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Hi Folks - Thanks for reading my post. Quick fermentation question...just made an Irish Red and used liquid yeast for the first time [WLP 004 Irish Ale]. It took a good 36 hours to start showing airlock activity, but when it did, it seemed noticeably highly active and only seemed to last...

Wow, thanks! This is helpful. The only other thing i could think of as another check is to heat ~4-5G of water to usual strike temp and pour it in, noting the vessel temp, and see how many degrees it loses before it settles. Thanks again for your help!

Hi and thanks for reading my post. I just got a 10G Ss Brewtech Infussion mash tun and will be using it for the first time this Saturday. My question - is there a heuristic or formula that will tell you by how much extra you need to heat your strike water to compensate for a non-preheated mash...

OK, you guys have talked me into it. I'll give BIAB a try. If I have a poor experience, I could always go back later and get a nice mash vessel. Only 2 questions then: 1. For 5G batches, is 10G kettle big enough? Should I spring for 15G kettle, or is extra headspace a potential problem...

Hi and thanks for replying. Sounds like your system is awesome! I love the ebrewing idea but building controllers, etc is way beyond my expertise. You're right though, there are a ton of ways I can go so I'm trying to get ideas before spending money. Thanks for the ideas! You guys had...

Hi and thanks for replying. Yes, I have a 2-tap keezer that I started with.....I never wanted to fool around with bottling :) For me, this is just a hobby that I'll never take past enjoyment in the garage. But, I'd really like to get off of extract completely since AG beers just taste better...

Hi - I just recently won $800 and have decided to spend it on upgrading to AG. Currently, I'm doing partial mash, and I have a 3G Igloo for a mash vessel, a 5G Igloo for HLT, and a plain steel pot as a boil kettle. I have two Ss Brewbuckets for fermenting, which I think are great! After doing...

Hi Folks I have a SS brew bucket as a primary that I really have been enjoying. Because of it's convenience and ease of use, I want to get another one to use as a secondary. My question is, what is the best way to get the O2 out of the head space once I transfer it? Is there even enough O2 to...

Hi and thank you for replying. I'm pretty sure of my fermentation temps. Knowing that fermentation is exothermic, I'm pretty sure that it never got above 70 degrees at it's prime. At least, that's what I'm assuming. When it comes to it, I'm trying to relax and have a homebrew :) this...

Hi....thank you for replying. One thing I am suspecting is that with the FastFerment, I only have a surface area of about 3" that is exposed to the wort whereas with a glass carboy, it is much wider. and there is a much larger surface area exposed to absorb compounds. All of the yeast with the...

Hello and thank you for reading my post. I picked up a new FastFerment plastic conical fermenter recently just to give it a shot to see how I liked it. I've brewed two 5G batches so far and both have exhibited the same odd fermentation and the off flavor of each are the same. For both...

Many thanks for the advice. To reduce headspace, my cooler is going to be 3 gallons. I will wrap it with a towel when mashing, which should preserve as much heat as I can. What is your opinion on my question, though? Should I leave it undisturbed or stir it?

Hi - I did something very similar with fresh cut pineapple, and to be safe I decided to pasteurize it before putting it into the secondary. I steeped the fruit for 20 minutes in 150F water, then put into the secondary (making sure that everything it touched from there was sanitized, of...

Hello and thank you for reading my post. I want to try a partial mash brew, and my question revolves around using a cooler as a mash tun. Once strike water and grains are inside and doing their thing, am I supposed to leave it completely be until finished, or should I open the lid periodically...

SOLVED!! After much research, I finally stumped upon a very old article that said poor aeration can cause the grapefruit flavor. Since then, I ensure that I spend an adequate amount of time aerating before pitching. No more grapefruit and the last 5 batches have been normal. Many thanks to...

Hi chiteface....i've been kegging all along; never tried bottling. Odd thing is that my first couple of batches turned out great, then all of a sudden everything started going awry. I've looked through my notes and I don't see anything about my process that changed. Baffling!

Hi Slipgate....thanks for your response. I have read articles that describe what you're saying. Yes, I dry-hopped this last one......since it is a Stone's IPA clone, I expected a little bit of the citrusy flavor since the commercial stuff has somewhat of a flavor. Unfortunately, all of my...

@ E-Mursed ......thanks for replying. I have 2 kegs that I generally alternate between. Purchased them new from Northern Brewer and they've only had beer in them. I use LD Carlston's (?) cleaning powder, then follow it up with Star San sanitizer. Typically I scrub really well then let things...

Thanks for your insight. I'll try using bottled or RO water for the nex batch. Infection is in the back of my mind, however I think that I do a good job with the cleaning & sanitizing. What kinds of things could go wrong with the gas?

Hello and thank you for reading my post. I am in my second year of home brewing, and to date have made about 15 batches. The first 4 or 5 turned out great, however the last 10 have produced a consistent, persistent problem that I have not been able to solve. Long story short, everything is fine...