Recent content by Alboy

:off: Your picture made me a little nostalgic... Captain Pugwash was one of my favourites growing up!!

Hi I want to try brewing an Oatmeal stout this coming weekend and was looking at doing Jamils recipe but as a partial mash. I have some questions about this. First, my thinking on converting to partial mash would be to keep all the specialty grains as is and swap out the Pale Malt (2-row)...

Not much use for those south of the border but if you're in or around Vancouver BC and want to get the ez-cap 1 liter (33 fl oz) bottles used by Howe Sound Brewery (in Squamish) quickly, just give the brewery a call and organize a pick up... Me and the misses went and climbed The Chief then went...

My IPA was dry hopped with pellets and I found that any bits that made it into the bottles sank whilst conditioning. I didn't have a problem with floaties when pouring.

I bottled my 2nd batch of home brew this evening and this thread has popped up at just the right time... It got pretty hot here while I was brewing and it finished fermenting in about 2.5 days, then it sat for another 2 weeks before tonight. I suspected that something was going to be wrong...

If you fancy a trip up north you could check out Dan's Home Brew Supplies in Vancouver. I've just started brewing (bottling my second batch this weekend) and you can get a starter kit from him for $70 CDN. Not sure whats in the one your looking at but the contents of this one are listed on his...