From what I'm reading, I think hops are the culprit. Build yourself a cheap hop spider, and for your dry hops, bag them and toss them in after primary fermentation has completed.
Hi all,
I have a small GE "dorm room size" fridge that I have been using to keep my keg and CO2 bottle in. I've just been using a picnic tap, but I'm looking at putting a tap on the door. The reason for that is because there is a shelf that rests on the top of the fridge that cannot be...
I can hold temp within +/-1F. I am using a BrewJacket Pro with it. I'm gonna wait it out a few more days, and if no change I think I will probably repitch. Just haven't run into this problem before.
It's always possible I ended up with more unfermentables, but I kept a very close eye on my...
I'm doing my first pilsner, and I'm worried my fermentation has stalled (or perhaps I'm just being impatient).
OG: 1.048
Expected FG: ~1.011
Yeast: WLP815 (with starter)
05/30: Pitched at 48F.
06/11: Gravity reading was at 1.019. I bumped the temp up to 50F as the gravity had been...
By "a ton of flour", I do have sediment in my kettle, but I'm one of those types that dumps it all into my fermenter, as that's not gonna really have much of an impact at all on my finished product.
I haven't had any problems with it affecting my hops. I even use a homemade hop spider. What is...
If it's just been a week, it's probably still fermenting, and depending on the yeast used, it can stink. Some yeasts can give off some sulfur like odors.
Having said that, how large of a batch are you brewing? What yeast did you use? At what temperature is your fermenter?
I brew clones of beers that I cannot purchase around here. An example is Dogfish Head - I love their 60 minute and 90 minute IPAs. I don't brew clones exclusively, but I do brew them a few times a year.
FatDragon is right - you were doing extract brewing using HME. There's nothing wrong with doing that, but the next step in doing extract brewing is to add some steeping grains - that'll greatly enhance the body in your beer. Many extract kits now come with steeping grains, as it's a very simple...
Lots of questions. I agree that reading Palmer's book would be very helpful to ya. But, to try to answer some of your questions:
Efficiency:
An easy way to think about efficiency is that it is how much fermentables you were able to extract from your grains and convert into sugar into your...