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It is a carboy, fitted with a rubber bung and S-type airlock with star san. I've only taken off the airlock 3 times in the last 12 months - at 6 mos, 9, and 12 to taste. It smells and tastes fine - for what its worth...

It doesnt look fuzzy or hairy. I was thinking that too, as mold is usually pretty demarcated and easy to identify. The pellicle itself hasn't changed 'consistency' ie still chalky, and uniform 'texture', these greenish patches have just shown up recently. Weird. I am going to rack it into a...

Have a mixed ferm ECY bug county that has been going for a year - I've sampled it twice, tastes nice, tart, not too much funk though. Over the last 3 weeks or so, I've noticed the pellicle change from just a white skin (no bubbles or anything), to white with green 'patches'. Was thinking of...

The pH scale is logarithmic. The difference between 3.5 and 4.5 is an order of magnitude. How'd it turn out?

You can nix the 2nd boil if you prefer - I just wanted to keep my clean equipment clean and not introduce bugs into a clean setup that may be more difficult to control. BTW - its been about 1 month since I bottle, the wheatiness has diminished considereably. The beer tastes amazing - I'm...

Hey guys, first post here. I am a new brewer who loves sour beers - did a few extract IPAs and pales, and then wanted to get into BIAB all grain. I researched and read a bunch of recipes, souring methods and processes for brewing a Berliner. Anyway - I won't bore you with the details, but I had...

Hey guys, first post here. I am a new brewer who loves sour beers - did a few extract IPAs and pales, and then wanted to get into BIAB all grain. I researched and read a bunch of recipes, souring methods and processes for brewing a Berliner. Anyway - I won't bore you with the details, but I...