Recent content by bkwarn3

No, not yet! Plan to this evening though! Thanks. Makes sense! That's the one TRUE way to know where your beer is really at! Cheers!

So, I did a Milkstout almost 3 weeks ago. I popped the lid to see how it was coming cuz I never witnessed a ton of action in my air lock. This is what it looked like. There is some evidence on the side that some bubbling probably took place, but just doesn't seem like a lot happened here...

Recently did a imperial pale ale! Fermentation went well and has been in for about 2 1/2 weeks. Based on previous posts and feed back from other posts, I was going to leave this in fermenter for about 3 maybe even 4 weeks. Is that a fair assumption or should I bottle this weekend! Final ABV...

It fermented for over 4 weeks and checked gravity 3 times the last week 2 days between each check and gravity never changed, so I'm pretty confident fermentation was done. But maybe not.....

It was an extract kit so I used the priming sugar provided!

So I'm now drinking my first two brews! A Russian Imperial Stout and a standard IPA! The RIS is awesome and so is the IPA, but the IPA has a crazy carbonated head to every bottle so far! Any suggestions on why the head is so strong and the carbonation and crazy head??

I agree! DIY wort chiller! Do it! Love it! Enjoy.

Good call! The beer itself, though not carbonated yet, tastes really good! Thanks.

So I just bottled my IPA and I noticed that there was way more sediment coming through the siphon then unexpected when transferring to bottling bucket! Beer seemed a tad darker/cloudier then expected! Noticed too my bottling wand was getting clogged! ??????

Can I boil the bottle caps to sanitize? Or should I just throw them in the dishwasher? Or can I rinse them with StarSan solution? Thanks!

Yes, I think I will go straight to bottle! I have a glass carboy that allows for minimal headspace and that was my original plan, but I think I'll just bottle it and let it sit! Thanks!

Or maybe I'll just go straight to bottle and let it sit til December!

As it turns out, the yeast I used was dead! I pitched in again and.........whamo! That stuff was going crazy!! Moving over to Carboy this weekend and gonna let it sit until December 1....then bottle and hopefully enjoy a few weeks later!! Selenite!

How long should the bottles sit before consumption? I'm more than ok to wait....just want a good finished product! Thanks!

Yes! I think that would be the best! Thanks for the info! Cheers!