Recent content by edosully

That's my next move miles. I've seen a few fridges on Craig's list for $60 - $70. That'll be nice!

Hi everyone, 2nd Batch. Using my wort chiller, Copper immersion style, when the intake hose just busts loose from the copper, spraying hose water into my perfectly cooked stout. Very Angry Indeed! Has anyone had this happen to them? I just put the stout on a ice bath. Chilled it...

Yep, same here. Rubbermaid tote, water to just below the liquid level in the carboy and wrap a towel around it. They call it a "Swamp Cooler". Maintains a nice steady temp.

Thanks Bru, :( that makes me a bit nervous. We'll see.

Hi guys! I panicked! Took a gravity reading. 0.996! I felt that it had attenuated a bit more than it should have. So I bottled. Am I right with my calc. ABV of over 11?

You think I should just let it go another week, even after it shuts down completely? It cleans up that way?

Thanks beggar, I thought about that. As soon as I get this beer down, I'll be moving it. At some point I want to get a fridge and temp control.

Btw, it did drift up to 70 degrees before I got it into the swamp cooler. Next batch will be much more temp controlled.

Hang glider, I got it into a swamp cooler and it seemed to lock in at 65 for three days. It seems to have shut down now it flocculated and now I'm seeing a bubble every 15 to 20 seconds or so. I'm thinking that I'll be bottling in the next couple days. I think I'll be letting it condition for...

Thanks guys! Your so right, I check it out every chance I get. The activity is amazing. Here's the latest pic.

Update, it's churning away! Starting to build a nice kroysen.

Here's what it's lookin like.

Just brewed my first batch. The yeast seems to have dropped off the top, into suspension. Is this normal? If not, any suggestions. I brewed a Belgian Golden Ale, put yeast into carboy and agitated the carboy to work it in.

Was looking for advice and found this app for my iPhone. Fantastic! This Sunday I am brewing my first batch. Very excited.