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Im not very experienced but I would expect a bottle bomb. Why not add yeast to carboy before bottling? How long was ferment time?

Tastes awesome! I cant believe it ! final Grav 1.10 so far no astringency.... Im going to let it go for 4 more days. Pretty good alcohol content too. OG 1.060 FG 1.010

LOLOL... I guess brewing beer can be real easy... or real Hard!

First brew.... I was interested in a prohibition style beer using 2.2 pre hopped Premier malt extract from the market and 4 lbs of sugar dry yeast 5 gallons. This beer had a cidery flavor before bottling and was really not too bad after 21 days conditioning.... But you could tell it waS a...

Hi Hoptimus... In Walla Walla on only my 5th batch of beer... Just finished bottle conditioning (21 days) what I thought was a bad batch... and it tastes great.

Not to change the subject but what exactly is the no chill method?:confused:

Hydrometer practically bottomed out.... checked twice to make sure.... Bottled it into 2 cases of 22 oz bottles with 2 sugar balls per bottle. Im going to wait at least 2 weeks before refrigerating a few. My basement is getting cold... should I condition these upstairs in 55 - 75 degrees or...

OG 1.052 FG 1.013 IBU 0 ABV 5.0 % SRM 14 Specifics Boil Volume 2 gallons Batch Size 2 gallons Yeast 75% AA Style Comparison Low High OG 1.045 1.052 1.056 FG 1.010 1.013 1.015 IBU 20 0 40 SRM 4 14 11 ABV 4.5 5.0 5.7

I left grains in too long too... on purpose.... but you seem to have done the right thing by steeping and removing them before the boil.... I dont get the problem

Ive done a few of these now and not being a wine connosuier (and not even knowing how to spell it) Here is my method. 64 0z welchs add 1 pkt organic yeast from market. Let ferment 5 or 6 days. strain through wifes nylons... bottle with no sugar like a beer with cap... wait 3 weeks. Tasted...

To tell the truth I was just messing around with leftovers . No recipe. I'll let you all know how it turns out....

I found a plastic storage tub at kmart and put water in it... and about 2 scoops of ice a day to keep it around 65. It worked real well. Now its about 60 in my basement... winter is coming.

Its a fermentin like a freight train!!! at 67 degrees... Im curious ... I'll wait 2 weeks.

Day 10 on the Newcastle tastealike... 1.005 or 6 hydrometer will check again tomorrow. Took a bigger taste sample... Yeah Its GOOOD. No seeming infections or cider taste. Nice. 1.040 to 1.005 = 4.59 ABV Hey Yooper do you have a simple tastealike recipe for Fosters ale? Thanks for...

LOL... Ive been tasting my beer all day... :drunk:

I'll leave it be. Probably should not have tasted. Lol. A few more days and then to bottle.

quickly and cleanly extracted a sip... Malty... seems like it needs more hops. Can I add hops this late in the game?

Dandelions?? Walnut leaves?

LOL did I use too much stuff!!:drunk: Yeah I dont know what the final gravity will be . Any ideas? These conversations and experiments are the greatest learning tool there is.

I steeped the oatmeal in my bag with the crystal and raisins.:fro: LOL.