Recent content by JD25

I've had a few bottles so far and they have all been good regarding carbonation. So crisis averted there. The beer does seem to be a little light though. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I thought there should be more flavor. Is there something I can change in the next batch, given that I...

Good suggestion. I'll try that the next batch.

Thanks Appleman. I'll try that this weekend.

Is there a way to tell if the beer is carbonated without opening the bottle? It's been 2 weeks since I primed and bottled and I was trying to determine if the beer had been carbonating naturally.

Thanks Masta. I'll just let it be for now...make it a lesson learned. Who knows, it may turn out OK. I heard that they make sugar pills that can be dropped into the bottle if they turn out flat. Thanks again. JD

I had the beer racked in a carboy and then siphoned it to the primary (with the sugar water) to be bottled. Since it's only been a day, can I empty the bottles to the primary to stir and rebottle?

dissolved 5oz of priming sugar in 2 cups of water, then boiled for 5 minutes. I then poured it into the primary. The issue is that I'm not sure that the flow through the tube when siphoning was enough to mix the 2 cups into the rest of the liquid. Maybe I'm over thinking this. Edited by: JD25

Now I'm concerned, as I didn't stir.

I primed and bottled my Weizenbier this afternoon. I ihave 2 questions: 1) My siphoning tube was not in the bottom of the bucket. Did the priming sugar mix make it's way to all of th wort? 2) I filled the bottle directly from the spigot. I did not use the bottle filler, but made sure to keep...

I recently brewed a Brewers Best Wiezenbier and recently racked it to the secondary fermentor. There is still quite a bit of sediment on the bottom. Is it OK to rack again? Also, the color of the beer is quite dark. I was expecting it to be lighter since the gentleman told me it's a weiss bier.

I've had the wort in the primary fermenter for 4 days now. I noticed that the temperature was only 60 degrees. The foaming has stopped,very slow bubbling, and the SG is 1.018. Should I let it ferment longer or can I move to the secondary fermenter? Will the low temperatue effect the beer?

Thansk for the advice. I brewed the beer on Saturday and have it fermenting. Once fermenatation stops, I'll transfer to a carboy fro secondary fermentation before adding the priming sugar. How long can I leave the beer in the seconday fermenter? Also will this beer store until the summer (given...

I was given a 40 qrt stainless steel pot that I plan on using for a Brewer's Best Weizenbier kit that yileds 5 galllons. Is this pot too big as there is more surfacr area that may effect the boiling procedure?

OK, thanks. How long should I bulk age then before bottling. I'd like to have this ready around mid summer if possible, but won't if I'm sacrificing quality. Thoughts?

Hi everyone, I have just racked my Johannisberg Riesling for the 2nd time. It's clearing nicley. The directions say to bottle in the next few days and add K-Meta. I only have Sodium Meta. What should my next steps be to insure best results? Thanks in advance. JD