Recent content by rms5555

Thanks guys! Appreciate it as always!

So I think I messed up. I brewed a double IPA and I put it in my fermenting closet 4 weeks ago. Is there a way I can tell if it went bad? Should I just dump it or should I bottlenit and give it a shot?

Sounds like I may be doing a little more cleaning then I need to as I also rinse my bottles with hot water right after use. Thanks for the tips.

Forgot to mention that I hand wash with OxyClean and the dishwasher is only used for the rinsing. No detergent used in the Dishwasher at all.

I know, the best way to clean bottles is to start kegging my beer. But seriously folks, I was wondering if hand cleaning the bottles and then running them through my dishwasher with a sanitize cycle is enough or should I still rinse them with Star San after they go through the dishwasher? I...

I did some brewing Saturday night and I think I may have pitched my yeast when the wort was still a little too warm. I was using a new thermometer and it was showing 75 degrees but it felt warmer then that. I noticed about 2 hours later the air lock was going crazy. Unfortunately I left a few...

Thanks for the great in formation guys. Much appreciated. Now off to give my first all grain a shot.

The turkey fryer I just bought came with a 30 qt aluminum pot. I know I can't use it to boil the wort, but can I use it to boil my sparge water?

I did not boil the water but I did filter it and sanitized the ice trays. I'm gonna try it. Took a few days but I have about 7 lbs of ice which should be about a gallon of water. I'll let you guys know how the beer turns out.

Thanks guys. I am still using extracts and a 2 gallon boil then adding water after the boil to take it to 5 gallons. That's why I add water and I figured I could just add ice right to the wort instead of putting the pot in a sink full of ice. Thanks for the advice guys.

Why is it bad to add ice directly to the wort to cool it. Just thinking of ways to coll wort quickly until I upgrade to a wort chiller.

Well everything worked out fine. Popped a cap on a few of these this weekend and it was beer. Really good beer actually.

I will try a propane burner when it gets warmer, but for now I think I will test boiling water and see just how much my stove can actually get to a boil. Thanks for all the responses.

Before I put the lid on I could see the wart moving but very slowly. After I got the boil over it was moving as if I was stiring it vigorusly.

How much water should I use to make my wart? I am asking because while I was brewing my first batch ever I read on the instructions to use 2-3 gallons of water but to use more if I had at least 2 gallons to make room for the boil. So I used 4. I added the grains that came in the kit and got...