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If I add Rum or Whiskey to the secondary, will it increase bottle conditioning time? I made a Rum Amber with just rum barrel chips, but think i would like to add some real rum in the next batch. I already have an imperial porter that will take 3 months or so to be ready, so I'd rather not do...

Ah! Good point. It's bubbling like mad now too.

Awesome, might not have killed it then. Since what I added in last night was a pretty thick goop. I'm going to open it up again today and give it a good stir. Then I'll finally leave it alone and hope for the best.

So last night I brewed an IPA in mini mash. The OG was lower than it was supposed to be, but not really sure about what to do about it, I stuck it in primary. Today I realized that I put the liquid extract in, but forgot to put the dried malt extract! In haste, I boiled some water with the...

I used this kit in mini mash: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=13189 The gravities were spot on. I used a double pitch of White Labs yeast. I've been drinking on the bottles for three weeks now so that makes a total of 7 weeks they've been in the bottle. Like I...

This was my third batch of beer and came out great. It is a high gravity porter that I fermented for two weeks, secondaried for a week, and bottled for four weeks. My only complaint is that I wish it had carbonated better. It has only a little bit of carbonation and doesn't foam much when I...

Ah, no THAT makes more sense. Putting these in the back of the closet then. :)

Yeah, I've learned my lessons on pitching and taking readings. I'll do better next time, but i'm just trying to deal with what i have now. The idea of taking it to the lhbs is a good idea. If in three weeks the fusel flavor hasn't subsided i'll bring a couple by them. I think it's that I...

Damn, that's what I was afraid of. Ok, so I'll give it a couple of months before dumping. Thanks

Bump?

Welp...cooled one and opened it up. No sweetness, but it's extremely bitter with an alcohol taste that lingers well after I swallow. Like solvent. Reading the forums, solvent flavor is usually when it ferments at too high a temperature, but this one fermented cool. Dunno. Any chance that...

This sounds about right to me. Not that it is a poor quality or anything (like tannins), but a bad 'kind' of alcohol. How do i make sure my beers never have fusel alcohols?

There are some types of beer that give me a headache, even if I only have one or two. Lleinenkugel, cheap malt liquor, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Michelob Ice are some on the list. What is in these types of beer that are not in others? I need to know what to avoid in making my home brews...

I used Wyeast packets.

Once again, wow with the responses. Well, i guess it's because I bought it, was taught on it, and learned that in cooking, extra steps are usually worth it. But if the general consensus is that a secondary is not worth it, i will give it a try for my second batch. If this works better...

Appreciate all the responses guys! Instructions I'm understanding so far: -I'll do readings from now on. -I'll open one a week to see if it fizzes over then if it does, take the caps off all of them and recap them. -Let them sit for months if that's what it takes. -Brew new beer in my empty...

I guess the only way to see if I have bottle bombs is if one explodes? Then what can I do other than throwing out the rest? But wouldn't I have seen more activity in the secondary if I were going to get bottle bombs?

Hello! I'm a noob. I brewed a mini mash batch with a friend of mine and we made a really nice batch of stout. I have now gone it alone. For my first batch, I decided to make this one.... Austin Homebrew Supply My mentor said that if i follow the recipe exactly, I shouldn't need to...