Recent content by TrojanDan

Thanks so much for your input and thoughts, gents! Sorry for what I'm sure is a mundane question but can you please explain the issue of "oxidation"? How does that occur? The recipe was simple and I followed instructions closely (liquid malt extract, hop additions at various times, etc) but I...

All - I Recently completed my first ever brew, it was supposed to be a session IPA. It came right out of a kit from truebrew, and I followed the instructions closely, or so I thought. At this point I’ve had about 8 pints. The taste is not bad, the color is darker than it is supposed to be, but...

Thanks everyone, this guidance is incredibly helpful. I will employ hottpeper’s idea when bottling.

Gentlemen - thanks all very much for your thoughts and ideas. This board is a treasure trove of wonderful knowledge and data! Hottpeper13 - so your thought is to boil .75 gallons with the priming sugar and then mix that with the brew that’s currently fermenting, then bottle it (I’m going to...

Add water to my wort? First time brewer here and finished my boil/wort on Monday night, around 7pm PST. It's currently 10pm PST on Wednesday night (I haven't been home since then, but will be back soon). I misjudged the amount of water necessary, and ended up with about 4.25 gallons in my...