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2nd Batch
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So, I'm brewing an extract nut brown with my little bag of chocolate and carapils, using Wyeast 1028 London Ale.  Went into the primary four days ago.  Yesterday, I noticed an odd, sulfrous odor, and…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Thornton Jul 27, 2010.

Day Fourteen: Considering Secondary

So, after nine days I was close to the recipe's predicted final gravity range (and the range of "beer, finished" on my hydrometer) and I tasted the sample.  Wasn't quite beer yet, but wasn't messed…Continue

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Chris Thornton commented on Chris Thornton's blog post 'Southwest Saison: The Desert's Perfect Beer?'
Things continued to be energetic for the first few days, then it settled. Wyeast described it as a type that hung out short of the target gravity for a long while. I suspect this guy will be in primary for three weeks or even longer. :)
Aug 7, 2010
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Ray Grace commented on Chris Thornton's blog post 'Southwest Saison: The Desert's Perfect Beer?'
Great yeast for warm fermentations but be extra patient with it, it can be very finicky.
Aug 3, 2010
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Southwest Saison: The Desert's Perfect Beer?

I've got central air conditioning in my house, but it only cools the center of the house. The upstairs is typically ten degrees warmer, which means 78-85 degrees fahrenheit. Even the ground floor is 68-70 on average. I usually keep a fan on and wet towels on the fermenter to help keep the wort cool during the hottest parts of the day. It's about the best I can do in the southwest.However, certain strains of yeast like these kinds of temperatures, so I bought a packet of Wyeast 3724 Belgian…See More
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Chris Thornton replied to Chris Thornton's discussion '2nd Batch'
Continued to smell like feet for another 2-3 days, then the sulfur blew off. Racked to secondary today as I'm at my expected final gravity, and it's just fine.
Jul 27, 2010
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First Homebrew: Success!

First homebrew was bottled a little over two weeks ago and I couldn't resist cracking one open. Crappy cell phone image doesn't do it justice.The pale ale, from a modified partial extract recipe I grabbed from online, was a medium amber (12-13 Lovibond)--lots cloudier than filtered and pastuerized beers, of course--and had a nice head. Amarillo and US Goldings hops gave it just the aroma I was looking for: somewhat floral, mild to moderate citrus and resins.The texture was a bit heavier than I…See More
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Chris Thornton replied to Chris Thornton's discussion '2nd Batch'
Hope so! Thanks.
Jul 16, 2010
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Ray Grace replied to Chris Thornton's discussion '2nd Batch'
It's probably DMS, just leave it alone and it should eventually blow itself off.
Jul 15, 2010
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2nd Batch

So, I'm brewing an extract nut brown with my little bag of chocolate and carapils, using Wyeast 1028 London Ale.  Went into the primary four days ago.  Yesterday, I noticed an odd, sulfrous odor, and cracked the top (possibly making things worse).  Could not see the wort under the krausen, and it smelled sweet after having ten seconds for the sulfur to escape.  Some sulfur out of the airlock today, too.  Smells like a wet fart.Ambient temperature 72 degrees, which is on the warm end of what the…See More
Discussion posted by Chris Thornton Jul 15, 2010
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Ray Grace commented on Chris Thornton's blog post 'As Bottle-ready as it May Ever Be'
Give it some time.
Jul 9, 2010
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As Bottle-ready as it May Ever Be

First homebrew batch final test sample. Pale ale made using crystal and carapils malts with Cascade hops for bittering and Amarillo and Goldings for aroma. Several mishaps, I mean, uh, 'learning experiences.'Color and nose were essentially what I wanted and this was really encouraging, but the flavor is well off. Very bitter and rough, the hops overpower everything, and there's an aftertaste I can only describe as 'soapy.' I thought at first I was using too much sanitizing chemical (StarSan),…See More
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Day Fourteen: Considering Secondary

So, after nine days I was close to the recipe's predicted final gravity range (and the range of "beer, finished" on my hydrometer) and I tasted the sample.  Wasn't quite beer yet, but wasn't messed up at this juncture, either.  I was advised to sit, wait, and stop playing with it.So, tomorrow is day fourteen, and the bottom quarter of the carboy is definitely more opaque than the rest.  I've got a secondary fermenter ready to go.  How do I tell it is time?  I'm within the final gravity range,…See More
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Chris Thornton replied to Ray Grace's discussion 'Aleumination Batch #3'
This sounds like a great thing to participate in once I've moved beyond extract kits with specialty grains. As I'm rocking temperatures as high as 80 degrees in my house (100+ outside!) I'm interested in the yeast strains that produce…
Jun 24, 2010
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Chris Thornton replied to Chad T Cook's discussion 'Slow, slow start for yeast' in the group Aleuminati Alechemists
What temperature do you pitch at?
Jun 24, 2010
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Chris Thornton replied to Chad T Cook's discussion 'Slow, slow start for yeast' in the group Aleuminati Alechemists
I'm making a pale ale with Munton's dry ale yeast, and I just rehydrated, dumped it in, and stirred with a slotted spoon for ten minutes. Very quiet fermentation--3-4 bubbles a minute in the airlock--and when I got nervous and cracked the…
Jun 24, 2010
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has a first batch that's starting to clear; just a few more days until the yeast has settled and then it goes into the secondary!
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Chris Thornton replied to ryan tockstein's discussion 'cheap great way to oxygenate wort' in the group Aleuminati Alechemists
Hey, that's pretty easy, and I've considered using the autosiphon to take the cooled wort into the primary to get around some of the hop sludge anyhow. I suppose you still stir/shake the primary, but a little extra oxygen couldn't…
Jun 23, 2010

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Southwest Saison: The Desert's Perfect Beer?

I've got central air conditioning in my house, but it only cools the center of the house. The upstairs is typically ten degrees warmer, which means 78-85 degrees fahrenheit. Even the ground floor is 68-70 on average. I usually keep a fan on and wet towels on the fermenter to help keep the wort cool during the hottest parts of the day. It's about the best I can do in the southwest.


However, certain strains of yeast like these kinds of temperatures, so I bought a packet of…
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Posted on August 3, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Chris Thornton

First Homebrew: Success!



First homebrew was bottled a little over two weeks ago and I couldn't resist cracking one open. Crappy cell phone image doesn't do it justice.



The pale ale, from a modified partial extract recipe I grabbed from online, was a medium amber (12-13 Lovibond)--lots cloudier than filtered and pastuerized beers, of…

Continue

Posted on July 22, 2010 at 5:30pm

Chris Thornton

As Bottle-ready as it May Ever Be

First homebrew batch final test sample. Pale ale made using crystal and carapils malts with Cascade hops for bittering and Amarillo and Goldings for aroma. Several mishaps, I mean, uh, 'learning experiences.'…

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Posted on July 8, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

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Homebrew Equipment Wish List

So, I've got a starter kit, with an opaque bucket for a primary and a Better Bottle clear plastic carboy for secondary. Two things I'm very glad I purchased were the heavy-duty dial thermometer (it saved me a lot of anxiety on brew day) and the StarSan sanitizer. I'm already wishing for more gear, specifically:


-Wort chiller, because…
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Posted on June 14, 2010 at 7:18pm

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