you never know - you might have a nice light tasty beer on your hands. Only time will tell.
Were you drinking while you brewed? I've made some stupid mistakes before when I drank and brewed - enough so that I don't drink and brew at the same time anymore! :cross:
Beer will not change color. It may clear due to sitting in the ferementer - over time yeast and other heavier particles will drop out (flocculate) and leave the beer clear.
If you want to accelerate the clearing process, try using a fining agent. Gelatin is really simple to use and works...
Fellow HBTer's,
I'm planning to brew my first double IPA soon. I put together a recipe that I think will work well but I'm unsure on the hop schedule and the yeast strain. I haven't had good luck with IPAs in the past so I'm soliciting help with this recipe. Last IPA I made tasted like hop...
true but Jamil has won the Ninkasi award twice as well as ton of BOS in different competitions. That gives creditability to his advice. Also, homebrewing is dependent upon experience and you find what works best - so having empirical evidence to justify your processes isn't really necessary.
thanks for the advice. I've read some other threads and the consensus is that the krausen will protect the beer. We'll see -- I 'll update this thread over the next 6 weeks and let everyone know how it turns out.
I'll definetly be using a blow off tube from now on!
So I brewed a batch of Jamil's Hazelnut Chocolate Porter on Saturday. I'm fermenting it in a 7 gallon plastic bucket. I've never needed a blow off tube before unless I was pitching on a yeast cake. I was suprised to go downstairs tonight to check on it and find that the lid had blown off the...
If your like most of us here, get ready to be engrossed in an awesome and rewarding hobby. Brewing great beer is a journey. Every time you brew, you'll improve somehow -- especially as you gain more knowledge.
Good luck and welcome! :mug:
+1 on the auto-siphon -- easily the handiest little tool you'll ever use in brewing. This is a necessity in my opinion. Using your mouth to siphon can result in bacterial contamination.
Another thing I do in terms of sanitation is to empty my trash can, clean with bleach, then throw in a...