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Original Poster and admitted home-brewing dilettante here. I am duly chastened both for my procedural ignorance and my inattention to the conversation initiated by my question. I would like to say that my failure to respond promptly to all the helpful posts—and the more unhelpful but very witty...

So here's a funny one. I brewed a high gravity chocolate stout (can't remember the recipe at this point), which I put in a corner, where it sat undisturbed for three years. I should add that I did take it outside today with the intention of pouring it out, where it sat in 90 degree heat for...

Thanks for the response. I should clarify that it's been in the fermenter now for about 8 weeks. Would you recommend letting it sit there for more weeks / months before bottling? I will be bottling, eventually, since I don't have a keg system (yet), and if it will make for better beer, I can...

Hello all. I made a newbie over-eager mistake and bottled a batch of a Gulden Draak clone too early. Followed advice from here to unbottle and return to carboy to avoid explosions. I think it's ready to bottle now (reckon 8 weeks is enough for a 10% ABV brew? Fermentation appears to be...

Thanks for the responses. I’m learning a lot that will help me in the future. To answer the questions, I used extract, with a recipe that included: 14 oz German crystal malt 4 oz Belgian aromatic malt 3 oz Belgian Cara-Munich malt 2 oz Belgian biscuit malt 11 lb. M&F extra light DME 1 lb...

Thanks for the responses. I used Wyeast's 1388 Belgian strong ale yeast - both pitches. I did aerate well before the first but not before the second, because I was afraid of introducing too much oxygen at this late stage. I did move it to a warmer area and give it a good swirl. Should I aerate...

Hello all. I have a high gravity beer - target 1.080 - that's been going for about 6 weeks, but that's been sitting at 1.045 for the past 3 weeks. I even pitched another batch of yeast into it about 2 weeks ago, but it hasn't changed. Could it be because I failed to make a starter? If so, should...

Awesome - thanks so much everyone. I'm going down now to uncap and pour everything back in the carboy. My brew shop is closed on Sundays (tomorrow), so I won't be able to repitch anything until Monday afternoon. So my questions now are, (1) should I wait until I see if it restarts itself...

So this batch is a goner, I guess? They've been capped for about 2 hours. Uncap, pour down the drain, and do better next time? Might 63 degrees have been too cold for the yeast?

I must admit sheepishly that I forgot to take an OG reading. FG was 1.050, but I guess that doesn't help without an OG.... For what it's worth, FG was supposed to be 1.020-1.026.

Hi All - Newbie here - very much appreciating all the knowledge in these threads. My question is about alcohol content. I did an ale that should have ended around 10%, but my hydrometer read only 6%. I'm wondering if I didn't let it ferment long enough? I did a week in a primary and another 2...