Search results

Ok thanks bud. Yeah not sure what happened to the picture. When I took it it was crystal clear.

Hey all. I'm 5 days into primary fermentation on a Front Porch Pale ale, and first of all I would like an opinion on this stuff floating on top. It's not a film, and disperses easy. Not sure what it is. Also: My OG reading was right around 1.048 (target was 1.046) and the FG I just took is at...

Ok thanks for the input all. 4 oz it is.

It's still in primary so i havent bottled yet. So 4oz would be better yeah? I might just try that. The instructions havent been all that accurate up to this point so i don't mind doing my own thing.

Hey all. I have a home brew kit that came with Front Porch Pale Ale. They supply 5oz. of priming sugar, but I read that a lot of kit's provide too much priming sugar and cause gushers. I also read that 4oz is good for a 5 gallon batch. Does 1 oz make a big difference? I'll probably just use the...

Water and some Coke Zero. First ever batch still in primary.

Because the people that buy these kits are new brewers and they want to make it as easy as possible for them to brew to get people hooked. If you follow those instructions you'll get an OK beer. Not the best possible though. It's all to make a sale.

:d

If you're in the Caribbean I'd say switch to Rum ;)

Hey wtrfwlnut I just brewed my first ever this past friday. Like you I pitched a little warm. It was around 76 or so. But by the time fermentation started kicking in a few hours later i had it down to mid 60's. Right now it's reading 63-64. Hoping it turns out well. I did re-hydrate the yeast...

Well for what it's worth I never want to use kegs. And also I don't think I'll ever go past 5 gallon batches. Might even go down to 3. We'll see about that part.

Lol ok thanks I will.

Yeah I would trim the excess crap from inside the fridge. How much did your setup cost and what temps can you go down to?

Do yourself a favor and get wireless so you don't have to hover around the bbq all the time. Wish I would have lol.

Good morning and Monday (boooo) to all. Was perusing the instructions for some BB extract kits that I would be interested in, and sure enough every one except lagers says to ferment at 64-72 degrees. Surely not all these beers have the same fermentation temperature right? Some beers I have my...

We just don't have the space or the extra supplies to do two at a time. Wanna see how this one turns out first anyway. :)

Hey all. So ive been reading up on refridgerators for keeping beer at constant ferm temps and also lagering, and was wondering what type of mini fridge would hold one or two 6.5 gallon fermentation buckets, and what type of temperature controller it would need. Trying to do it relatively cheap...

Thankfully I have no co-workers. Just some whiny pilots I have to make happy and tell "airplanes fine," or "that's how it's supposed to work." lol

Ok 1 to 2 weeks is no problem. Thats what i figured. So once the top of the liquid is cleared off its time to check with a hydrometer? How should i get visual confirmation since the bucket is not see-through? Pull out the airlock and peek through? Or take the lid off?

Yeah I will trying some things on the next batch i brew. It will cooled down much quicker lol. About when should i pop off the lid to take a gravity reading? I really wanna get this right lol.