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ive created a yeast monster, they are sure chowing. pitched at about 4 and i now have a constant stream of bubbles. guess i better go get a new hydrometer, dropped mine today,

oh and lag time was about 15 mins.

had a galon and a half of cider in the fridge so i decided to make some cider, poured the half gallon in the fermenter then the gallon in a pot, brought it to a boil if you can call it that, it wouldnt roar. added about a half tbsp of ground cinnamon, 1/4 tbsp of powdered ginger, and about a...

nice and easy to clean, have 2 of them. wouldnt use a carboy over this as they are a pain to clean. cheap too Price Payed: $11.00 Recommended? Yes Pros: easy to clean, wide opening, wouldnt get a carboy over this Cons: none

nice and easy to clean, have 2 of them. wouldnt use a carboy over this as they are a pain to clean. cheap too Price Payed: $11.00 Recommended? Yes Pros: easy to clean, wide opening, wouldnt get a carboy over this Cons: none

okay ill pick up a secondary this week and rack it, possibly bring it up out of the basement and let it get a little warmer, at one point it had a good 3 inches of krausen it receeded and it was 1 week friday ill leave it be until this friday and rack to a secondary.

okay so ferm is going a little slow, its still bubbling, never got very many bubbles out of the airlock like maybe one every fer secs now its about one a minute. 2 days agon the gravity was 020, starting was 055. a buddy recomended giving the yeast a little boost or repitch to speed things up or...

just talked to my buddy said the best he could do on the universals was to knock 50 bucks off or include a free ball valve and thermometer. but got the pricing on the used kegs, they are not cleaned but will have a waffle pattern pressed into the upper rim to remove the previous brewery name...

i dont know i wish i had the money for one. the 6th was an estimate he gave me he is looking right now. if the price is cost prohibitive which im a cheap college student then i will get the unmolested kegs from him, his quote on legally obtained kegs was "next to nothing" so im assuming .01, in...

havent decided completely on getting these i may rather get the whole kegs myself and convert them how i want, i was thinking a rims system

My price is about a 6th of the list price. Or I can get the kegs whole for about 10 bucks a piece. Waiting for a response back from my guy at sabco and see what he says. I know people who can weld stainless but they are less than reliable as in the last time I gave them something to weld it was...

Going into partial mash for my next brew and I want to get to ag. I know a sales guy at sabco and he can get me amazingly good prices. I was thinking about 3 of these http://www.brew-magic.com/ketl_original_univ.html what do you brew gurus think.

bubler hasnt bubbled for a while so i took a hydrometer sample. 020, not quite there yet, thinking about a secondary would now be a good time to swap it over, estimated fg is 012-010

got some airlock activity. only thing im worried about is its about 60-59 degrees down there at night and 63-65 during the day is that too big of a flctuation for the yeast?

Not worried about it at all. Know all about how long it can take to show physical signs of fermenting. Its also 65 degrees where its at. Low and slow is the sAy to go I hear.

finished the brew and stashed it in the fermenter, nice and aerated, got a OG of 1.054 right in the range. pitched the yeast and stashed it in the basement. finished about 4 this afternoon just got home and took a peek at the fermenter no action but i dindt expect any. will see how this works...

this is going to be one of very few extract batches as i want to jump head first into all grain. i have a connection at sabco that can get me kettles for next to nothing. pretty much anything i need from them at cost. extract looks fun and all but no real control over the beer and its costly!

my basement is a consistent 63-66 degrees almost all year. its a little warmer today so its up to maybe 65 right now it will get down to 60 sometimes. only a primary planned for this one. may pickup a carboy is a 5 gal carboy sufficient or should i go 6.5 for secondary

i have a 4 gallon pot so 3 is all i feel safe using, also how long should i leave it in the fermenter? i was figuring 10-14 days, i know its after ferment finishes but how long after that? then how long in the bottle i was figuring 3 weeks or would 2 be suficient.

this is my first batch i have been around brewing for a while and understand it for the most part. it will be a extract brew(cant wait to get to all grain) American Pale ale kit by brewers best. Im changing the recipe a bit from the directions. I put it all in to beersmith and it said my...