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The fermentation will have left an invisible layer of CO2 on top of your beer. Like the last poster said, just be careful and the oxygen should stay away from your beer. Also, get yourself a wine theif, it will make taking samples much easier. :mug:

Hello, I recently made a cherry ale and was wondering how to calculate ABV when this was the process: OG-1.064 Gravity after primary- 1.014 Added 3lbs cherry puree and racked to secondary- brought gravity to 1.020 Currently 5 days in secondary, gravity- 1.014 I have a feeling I'm...

haha...my dog could care less about my beer when it's fermenting. He may get a little jealous of the time I spend with it though.

wow, that is cheap.

I'm relitively new to brewing, but why not use a reusable nylon bag? That's what I use...it there a reason one is better than the other?

Thanks, that's what common sense was telling me, but I had read about getting the liquid off the top of the yeast before pitching from a starter, so I wasn't sure. Good to know!

I searched and searched and didnt find an answer. I need to make a starter, but the only DME I have is the 5 lbs. needed for the recipe. If I use some of this for the starter, will it make a big difference in the recipe? Will the wort be off because I used a cup of DME for the starter...

I have a related question...Im going to brew in a few days and the recipe calls for 5lbs of light DME. That's the only DME I have in the house. If I use a cup of this to make a starter, will I be shorting my recipe too much on brew day, meaning....If i use a cup out of my 5 pounds, will that...

That's interesting. It was possibly a promotional stunt by the city. When I lived in Grand Rapids, MI the city bottled a bunch of the city water and gave it out at local events in an attempt to promote city water over bottled. I thought it was creative.

Im glad i learned this. I must have been really lucky so far. Good to know, Im racking to 2nd this weekend and won't be using a strainer :)

So when racking from primary to secondary....don't use a strainer? I have done this with all the brews I've done (granted only 5) and I have not experienced this wet cardboard taste you're talking about. What is it within that process that would cause that flavor?

Here in Northern Michigan, thinking about a refreshing beer on a hot summer day is about the only thing that gets me through the winter!

I was looking for the same type of easy drinking, refreshing summer beer. I found this and it just came in the mail....going to brew it up this weekend. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3513