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brewed an oatmeal stout on saturday, pitched yeast at 66 degrees, set up airlock - everything good. this morning at 5 am (monday) the airlock was clogged with over-active yeast. cleaned up, and inserted clean, sanitized airlock - same thing. i couldn't stay home to babysit my beer, but i'm...

og 1.042, just now 1.013. think i should let it sit in primary another week?

i pitched danish lager yeast at 56 on Jan 12th, set up primary fermentation on my back porch. it sat for almost a week at 50ish temps, then we got an arctic freeze in vermont - porch temperature was in the 20's. thermometer on ale pail only goes down to 36, and it was definitely colder than...

just bottled a 12% farmhouse ale :eek:, next brew will be oatmeal stout, then probably lager-time - basement should be a steady 50ish degrees :mug:

this is a 5-gallon partial mash, not a kit. the grains are crushed at time of purchase, the malt is fresh as are the pellet hops and Wyeast liquid yeast. The fruit is fresh, well, frozen. Wild black raspberries from my garden, added 2.5 lbs for the last 10 minutes of the boil. Cool to 70...

i think this might be the dumbest post i've ever made, but honestly i need to ask it, because i feel like a dork when i go into my homebrew store now. :o i gave the owner two samples of my black raspberry ale (2 different batches), and her comment was "it was really bubbly" - is it because i...

thanks for posting your process. my local HB store gave me a handout which is essentially the same as this, and has been the only type of beer i've brewed. i've always used boiling water for the sparge, so i'm curious now about using 160 degree water. i use a muslin bag for the grains, and...

hello from vermont - i'm new to this forum, but i guess i'm not really a newbie brewer any more. i'm about to brew my 14th batch; have only brewed partial mash, but have a nice variety. i've been looking for some clone recipes, but the few that i've found don't give enough information. i'm...