Also make a large starter. I think I did a 2L. Aerate very well. Use a blowoff tube as well. Mine had a pretty ridiculously active fermentation. Lastly plan to age for months not weeks before drinking.
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Plan for poor efficiency. Tried to brew my first big beer an imperial stout about a month ago. My numbers were a lot lower then expected. Pick up some extra malt extract to bring your gravity back up.
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Something about grabbing a beer from the fridge and hearing the "psst" as you pry off the cap. I have been brewing for a couple years now and it still feels good to hear that sound. Why? I'm not really sure. Maybe Im just surprised that it actually worked and I made beer even though I have never...
Ok here's a related question. When I transfer to the bottling bucket I put the priming sugar dissolved in water first then rack the beer on top of it to ensure proper mixing. Problem I have is trying to figure out exactly how much beer I will be able to transfer over. It can vary quite a bit...
I think it's not really an issue of how much gas is being released it's the krausen getting clogged up in the airlock allowing no gas at all to escape. I wouldn't think an extra airlock would help solve the issue. That being said it sure would be cool to have two going at once.
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I used pellet hops. They had been actually sitting in my fridge for a couple months before I got around to using them. I was drinking it this weekend and I am planning on entering it into a competition. It turned out really well. It was my first time experimenting with first wort hopping and I...
First off a Mexican cerveza from trefilov. I am new to writing beer reviews but here goes nothing. The beer pours with very nice clarity and no head retention whatsoever. It's looks like a very nice session able lawn mower beer. The smell is kinda yeasty with maybe some malt in there. When I...
Loving the feedback!!!!! Thanks terek! I have received my package and can't wait to get into the beers. It's been a crazy week but they are in the fridge to be consumed this weekend. I received a honey wheat, a Mexican cerveca, a double chocolate stout, and an Irish red. I also received a zombie...
The package has arrived safely. I sent it to my dads business in order to make sure it's not sitting on the porch all day. I should be around to pick it up tomorrow.
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Yea I had an airlock dry up on me and they got into the fermenter that way once. Got through half the batch before I started to notice them. I never had the courage to drink them knowing they were in there but did drink half a batch before finding out. I suggest throwing away any bottle with...