Search results

According to your other post, it's been fermenting for over 13 days, so now just make sure fermentation is done. About the only reliable measure of checking complete fermentation is final gravity, not what the batch looks like. Take an FG reading, and then wait a couple more days and take...

Sounds like all is well; US-05 will do the job, just give it time and make sure it is fermenting within the temperature range for US-05... should be done in about 1.5 to 2 weeks, and check your FG at that time.

Briess Pilsen malt, perfect for pilsners, blondes, etc. I get it from morebeer.com, milled.

I use these bags for 2.5 gal BIAB batches with a 4 or 5 gallon kettle on a stovetop. The bags are a little big, but they work fine to mash 4 or 5 pounds of grain and 3.5 gal of water in my 5 gallon kettle: Monkkino 22 x 26 Brew Bags They also make a 16" x 18" bag that I used in the 4 gal...

Ditto what others said; sounds like stuck/incomplete fermentation (I've had it happen a couple times). 12 days should be plenty of time for US-05, especially if double pitched... But what temperatures was it being fermented at? US-05 can handle 64 to 74 fahrenheit, so if it ever got out of...

Thanks all for the help. I have now been successful in the last couple extract batches, achieved FG and some pretty good tasting beer, so now I'm hooked... The issues with the first two attempts were: a kit with too much extract and not enough yeast for a 1 gal batch, and the second one was...

Thanks for all the tips. Weird, not sure where it says 2010... I only started learning homebrewing 6 weeks ago from a kit, just two batch attempts so far, so I'm just starting out and have a lot to learn, so I appreciate the help

Good point, I believe that was the problem, that I had too much DME for it to convert... that and I made the mistake of uncovering the glass carboy for part of a day, so the light probably stalled the fermentation. Thanks

You're right, that's what it sounds like: the couple times I tried this, I'm getting unfinished fermentation... I've got a glass carboy sealed with a lid and airlock (in an IPA kit from Northern Brewer), and added a tablespoon of water to the airlock like they said in the instructions; but must...

Thanks everyone for these great tips! So the carboy is glass with an airlock, so I wrapped it in a towel to keep the light out (got the carboy in a kit from Northern Brewer), and I also sanitized everything involved. But this time I have a hydrometer, and a fermentation cooler to control the...

Trying to make a simple light American lager using DME extract, but after fermenting for 2 weeks it tastes too sweet; like the yeast was not able to fully ferment the wort. Any tips? I believe I should try to ferment at around 50 to 55 degrees for the lager (the first couple batches were just...