Recent content by deerstream

Does anyone know when the Schoolhouse club meets? The link on their website just leads to a mailing list signup.

Awesome thread. Giving me lots of ideas.

In Marietta, Ga. Originally from Newnan. Picking the hobby back up after not brewing anything for 2 years. Bought a house and now have the room.

Well I ended up dry hopping in the secondary for a few weeks. Bottled yesterday. Sample tasted good. ABV was a little high than the recipe suggested, but given the nature of my quandary, that isn't surprising.

That's a really nice system. Mine is just a tub with ice water haha

Well, it's not my first batch. I wanted to move it to the secondary to dry hop, and to free up the primary (my secondary is a 5 gallon only, and I can't brew a full batch the way I can in my 6.5 gallon primary). Do you mean 14 days from now? Because after tomorrow, it's going to have been in...

Ok, back again. It's been in the fermentor for about 3 weeks now. I took a sample and my hydrometer reading was good. It tasted fine, a little sweet for an IPA, but fine. Would it be ok to switch to a secondary now?

One more question: When should I expect the Krausen to go down (if at all)?

I think he misread the fermometer. He told me 58 at work, but it was at 70 on my break and 70 when I got home. I'll try to knock it down a little. I'll give the swamp coolers a look. thanks!

Yeah, I actually ended up switching to a pan to boil and pouring it into the flask. Thanks for the new proportions. I'll be sure to use them next time.

Update: My dad was willing to go by the house and cool the beer. It's now around 58-56. Overkill?

Checked again, and it was actually a 1/2 pound of DME, but a full oz of yeast nutrients, which may be part of the problem from what I'm reading.

Will do. Thanks for the feedback. The instructions that came with the starter were very bad then. That was the amount they told me to use, and dry yeast came with it. I did bring the temp down to around 70 this morning, but the stuff is still going crazy. I put more ice on it, but I won't be...

My secondary is fermenting in the same room at 72 F. However, the fermometer on this one is not giving a reading. Not sure if that's because it got wet from the Krausen overflowing on it, or because it is too warm, but the carboy feels a bit warm to the touch (fermentation can give off heat...

My secondary is fermenting in the same room at 72 F. However, the fermometer on this one is not giving a reading. Not sure if that's because it got wet from the Krausen overflowing on it, or because it is too warm, but the carboy feels a bit warm to the touch (fermentation can give off heat...