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Another hobby

Young catbird, June 08

2005 4Runner, bought Feb 05, damaged Nov 05

As a novice, I would like to get at least two cases if the batch is good. However, I am thankful that my second batch was short of the 5 gal mark as it sucks.

(posted in the beginner section ‘cause that’s what I am) Made my fourth batch this past Friday, 10/10/08, my first partial mash (infusion / batch) and it wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be. It started out as a Two Hearted clone but I wanted a thicker grain bed so I added .5 lb of each...

Bottled yesterday, 10/11/08, after in secondary for 2 weeks. The FG was 1.011 (adjusted for temp). As for smell and taste, the smell is great and the taste is good. I believe the taste will improve with time. I need a little help with final wort volume but that will be another post.

Update. The brew day, 08/23, went very well. Ended up with a little less than 5 gallons and topped off to 5 gallons. The OG was 1.071 when adjusted for temp. Hit it about 70 seconds of O2 and pitched an 18 oz starter of Wyeast 3724 into 89F wort. Held the temp at 88F – 89F. Its been 6 days...

Plan to do a 5-gallon batch of Saison this weekend and do not know what to do with the specialty grain. I will be using one of two recipes that have the same malt bill but different hops schedules. Neither states what to do with the Vienna malt. 5.75 lb extra light DME 1 lb wheat DME...

My wing capper (red one) wouldn't cap 16 oz Hobgoblin bottles.

I've seen it too and was wondering if if could be from the hops (been using whole or plugs).

I have a 20 psi regulator but it not running wide open and the tank is 2/3 to 3/4 empty. It was in the mid 80's and even with the tank in full sun light it was frosting / freezing.

My second batch, started off as an OSH. A lot of things went wrong on this batch, most because I attempted to cut time and do too much at once. When steeping the specialty grains I had them stabilized at 151°F for 12 minutes. Left them unattended while outside setting up the burner, gas...

Thanks all. I started with DME and will stick with it. Second batch under my belt and if it could go wrong it did. Fighting the urge to dump it; going to follow suggestions on this forum and complete it / taste it. Not worried, just frustrated.

Why do some beer recipes contain both liquid and dry malt extract?

Bottled my first batch today and it went smoother than I though it would, only one surprise. The red hand capper could handle 16oz Hobgoblin bottles. Now to wait 3 weeks, it has already been 6 so 3 ought to be a cakewalk.

I believe it finished. The gravity has dropped to 1.012. I had about 1/2 pint after the gravity check, it is somewhat bitterer than I expected (maybe a little harsh). Being lazy today, I left it in the secondary and will bottle next weekend. It is very clear, has a nice color and smells...

Update to my adventure…………….. It spent 15 days in the primary and it has been in secondary for 14 days. I had about 1/16” of light foam on the surface. I added digital temperature controller and raised the temp to 67F to 68F – 68 F. The temperature strip on the carboy shows 70F. I currently...

Thanks. It was a dry extract. I will move to secondary and maybe bottle next weekend. That will give me a little more time to collect a few more 16 oz Hobgoblin bottles. A Goblin is planned for my next batch!

Brewed my first batch 15 days ago and the OG was 1.061. The airlock, a 3 piece, appears to have stopped bubbling so I planned to transfer it to a secondary but it looks like it is still be working. The gravity was 1.022 so I sealed it back up. It started as Orfy’s OSH but added a little...