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Thanks for the replies! I haven't gotten any updates so I didn't see them until today. The fermentation temp was steady using a controlled fridge (@65 degrees). Yeast was dry, SAFALE US-05. Hydrometer seems fine when checking so I dunno what happened. Unfortunately the batch is buttery so...

My first post in many many years. Took a long break and finally got brewing again. Bottled the "session" IPA (extract from Brewers best kit) today. Noted a few things. OG was 1.056, and final gravity was 1.004. Firstly, is this possible? I did note that we didn't top off the fermenter to 5...

Hey all! No worries here, to each their own! I think it was a good idea for me to open one up this weekend and taste it. I guess a little background would have helped. I had been brewing here and there at my old house, when I had it out with a room mate and had to move into an apartment...

I figured as much. Well I think I'll let my impatience get the better of me and try a little tonight just to see where I'm at hahaha! I think when I was brewing before, I'd wait the two weeks, even three and four sometimes.

So I am on week five of a Sierra Nevada clone, and bottled it up on the 4th of July. I just put a bottle in the fridge a few minutes ago, and plan to try it out tonight. I know it's a little early, not even a full week, but close!!.....how early do you guys and gals try your beer once it's...

I like the idea of these small circles on the caps!

Cool, I will give some of these a shot. I did find that Avery makes a bunch of different designs, so I might look into them also.

Anyone know of such a product? What I'm looking to do, is find some kind of labels that use similar glue to what is on 'post it' notes. I just want to be able to label my bottles, without having to worry about going through insane amounts of trouble pulling the labels off for the next batch...

Awesome slseals!! I feel the exact same way. Its like cooking your favorite soup, the aroma's linger for hours after the brew day is done. Our brew session went extremely well last night. I had my brother and Dad, a good buddy I served in the Navy with (just happens he lives down the road)...

So last night I decided to remove both from the fridge and smack the new one I just bought, and leave both out. (I couldn't find the nutrient pack in the mail order pack, so I just took it out of the fridge also) The mail order pack hasn't ballooned up any more than it looked when I received...

Yeah, thanks for the advice, this yeast I got through the mail is totally ballooned up compared to the one I just got from the local shop, its nearly flat in comparison.

Headed to the homebrew store now. Later than I wanted to, but I need some sanitizer anyways, so I'll try my hand at a yeast starter. Thanks!!

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The OG for this recipe is supposed to be 1.052 So pick up some extra yeast as a backup in case I pitch this and don't see any action? Starting to wonder if I shoulda just went with dry for my first try in two years hahaa!

Well I'm headed up to my local shop to get some sanitizer tomorrow morning, and I can grab some extract while I'm there. If I can get it going by mid-day tomorrow, it will still be better than not using a starter at all, right?

I haven't made a starter before, and didn't know that you need a few days to do it. Should I do it now?? --I just did some reading on starters, and think I may skip it this time around. Any input?--

Hi, This is my first post to the Extract Brewing forum, and wanted to introduce myself first. I'm Jake, I live in Orlando, FL. Been brewing off and on (more off though) since 2006. I recently decided to dust off the fermenter and try brewing some beer again. So my first question is: I...

So, I got my coolerguys setup installed and had to make some changes to the chiller box. Instead of using the upper box for ice, I eliminated it all together for now. I added a baffle and now the box is very similar to the Son of a Fermentation chiller, where the fermenter is on one side and...

I live in a studio apartment also, Cyclone, and really really really really wish I hadn't seen your pictures! hahaa

I'd love to find out that before refrigeration that southern brewers kept the fermenters cool in a similar way.