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Still not clear after 2 months? Used a pack of KC finings and still no go after another 4 days. Could I have a pectin problem? If so, how to fix.

Hard to say man, but with all of that malt, I would have expected that you should have had an og of atleast 50 for that recipe if not a little more. I have never used Windsor, only Nottingham. I would like to try it though. I heard that it leaves the beer not as dry. I might try 2 batches...

I would have let it go longer. That's gonna be some really weak beer if it was done fermenting. I've had active fermentation stop and the gravity will still drop over the next few days. A general rule is to do 1wk primary, 2wk secondary, and 3wks in the bottle. Could you post your recipe?

Take your first reading (OG) and subtract your reading right before bottling from your secondary (FG) and multiply that by 131. 1.050 - 1.008 = 0.042 0.042 * 131 = 5.5% I don't think priming sugar really does anything for alcohol. I think it's such a small amount of change, that there...

I could move it to the basement. It's 55degF down there. Would that work?

Anyone heard of this? My SWMBO tried this and loved it. It's pretty sweet stuff. Reminds me of Castiel Red(sp?) mixed with Woodchuck pear cider. They used to mix this up at the local bar for the girls. If so, is it possible to replicate this with extracts?

I found a link to the specific product on the site. Seems to be some sort of fining maybe. I guess from the description, there could only be 1-2 tsp in that whole 24.5oz pack. So i guess there is alot of corn sugar and malto in there...

I did not get the alcohol boost. It's a pretty big pack at 24.5oz though. I wish I knew the concentrations of some of the stuff in there so I could at least adjust the recipe later.

Just received my Lawnmower Ale kit from AHB. It has this pack which looks like DME, but it says "Beer Kit Add Pack". It is 24.5oz and contains corn sugar, malto dextrin and yeast hulls. If I were to make this again, I guess I would have to order it because there is no way to tell what...

This is like my 10th brew. After 36hrs, there still are no bubbles coming from the airlock. I looked with a flashlight and there is about 1.5in of krausen. When I press on the lid I do get a bubble and then my airlock will rise back up, but it will not bubble on its own. If I can move the...

No cider here. I used 5 gallons of the Tree Top juice and 2lbs dextrose.

Anyone else use Lalvin K1-V1116 or any other wine yeast that hasn't had it clear yet? Mine has been in since 12/5/06 and is still not clear.

The keg says SAFER and it is made in Italy.

I'll check it again after I get home from work. Thanks for the help guys.

Thanks...I never knew that before. My posts for this keg look like the one on the far left. Not sure if that helps determine the kind of keg. I'm pretty sure my cornys have the post all the way to the right.

I've had a batch in my carboy since 12/5/06 and it still hasn't perfectly cleared yet. The only difference is that I used Lalvin K1-V1116. Could this by why? It looks like your bottle that is on the right....

Well...not sure if I can return them to the same spot now since I let them soak overnight in some oxyclean. I can't remember which is which. Is there a way to tell? Also, how do I get this poppets out of these posts? On my corny's they came out pretty easily. I tried using a small...

I currently have 3 kegs. 2 of them are definitley cornys. I know because it says it on them and the gas in needs the 12pt socket. On my bastard keg that I just picked up yesterday....it really doesn't say anything to tell me what kind it is. Both the gas in and bev out are the same size 7/8...

Do either of you know anyone that uses one of these? Is it worth the $40?

Is is true that if you run your beer through a filtering system like the one on morebeer that it will speed up conditioning? http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=16769 The description says that it will accelerate conditioning to just a few days.