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well it has been over two days not and it has not started fermenting...any ideas?

i have only written one recipe before and i tried to modify it slightly and got an OG of 1.077 after compensating for the calibration of the hydrometer. i am still not a terribly experienced brewer...having said that, i used california ale white labs liquid yeast and it says if the OG is higher...

I bottled a German Altbier about two weeks ago and since then have tried opening a couple here and there just to see how they were coming along and both become super carbonated. when i open the bottle it literally comes gushing out. i was wondering what could be a possible cause for this and...

priming with brown sugar....just curious. anyone tried it? how's it taste and how well did it work?:ban:

i forgot to mention, until i recieved the kit today that i must secondary ferment after primary is finished and add oak chips. so i'm thinking since i have to do that anyway just secondary with oak chips and honey....or just add honey at flameout still and secondary with oak? brewing in about...

thinking of probably using buckwheat honey, or another dark honey if i can find it. from what i've read, should be good for a porter or stout. again thank you for the advice. will be posting again soon. should be brewing honey pecan porter in two days if all goes according to plan!

I much appreciate the replies. It seems to me, from a number of sources I've read, that most of what you're going to get is just the honey aroma anyway, which is totally fine (like I mentioned I'm trying a Pecan Porter, so even just a subtle honey aroma I think would be very nice).May also...

I am fairly new to brewing but have been wanting to incorporate some honey into my next batch. I will be brewing a pecan porter, and yes i have read some reviews that say not to add honey to a porter, I am not here to debate that. I have done some reading up on the subject of adding honey to...