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I used Easy Clean or One Step for my sanitizer. I soaked everything and wiped with a clean dish towel, did not rinse. I typically use Iodophor for my bottles (I usually keg, then bottle 5-10 bottles) and secondary (glass carboy), never on anything else. I did draw that sample very close to...

I'm trying to think what could have caused this, maybe I'm just worrying too much. After all, it is still pretty darn green. Here are some possible causes: -Young, green beer...only 4 days into fermentation -Only lightly cleaned my new immersion wort chiller in a 50/50 vinegar/water...

Now that I've been tasting more of it, it has a metallic taste. I've been using an older aluminum pot that came with the turkey fryer set I got years ago. Been using that to heat up my strike and sparge water. The bottom (inside) of it is not so good, it's pretty etched and rough. Could I be...

Well, fourth day into fermentation (the stout) and almost all activity in the airlock has stopped. It's around 59-61 degrees. I drew a sample to check gravity, 1.012. So it's pretty close to being finished but still a ton of krausen on top. I moved the fermenter to a slightly warmer area in the...

Hello all, After 2.5 years I decided to get back into brewing, I tell you it's been long overdue and I'm truly glad to get back into it. My last batch prior to this weekend was the Beamish clone from Beer Captured. That was my very first AG batch and I remember it turning out amazing. I batch...