How is this progressing? I see Evan has turned the pass around in less-than-yeathatsme time. I will just plan on taking my turn in January.
edit to add: From what I know we are on a pretty tight schedule. I imagine SwissyJim doesn't just sit in his igloo waiting for passes to come by.
You are using only bittering hops. They don't contribute much flavor/aroma at all... at least not in our sense of hop nose. In my experience English hops are more for balancing the beer and take somewhat of a backseat to malt profiles.
Here's a little something to help you understand the...
You can make a starter in a growler, without a stirplate or anything fancy.
I have this one: http://www.stirstarters.com/ I think it's a little spendy, but it was a gift. It comes with the stir bar too (which can be surprisingly expensive).
Good luck and keep us posted!
Justin, that's why my...
"should" is tough word to throw around with fermentation. There are just too many variables. I'm assuming you are talking about Wyeast 1084 | Irish Ale , and its apparent attenuation of 71%-75%. You could expect to finish around 1.015 under ideal conditions. (So you're not *that* far off)...
Tim, I know I'm late to the party, but what kind of yeasts are you using? Some are noticeably more violent than others.
edit to add: what FG are you "stuck" at (and for how long) and what was your OG on this batch?
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