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I'll find out Fri Nite when I bottle. Kit IPA from Lincolns Birthday. Haven't had time to bottle or disinfect and test. I figure either 1.020 kit curse or 1.016 on target. I'm gonna have a pint or two of the uncarbed for sure.

I boil my water then use my chiller to bring it back down to mash/steep temps. Smokey rubber, No. Band-Aid yes but just slightly. Saw the water analysis of my water district. didn't see chloramine.

I was under the assumption and Guilty of it as well, the Band-aid taste being the result of fermentation temps being too high. Am I incorrect?

All the reading I've done says" not a question of If but When" the hydrometer breaks in the fermenter. I'm not keen on drinking whatever metals is in the glass vial. Bought the thief,1st attempt and forgot the trub on the bottom and it clogged. Now just tilt to the side and it fills nicely. I'm...

I had that 1/2 and 1/2 not with my stout, I siphon from the fermenting bucket and it whirlpools into the priming solution. I never stirred my other batches fearing the oxidation. Wierd! all the others carbed well, the final gravities were close, the dreaded 1.020 curse of the kit but beer was...

Lower the temp of the fermentor. Swamp cooler, Fermentor in another tub, add water and toss in some frozen water bottles, 72f. is too high for me, I like 60-65f.

I wouldn't sweat it, my smoked bourbon porter did the same thing 1 1/2 weeks in secondary. I tasted fine and that skin seemed to dissappear soon as i moved it. I did have trouble with carbonation, some 22oz. bottles were fine and some were flat but not sure if that was related to the skin on...

I'd call South SHore Fire and Safety http://southshorefire.com/ Fire extinguishers Dave is a friend.. Tell them Davy sez he should be snowboarding instead of answering phones.

Looking Good! Relax don't direct anxious vibes towards the Carboy!

I normally don't like to get a chuckle out of someones misfortune but thanks for the uplift. Kinda a Little Rascals/Three Stooges film clip!! Complete with the slip and fall in the foam. Sorry to hear about the Volcano, I don't know how it will turn out after recarbing it again. I could see...

What are you cleaning with? are you rinsing after?

They built a brand and sold it. Hope they have fun with their profits. Can't see BluePoint getting better being under the InBev umbrella.

Primary with good fermentation will be good. I did a secondary with too much headspace, The everchanging surface of the beer made me crazy with the what if's. Won't do that again. worked out just fine.

i liked my IPA much better when warmer. Cold crash in the fridge for the carbonation but drinking it as cold as a lager "isn't my bag baby"

+1 for racking under it and bottle, I had a Stout in secondary that got snakeskinned like that, Lost my mind playing what if. bottled and it was fine.

Welcome Boomer! Ton of info here. Palmer's online bible http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html I bought Papizian's http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/complete-joy-of-homebrewing-charles-papazian/1100616813?ean=9780060531058 Haven't gone all grain yet but soon. Peace from West Islip

It's not recommended to dump the beer and try to prime the batch again. Ask the LHBS for the tablets and a new set of bottle caps. Don't forget to sanitize the outside of the bottles and the new caps. I'd leave well enough alone, drink it up as is and move on to the next batch. Remember...

I'm curious, We have the water report from suffolk county water: But I would like to brew from the pipe that flows under the road in Cold Spring Harbor, ashes of the Clam Bar are the spot on the map. Any Thoughts? I'm boiling and cooling before using at the moment

Go to the bank and check the Routing Numbers let them figure it out.. WOO HOO you got $6 dont spend it all in one place@!\

Guy! Lighten up. Dog's are family, they are cleaner than you dirty HomoSapien's