area in...

So I have a question that I cannot seem to get an answer too. I have been brewing for about three years now, my second year in All Grain. My ratio is 60 / 40, 60 to the good. Which to me is unacceptable. I have done all the research and I am doing everything correctly but still the brew...

Thank you both for your input it was really informative and helpful. I got my cider from the local orchard and it was fresh squeezed as I know the owner. I did use sugar to prime it before bottling a little less then a 1/4 cup corn sugar boiled in 2 cups of water before adding it to the cider...

Good afternoon everyone, I recently brewed a raw unpasteurized cider with wine and mead yeast in hoping to get a somewhat sweet cider along the lines of Strongbow. This is my first time brewing cider but I have been a home brewer for over six years. On brew day everything was completely...