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I was referring to the temp according to the stick on thermometer on the side of my fermenting bucket. A couple more weeks in the bottle did wonders to balance them out! I still did not get quite the IBU's I was looking for, but I am pretty sure I know why. I was using muslin bags cut in...

I will try to answer all the questions asked: I believe I am getting good attenuation. The FG on all them have been close to target 1.012 - 1.015 I do use a bag for the hops. I use pellet hops and some of the bags have definitely been a little tight. This may be at least part of the...

my first few batches I was was getting a hard rolling boil, then I read that may have been part of the issue so the last few I have got them up to a good boil then lowered heat to a slight boil. here is a sample recipe: % lbs oz 82% 6 0...

OK, I have brewed 5 batches now, well brewed more, but 5 have been bottled 3 plus weeks and I have tried them. So far they all have been pretty sweet and very little hop presence. I have not brewed any kits, only recipes I have come up with on my own and I seem o be getting terrible hops...

yes, it is definitely not American. I was originally going more of an English Northern Brown, but then decided to change it. I had already ordered most of the ingredients (for the English Northern) and decided to use them. I will call it an ESB, I think it fits nicely in that category. The OG...

Ok, so I recently finished my first two batches and I am wondering what you all think about the recipes. First let me say althought i probably should have used a recipe kit to start with, I came up with my own recipes after some moderate research, and would like some input before I start my next...

Golddiggie, Thanks a lot, your posts were very helpful. I will not rack to a secondary for either. Plus this saves me money as I have not yet bought the buckets / carboys for secondary. So when, if ever do you recommend using a secondary?

Cool, my plan then ,unless anyone thinks it may be bad is: leave both batches in primary during the trip, when I get back I will bottle the wiezen and rack the amber to a secondary for 5 - 7 days, then bottle. Does this seem like a viable plan?

correct one of the batches is a wheat beer with a wheat beer yeast.

I do have A/C in the main house, but the guest house (AKA the brew house) does not. Would it be better to move them to the basement of the main house? If I do move them I suppose I would need to be very cautious about aeration, or would this not be a big problem? Current temps are: outside (high...

So instead of renting out my guest house I have turned it into a brew-house! My first two batches are in primary fermentation right now, been there a couple days and now the house smells like banana nut bread. Is this a normal smell? I always thought fermenting wort smelled kinda bad, this stuff...

I kinda planned on doing a primary only for the wiezen anyway. If I wanted to clear up the other batch a bit would you recommend I transfer it to a secondary for a week or so when I get back, or would that not matter?

Well I have two batches one is a Honey Weizen (1.050 OG) the other is a pretty big Amber Ale (1.060 OG)

So I just found out about a business trip I have to go one and my first two batches should be ready to move to secondary vessel around the time I leave. Is there any issue with leaving them in the primary for an extra week or two, will make close to 4 weeks total.

Hey all, just wanted to introduce myself and thank you for this site. It has been a big help already. I just brewed my first two batches this week, a weizen (kinda dark almost a dunkel) and an American amber. I probably should have started with recipe kits, but throwing caution to the wind I...