Recent content by benteach

When I received my shipment from Midwest I was happy to see that everything was in order. No expired yeast, kits just the way I ordered them. I appreciate the efforts by Midwest to rectify the problems they are having with their online ordering. But I do not like how they advertise their...

Just received my shipping information this morning. I also sent an email last night asking for my order to be cancelled if it was not shipped by the end of today. Of course it will arrive on Monday when I will be out of town, not Midwests fault but more issues here.

Me too.

Got a call back from Midwest tonight. They have refunded the shipping costs but still do not know when the order will be shipped out. Rather have my scheduled brew day than the shipping costs. Customer service makes or breaks it for me. BTW, I love vagrants.

From the posts above, I don't seem to be the only one. It's frustrating, I don't get many days to devote to brewing without kids or the wife around. Friday was going to be one of those days.

I ordered on 5/29 and the order status has not changed. I called today and they said they were backed up from the holiday weekend. I'm all for letting employees off for the weekend but you need to be prepared for this. I was told that the order should ship today. Wanted to brew this Friday...

I grew cascade hops last year in pots. Had a decent first year harvest. I moved the pots inside for the winter into the garage. When cleaning out the garage today I noticed that one of the pots had sprouted vines at least 3 feet long. The vines are very pale green, almost yellow/white. I moved...

I have a ESB and Blonde Rye Homebrew ready to go, I am thinking the Rye with some Weizen?

Having the classic shrimp boil this weekend (shrimp, corn, potatoes, sausage) with the extended family. Suggestions for styles or specific beers?

Hi

I brewed this in October 2010 then placed 4th (out of 24) in a local homebrew contest in the Speciality category. This is a great recipe. I used Wild Turkey Bourbon as it was around the house as a gift. Next time I will use Maker's Mark, I thought the bourbon was a tad too strong. I loved...

I brewed a porter on Saturday morning, added the liquid yeast (no starter) from an inflated (somewhat) smack pack. The wort was at the correct temp when I pitched the yeast. The primary is in the basement, the air temp is around 75. There are no signs of fermentation (used Activator Scottish...