Recent content by shawnbfromjersey

This recipe was my best brew. Here are my pics. Dont laugh at my ghetto carbonation setup

Its been fermenting 14 days primary and three days secondary and my gravity is 1.03. And has been for three days I'm getting worried I might have a stuck fermentation. I stired the bottom last night and shook up the fermented to get things started. I hope that works.

I am doing this recipe today without the honey. And last night I made a yeast starter out of malta goya water and 4oz of molasses. also am using WLp001 cali ale yeast. and 2oz of crystal hops. I am going to carbonate with my co2 cartridges and whipit n20 cartridges, I know ghetto setup i have...

I got a beer machine for christmas too. And i already new how to brew. So when i looked at the directions and it said ferment 5 days then in to a fridge for 7 then drink, i said no wayam i following that. I ferment 14 days then add gelatin then into the fridge fora few days then drink. Also...

Age in secondary for 10 days. Use gelatin to clear up the brew. U can do a quick qoogle search on how to use gelatin in beer. And as for bottleling, dont do it. Why wait another 2 to 3 weeks for your beer to condition. Just force carbonate. U can do it easlily with 2 liter soda bottles and a...

I also think that by adding malta goya to your wort is a great way to boost the sugar level. Alot better then adding sugar or corn syrup

I have a beer machine pilsner dry extract for 2.5 gal batch. I added 1.5 gal of malta goya to the mix and extened the batch to 3.5 gal. And the first hydrometer reading says 8 percent potential alchohol. I also added 1 oz of kent goldings and .5 amarillo. I think this is going to be very nice.