Recent content by Rorke

Good Trub, Hydrometer has been rechecked. It is accurate. Yes, it does taste pretty good at room tempo and flat. Thanks

Thank you all for the education! I am learning more from this failure than from my lucky successes. So, it looks like my 5 gallon batch should have sat longer, and at a higher temperature, and I should have not pulled the yeast (for future use) so early. When I bottled prematurely, I did put...

PCA, Great point. It was floating. I bounced it and gave it a spin. Floating for sure. I only say it was boozy because it had heat on the exhale. I did not take an initial reading, because I had never done that and didn’t own a hydrometer. NCBrewer, I hear you. My hot girlfriend chose this...

Update: The stout sat for another 4 weeks before taking a hydrometer measurement today. The stout went from 1.051 to 1.042. It tastes boozy. Less syrupy than before. No significant off flavors. Maybe there was too little oxygen for the yeast. I was pretty careful to not introduce any...

Thanks for the pointers; It was a partial extract recipe. I can reach out to the original brewer to get the projected original gravity. Can’t recall the yeast. Priming sugar was 4 oz in two cups of water. I forgot that was in there. If the yeast chomps on that first, I don’t know if it will...

GoodTruble, I will do less for sure. In fact, I will do nothing. Great suggestion on the cold brew. I am going to look up instructions. Rorke

Thanks hotbeer. I stored the bottles in my closet at about 52°. Probably cold crashed it (Mistake #5) The beer is now back in the bucket. It is about 67°. Rorke

Hello homebrewers, I’m new to the forum. My previous brewing experience includes brewing a 1 gallon ale from extract, drinking beer, and watching YouTube. 5 weeks ago, I brewed up a batch of imperial stout In a catalyst fermentor (conical bucket with a jar on the bottom). When I dumped in...