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Bump! :D Any thoughts on the cloudy brew???

I racked my Belgian to the secondary today... I usually go with 7 days, but I am busy this weekend so I had to cut it short. I brewed on 30 July so 5 days in primary. One thing that I noticed was that it is very very cloudy... much more cloudy than my other brews at this point. Also this was...

Thanks for the input and advice. I am after a carbonation level that is somewhere between medium and high. The only reason that I thought I might use the Candi sugar is because I only used 1/2# in the recipie. I decided to go with the honey, hopefully giving it a slightly sweet taste and use...

Ok so I brewed it today... I decided to use the oats after all and use 1.5 lbs of 6-row too. I guess this would be my first partial or mini mash then. Also decided to use the honey and only half the candi sugar. I am planning on using the rest when priming. If anyone has suggestions as to how...

Another question about this brew.... I have toyed around the idea of using Belgian Candi Sugar to prime with when I get ready to bottle it.... What are your thoughts or experiences with this... and how much should I set aside to use for priming???

Thanks for the advice Baron and Rhoobarb... I think that I may omit the honey and save it for an upcoming ale... also good point about the flaked oats and mashing so those will be put on hold too... I was thinking that flaked oats would help aid in head retention... Other than that it looks...

I am considering brewing this recipie this weekend (My first creation muhaa ha ha). Any input would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone used the Honey Malt and if so what were your results? There might be too much going on with this brew, but I wanted something on the sweet side with a citrusy...

Ok relief at last... I came home from work today and she was bubbling away at a nice 72 degrees. :ban: See all that worry for nothing.... I have never had such a long lag time, that is what worried me... in addition, no local homebrew supply store so I wanted enough time to react.... thanks for...

Thanks for the reassurance Spyk'd... I am using Trappist Ale yeast WL500. It says on the bottle that optimum fermentation temp is 65. White Labs website says 65-72. It has only been up to or above 65 for about 12 hours now... maybe tonight the bugger will start bubbling for me.

Ok so yesterday the fermenter warmed up to 68 and it has been almost 48 hours and no signs of fermentation yet. I am beginning to get a bit worried that I "froze" the little yeasties to death. I can see that there is pressure inside the fermenter by the rising level of liquid in the airlock. Is...

When you get ready to bottle, sanitize all the bottles, your bottling bucket (in you plan to use one) and any other equipment that you use for bottling. Draw off about a pint or so of the brew and add it to 1.5 cups of DME. Boil this for 15 mins then put it in the bottling bucket, this is your...

Ok so yesterday I brewed a kit from Midwest, Honey Belgian. Everything went pretty well. I brewed it in 2.5 gallons of water and top off to about 5.25 gallons with cold water. After brewing I use a wert chiller to chill the wert, then pour it into the fermenter with the cold water. My question...

Thanks Kev, you confirmed what I was thinking.... I will remove grains and cover pot.... then finish up later....

I am brewing a Belgian Honey as I write this. It is an extract with steeping grains. I have steeped the grains for about 30 mins at 155 and I have got called away for about 2 hours. Should I leave the grain bag in the pot while I leave, or remove it and cover it up. Either way it should be okay...

My best brew yet!!!!! This picture does not even do this brew justice.... I popped one open after 10 days and this is what I poured.... http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jm_mckean/detail?.dir=mobile&.dnm=81cdscd.jpg&.src=ph I know... dont laught at my "beer mug with flowers...." I am...

Well I finally got around to brewing this on the 14th of May. I transferred it to secondary today and it does taste pretty good so far. I will definately be adding the lactose and vanilla additions at bottling to get that extra vanilla and sweetness. I am excited for this brew to finish so...

Thanks for the input... I have also heard that One-Step is just a cleanser. I have been ordering from Midwest supplies, and I thought they sold it as a sanitizer, not a cleanser. I used Easy Clean on my first few batches with no problems, but Midwest does not carry Easy Clean. I hope that I...

Ok so I bottled my SNPA clone yesterday. I used One-Step sanitizer for the first time yesterday and have a couple questions about it. I mixed it as per the directions on the package, I think 1tbsp per 5 gallons water. Anyways, I started to siphon my beer into the bottles and as I was...

I am going to bottle my Sierra Nevada Clone tomorrow along with brewing Cheese's famous Caramel Cream Ale. That will be done after I take myself a good nap after having military duty all night tonight! I just had to see what all the hype was about. :cross: Thanks Cheese! Due to time and...

I brewed this a number of weeks ago and it is probably one of the best beers that I have brewed. The only difference was that I used a Edinburgh yeast in mine. I recommend this brew for anyone looking for a scotish ale. I think that I am going to try the Meter Maid's Scotch Ale recipe that El...