Recent content by niday2288

I would like to condition for another's couple weeks but I think if I go ahead and get the cold crash working then I can just bottle this weekend. Thanks is for the input. I will not dry hop for the full month

I'm currently working on a Pliny the elder kit from more beer.com. I have added the hop pellets to my secondary for the dry hop. The airlock has been going crazy, most likely from racking from the primary. There appears to be a deep green krausen that has formed. First it was about 2 inches...

No worries, thanks for the advice. First go round will always be a learning process. I was in between using the primary or a longer period than the directed 5-7 days. My primary is a bucket with a glass carboy being the secondary. Is it detrimental to the fermenting beer if I open the...

Thanks!, I was kind of thinking that once the yeast and proteins settle It would clear up and darken.

Thanks Dan. It is very exciting! I just want to make sure I'm not botching the first batch. Thanks for your insight.

So I am brewing my first batch of irish stout (Midwest supply extract kit). I fermented in the primary for five days and just racked to the secondary. The starting OG was 1.05 and was 1.018 at transfer. The beer seemed a tad light in color and weak in taste. There was plenty of sediment still...