Recent content by dconway10

Just an update. I bottled my cream stout a week ago and threw one in the fridge to sample tonight and it turned out pretty darn good with no off flavors. I used well water with this one also but instead of doing two stage fermentation I just put it in a carboy for 2 weeks.

Yea I'm not gonna dump it yet. Ill let it sit for awhile and periodically check to see if they get any better. I bottled a cream stout last night that I used well water and the same process so I should know in about 2 weeks when I sample if I have the same problem. I'm going to try to find...

I only use oxy clean for cleaning and starsan for sanitizing my equipment. I clean all my equipment after I'm done then on brew days I clean all my equipment again then sanitize.

I have a cream stout I'm going to bottle tonight. I didn't use a bucket and carboy for that one I just put it straight into a better bottle. If this one comes out bad I guess I will start using bottled water

Both bucket and better bottle were used before. The water taste fine to me and when the things I've read about plastic taste points to chlorine in the water I wouldn't think my well water would have chlorine in it

Has anyone ever used well water while making beer? Reason I'm asking is because my first batch of beer ever brewed did not turn out good. I used a Midwest supplies American light 20 minute boil kit. I followed the directions and made sure everything was cleaned with oxy clean and sanitized with...

Just got done bottling my first batch of skeeter pee

Alright. I'm not looking for a dry wine more of a wine for my friends. You know to pull out during a bonfire or deer camp. So it's too early to get worried and aging back sweeting should help it out?

I'm making a 6 gallon batch of blackberry wine. I used two cans of Vinters Harvest blackberries and followed the directions on the can except I added sugar until my starting gravity read 1.110. I've also been following the directions and its been in the secondary for 4 weeks and just racked it...

Alright thanks. I'm only 24 so I figured I'd start with something light for my buddies to try that don't like the heavier beers that I drink. Also I don't have a bottling bucket. Is that really needed? I've seen on here people saying they are nice because they leave sediment behind but...

Hello I'm a newbie to brewing beer but I have made a couple batches of wine. I've been doing research and I will be using my wine making kit but also bought a brew pot. On to my question, I bought a 20 minute boil kit American light ale from Midwest supplies and I haven't seen any talk about...

I did that to get my yeast started and i let it sit for a couple of hours then pitched onto my sp must and aerated it. My SG dropped down to 1.050 within a couple of days and last night just added the second dose of energizer and nutrient and third bottle of juice. This morning I checked it and...

Thanks i forgot google answers almost everything. I found something that said i can add the energizer when i pitch my yeast and per directions for the sp it says to let sit for 24-48 hours to let the preservatives out and my energizer should arrive tomorrow afternoon which would be 48hours of...

Hello. Im a newbie at wine making and i started a batch of sp last night. I did everything following the directions but forgot to get yeast energizer. What is the purpose of yeast energizer and will i be able to get by without it or should i wait until it comes in the mail in a couple days then...