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Just took a reading. DELICIOUS!!! :D It's probably a little hoppy for the SWMBO, but I love it. No off flavors. I've heard around that the Mutton's dry yeast does well with high ferm temps. 1.022 should be 1.016 - 1.018 Gonna give it another week before taking another reading. If it...

Former hobbies: Running, mountain biking, building computers for gamers and video editors, baseball, softball, rock climbing, speed rappelling, trading music online, collecting movies, books Current hobbies: Brewing!!!(on 1st batch), snowboarding (60+ days/yr), backcountry snowboarding (BIG...

It gradually cooled down to the ambient room temp of 65, but yes it started high. I'm not so worried about the off flavors as I plan on waiting at least 3 weeks to bottle, regardless of my gravity readings. I just want to make sure that there isn't something I should be addressing right away...

Bump for some very appreciated advice.

So, I think I might have a stuck fermentation and I wonder if I should take a reading immediately or wait a few days. As I said above, I had great fermentation the first 24 hours. Tons of krausen, 2-3 bubbles per second, and plenty of convection in the brew. At 48 hours from the start of...

My buddy has a keg setup and knows how to force carb; he just prefers a flatter beer. Your'e right, though. Now that I understand the basics, I'll be getting my advice elsewhere. SWMBO's boss is a home brewer and he lives near us, so I'll start there. She doesn't want to socialize with her...

I was not expecting / informed of this. Oh well. My brewing mentor is a high turnover brewer. He's in it to save money because he drinks upwards of 3 gallons a week, all by himself. He likes high temps for the speed and he also likes relatively flat beer. Not me. At this point, I just love...

Nice. I like my beer like I like my women. Freaky! :ban:

Thanks for all the input guys! So, a little update: The wort was at 90 F when I added the yeast. This was at 1am Monday night. The next morning I had a very small amount of blowoff, great bubbling action, and a ton of krausen. Success! :) I covered the carboy with a fleece blanket to...

Hello everybody!! :mug: I'm new here and new to brewing. I made my first ever batch last night with a friend who's been brewing for a few years. I was originally planning on cloning the Black Butte Porter for SWMBO, but we were semi-limited on ingredients, and we found some recipes that we...