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  1. tom_m

    2 Weeks Later and FG is WACK!

    Hi, So I had a strong fermentation after the first day...There was activity. This is a hefe weizen. It's original gravity was 1.038 Took a reading 2 weeks later and the gravity is 1.1 !! Doesn't taste so good either. Smells sweet, banana ish almost, kinda like beer. Anything...
  2. tom_m

    Any suggestions for recipe experiments...brewing small quantities?

    So if I wanted to try making some wild new recipe...would there be any good way to do so in a smaller batch? (then later be able to double/triple/etc. the ingredients?) Anyone have any working methods for this? I could really end up with something that just doesn't taste right and having...
  3. tom_m

    How hard is it to contaminate?

    So being really paranoid...how hard is it really to contaminate your beer? When's the highest risk? What part of the process? I always boiled water that I used to clean with or added PBW. Cleaned out bucket/carboy with Star San... But let's say what happens if you clean with just tap...
  4. tom_m

    Foamed out airlock several times...

    Hi I'm new to here and beer brewing. I am making my first batch and the airlock kept filling with foam. It even blew the plug out at one point. I've cleaned and replaced it several times now and it's getting annoying. I read here that the foam is supposed to subside a bit? I don't...
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