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Thanks for the tip. I kept it lower. 2.75 volumes. Regular beer bottles saved up over the years and one growler. I'm keeping it about 68F consistently in my basement for 2 weeks or so. Still keeping my fingers crossed though. Third round of reusing these bottles. Please no bombs. Thanks again...

. Thanks for the tip. I kept it lower. 2.75 volumes. Regular beer bottles saved up over the years and one growler. I'm keeping it about 68F consistently in my basement for 2 weeks or so. Still keeping my fingers crossed though. Third round of reusing these bottles. Thanks again.

So I'm finishing my first sour and I'm unsure of how much carnonation I want to put into the bottles. I wanted to reach out and find out what everyone thinks. Here's my finished product. Brewed a Partial Saison with no finishing hops. Added Brett, oak chips, and 2lbs of raspberries into the...

This is a great list. Can I join? Enjoy it whatever you decide. I've wanted to try the maharaja myself. It is supposed to be fantastic. The only one on the list ive tried is the Goose Island Matilda. It is a very good beer. All of the goose island sisters are very good. Can't go wrong with them.

P.S. Snow is a great insulator. That's why they make igloos. Don't pack it in snow. It will take even longer to chill.

I had this same problem with my first two batches. I packed it in snow outside on a 15F day. Still took me 60+ minutes to chill to pitching temps. Way to long for my comfort. As long as sanitation practices are good, you'll be fine. What I've done since is to fill my bathtub with cold water...

Another question. Are you covering your carboy at all or is it in a dark room where sunlight can't get to it? If not, cover it ASAP. UV light will pass through the glass and ruin the beer.

Yeah, you'll get nasties and yeasties in the water. It'll be fine. There is still plenty of yeast in the fermenter. Otherwise you wouldn't be overflowing with krausen. Within the next 12 hrs the krausen will drop off. You don't have a lot of headspace in your carboy so it's going to take a while...

I rig up a blow off tube from the get go. I I save about 3 glass pitchers/vases/etc of left over sanitizer from brew day and cover them with foil. I use one for the start of fermentation, the second if the first gets nasty, and the third to sanitize/fill my airlock. I replace the blow off tube...

+1 with a tablespoon of star-San. Looks good. For the amount of krausen coming through, you shouldn't have any problems because you didn't put the blowoff tube into sanitized liquid. Just make sure that when the primary fermentation dies down and you replace the airlock, sanitize it first, and...

Great job on the first! The first batch is always one of the best ones you drink. Welcome to the obsession. Patience, sanitation, and good record keeping are paramount. You don't want to make the greatest beer ever known to mankind and not know how to recreate it. (Or on the flipside, the...

I have been fermenting a stout myself for three weeks. I'm disappointed that it doesn't have the mouthfeel that I was expecting. I steeped with some specialty grains and rolled oats to add more body. Long story short, I steeped with too little water and I didn't have any base malts to the...

I had read about putting multiple strains in. I was contemplating putting pedio in also. But I am still learning so I might just see what Brett does by itself. I'm assuming this might lengthen the process a bit from the 3-6 month range if I add pedio?

I'm picking up supplies within the next 2 hours. I'm going to make a saison base with extract and steeping grains. Letting it ferment with a farmhouse yeast then adding Brett once I rack to the secondary. I'm adding oak chips and most likely raspberries. I guess my question is, what things...

So is anyone else waiting in a response from CJB999? This is killing me. I need answers!!!

I just brewed a stout myself and yes the fermentation went nuts. To the point where my blowoff tube made enough of a mess that it built up and spilled over and made a mess on the floor. Good luck and keep an eye on the bucket of Sanitizer.

I'm not a big fan of all of the trub myself, so I use a large funnel with a filter attached to it. I siphon off as much as I can then I pour the remainder through the filter. It makes a bit of a mess and the trub clogs the filter, but you can move the trub around with your hand (sanitized of...

I am posting so I can keep track of these tips. I'm interested in doing a big beer soon an would like some advice too. Good luck with yours.

I'm posting because in interested in replicating. I haven't done an IPA yet and this one caught my eye. Thanks for the post.

How much priming sugar did you use? Also, how much head space do you have in each bottle? I don't think that will change the carbination too much but it might make it take longer