Recent content by ddeluca

So I tried a Brewers Best 1 Gallon Pale Ale. Giving a small taste at the time of bottling, I was like "holy F, this tastes great!". Now that it's been in the bottle for two weeks, I've noticed a slight-but-noticable funk. Taste and smell being so subjective, I'm not even sure how to describe...

Thanks everybody! At about 40 hours after pitch, the yeast activity seems to have slowed a wee bit (but definitely still doing it thing). That's a great idea about connecting a blowoff to the airlock itself, and I'll give a look for that X later this week when I transfer into a secondary.

Newbie here... Day after brewing my second (1 gallon) batch I came home to find my 3-piece air lock clogged and spilling all over my 2 gallon fermenter. I'm using a 2 gallon pail, and the pressure also forced it open a bit on the side, allowing a bit of brew/krauzen to leak onto the side of...