So, it’s been a while since I brewed the wit (April 11th) and I still haven’t bottled it. I did rack to secondary so hopefully it is OK since it isn’t sitting on the yeast, but I have to imagine leaving it for this long might produce some off flavors (or make it taste great, who [...]
Finally got around to bottling my first batch of Pale Ale.
I soaked my bottles in OxyClean to remove them and clean them Friday night thinking I would get to bottle on Saturday night. One thing led to another and I wasn’t able to get to it until Monday.
I can see why people Keg. Not only [...]
I decided to make something my wife might enjoy a bit more than the pale ale. Homebrew USA had a Wit recipe that I decided to try. I was pretty excited to get the next batch underway because I was going to do my primary in glass (Thanks, JP for the carboys!).
So on to [...]
So I racked to secondary. The kid in me won out (sorry John!).
I prepped all my gear and got to siphoning. The whole process went pretty smoothly. I did notice a Star San Snake appear out of the top of the carboy, but as I have read numerous times, “Don’t fear the foam!”
I’m still pondering the same question from a few days ago: should I rack to secondary?
Being the newbie that I am, I e-mailed the Brew Dudes mainly asking what my Final Gravity should be and if when I should rack to secondary.
Brew Dude John was kind enough to respond:
“Now, for the secondary. For this brew, I would leave it alone [...]
In searching out when to rack to secondary, I ran across the Brew Dudes and one of their posts had me cracking up:
” I think my wife is weirded out a little when she sees me in our second bathroom, bent over and sniffing the airlock.”
Glad to know I’m not a weirdo for pressing [...]
Fermentation has slowed significantly. I’m getting about 3-7 bubbles per minute. I’m wondering if I should rack to secondary. I’ve actually been reading up on that. You have those for it, those against it, follow the 1-2-3 rule, or not.My recipe didn’t come with a target Final gravity but did have the ABV listed so [...]
The kids and I Made spent grain bread today and man was it good. I followed the instructions and made one big loaf. Did I say big, I mean huge.
I checked the loaf at 30 minutes. Inserted a long tooth pick to see if anything stuck. Looked clean so I cut into it. The center [...]
Fermentation is well under way. Bubbling like mad. Pretty exciting stuff. My wife is already tired of me talking homebrew.
Woke up this morning eager to see if any signs of fermentation were happening. The lid was bulging a bit, so I pressed it slightly. A few bubbles, but nothing spectacular.
I was being a bit impatient. Did I aerate enough?
The temp. was around 67. I did something (potentially) dumb: I hooked up a heater next [...]
