Bobb25
Well-Known Member
One of the many things that my home brewing hobby has taught me is the value of patience.
My first ever extract batch was cloudy. I stopped into a nearby brew shop for some chemicals, and the wise proprietor told me not to add chemicals, but to simply rack it into a secondary and wait a couple of weeks. It worked and the beer was acceptably clear.
Subsequently I give each step a week or so more than it calls for, and the results have been great.
This fall I tasted my first ever lager, and was somewhat disappointed. Several weeks later I tasted it again and thought that it was a lot better. Yesterday after several more weeks I tasted it again, and thought that it doesn't get any better than this....We shall see.
I recently needed to leave for a ten day trip. I racked my chocolate milk stout into the secondary so that I could add the nibs that had been soaking in vodka.
I noticed that the glass fermentor looked horribly dirty. Lacking the time to properly clean it, I threw in a handful of PBW, set it in the laundry sink and filled it to the top with hot water. When I got back, it was as clean as new, no scrubbing required....
Patience..
Bob
My first ever extract batch was cloudy. I stopped into a nearby brew shop for some chemicals, and the wise proprietor told me not to add chemicals, but to simply rack it into a secondary and wait a couple of weeks. It worked and the beer was acceptably clear.
Subsequently I give each step a week or so more than it calls for, and the results have been great.
This fall I tasted my first ever lager, and was somewhat disappointed. Several weeks later I tasted it again and thought that it was a lot better. Yesterday after several more weeks I tasted it again, and thought that it doesn't get any better than this....We shall see.
I recently needed to leave for a ten day trip. I racked my chocolate milk stout into the secondary so that I could add the nibs that had been soaking in vodka.
I noticed that the glass fermentor looked horribly dirty. Lacking the time to properly clean it, I threw in a handful of PBW, set it in the laundry sink and filled it to the top with hot water. When I got back, it was as clean as new, no scrubbing required....
Patience..
Bob