Greetings from a NY country noob with a ton of?

[Fordzilla]

Where is that located?

There's a map on their website. It's in the city off Culver Rd.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Ok, last night I bottled my Porter. It tasted great, by the way. I boiled 2 cups of water and added 5oz of light malt, and then cooled to room temp.. I added this to the bottling bucket and then siphoned in the beer, being sure to create a vortex to mix the two well. I then bottled and capped the bottles.


Is there any signs to look for to be sure that they are carbinating properly? There has been no visable activity in the last 24 hours, is that normal? I was expecting to see some signs of fermentation in the bottle.

 

[Fordzilla]

You won't see anything going on in the bottle. The only way to tell if its carbed fully is to drink one. No one will blame you if you drink one without waiting the full 2-3 weeks. You will start to have some carbonation after about a week. I was very impatient once i got my first couple batches in bottles.

 

[Kirkwooder]

I ended up with 49, 12oz bottles. I packed the two full cases away, deep in a closet! but that odd bottle is sitting there wispering to me already!!! Is this normall? do all home brewers hear their beers talking?

 

[OskarLizch]

I have never used malt for priming myself. Corn sugar is the most common. I suppose as long as the amount of fermentables is the same it would be fine. I know some do it but not sure how much to use. I have also heard of people priming with honey or molasses.

Priming it with honey? Have you done this? And Where in Wyoming are you located I'm from gillette?

 

[OskarLizch]

I have never used malt for priming myself. Corn sugar is the most common. I suppose as long as the amount of fermentables is the same it would be fine. I know some do it but not sure how much to use. I have also heard of people priming with honey or molasses.

Where in Wyoming?

 

[WyomingBrewer]

Where in Wyoming?

Im over the mountain in Worland. Come on over and see me at my shop...Big Horn Basin Brew Supply 728 Big Horn Ave. You are closer to Billings.....

I have not tried to prime with honey before but I have heard of it....somewhere...

 

[Kirkwooder]

I spent the summer of 1990 working in Yellowstone. Drove tow truck and did repair work in Canyon, for YPSS. I miss those mountain views!!!

 

[WyomingBrewer]

2 hrs from Yellowstone where I am. We make it a day trip every now and then. Cant do the whole loop in a day though and we always start too late and get home very late.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Take a tent and make a weekend out of it! It's well worth it!

 

[bryantculpepper]

My I recommend some reading matterial? How to Brew by John J. Palmer. All of your questions are broken down in simplicity in the first few chapters. Easy read. And some words of advice from my local brew shop, "Keep it simple, Stupid."

 

[Kirkwooder]

I opened my first Porter with my dinner tonight! It still needs a couple weeks to be really good but I was impressed with how good it turned out, and I'm sure it will get better.

 

[OskarLizch]

Im over the mountain in Worland. Come on over and see me at my shop...Big Horn Basin Brew Supply 728 Big Horn Ave. You are closer to Billings.....

I have not tried to prime with honey before but I have heard of it....somewhere...

I'll see you there this summer I live in Gillette and I work in Douglas so it'll take me a while but yeah definitely I'll be there.