Sounds over carbed, let it warm up a little and pull the release a few times to let out some of the carbonation that comes out of solution. It happens to me when I try to carb it to quick but is usually better than waiting.
i always do my second dry hop in the keg. I have the clear beer draught system for all my kegs and it is a float that draws the beer off the top, no more dreaded dip tube which caused me lots of problems in general.
cold crashing is getting the beer cold (30-40 degrees) for 24-72 hours before kegging/bottling. It drops the yeast out of suspension, as well as other particles, and solidifies the yeast cake and trub. Makes racking much easier and beer much clearer, I use gelatin also. I never secondary...
I buy them if I get them for a really good price but temper my expectations. A lot of them are very basic on specialty grains so I will usually add some for interest, like munich and wheat to the ipa kits and tweak the hops to my preference (I buy lots of varieties in bulk). I think lots of...
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I made some wine from fresh grape juice last year, I am a brewer and have no clue making wine. It sat for a couple months then I had to move so I transferred it (it fermented completely). It has been sitting for a few months and there is about 1 1/2" of lees at bottom but I don't know what...
American wheat, Pale ale, Vienna lager and stout. Trying to keep the ABVs down, so I can make it to the night game. Brewing helps ease the wait till football season.
I brewed an IPA yesterday and pitched yeast but I messed up the setting on my temp controller. When I checked this morning it was 38 degrees instead of 65. I'm warming it back up, should I hit it with more o2 when up to temp or pitch more yeast, have some dry on hand? Thanks
Schematix is an ass hat, he said he was brewing ****ty beers until his LODO revelation (something I never have a problem with). He even went so far as to tell someone that had won and placed high in several competitions that he must not of went up against a LODO brewer or he would not have won...