Recent content by hellbus

Well, I finally opened my control bottle, and it was flat, just as the others were before I added champaign yeast. So in my particular case, I think adding new yeast to the bottles was the way to go.

I definitely will. It won't be for another several months though.

I wanted to thank everybody who responded to this. You all have been very helpful. I opted for the re-pitching route. I added 1ml of champaign yeast to each bottle about a month ago. I just cracked a test bottle, and low and behold, it was nicely carbonated! I DID save a bottle...

Thank you for your suggestion guys! I really appreciate it. I'll probably give it a little more time, based on the suggestions. After a month or 2 I may repitch as others have suggested. The "pfft" that I mentioned doesn't seem to have gotten any more forceful since about 2-3 weeks in the...

Yeah, I should have mentioned that. I used 3/4 C. of corn sugar, which I boiled in 2 C of water.

I took into consideration that it may just be taking a while. How long should I wait before it can be safely assumed that it will not carb up? Right now it has been bottled for almost 2 months, and as of today, there is zero carbonation (Well, besides just a little "pfft" when I open it). If I...

Yeah, I figured the higher ABV may be effecting it. I used White Labs Belgian Golden Ale Yeast (WLP570). I picked that specifically because it *should* be better with bigger beers. Is there a type of yeast that you would suggest to pitch? Once that has been determined, what is the process for...

Hello! I tried searching for suggestions, but have not found anything solid (If there is a thread that exists, I apologize in advance) I brewed a big beer (O.G. 1.10). I ended up leaving it in the primary for 3 months, after which I bottled it (F.G. 1.02). In hind site I should have probably...

Thanks guys. I should have noticed the sticky, sorry about that. I was just worried because the yeast starter I pitched looked strange (large bubbles, similar to some of the infection pics), but smelled fine. I just needed to be patient. I think the fermentation got off to a slow start because...

Thank you for the response!

I brewed a pumpkin ale last night (all grain). I had a yeast starter, which when I put it in I thought "That doesn't look right", but due to too many "samples" of other beers, I went ahead and put it in. The yeast starter had large bubbles in it, similar to the picture attached. I...

Thank you all for the info! As usual you have been helpful! I will check out brewers friend!

Hello! I am going to be brewing an imperial IPA this weekend from a recipe that I found on these forums. The recipe calls for the following: 36.0 AAU Magnum hops (bittering hop) 15.7 AAU Centennial hops (aroma/finishing hop) 21.0 AAU Centennial hops (Dry hopping) The recipe calls for a...

Thanks guys! As always you've eased my mind!

I have a question (duh). I just brewed a bigger beer (og 1.10). I am using a 6.5 gal carboy as the primary fermenter. The beer started bubbling about 13 hours after the yeast was pitched. I had an airlock on it, but switched to a blow off tube Because I was worried that the airlock would clog...