Recent content by Brewvolution

Just thought I'd start the kind of thread that is notoriously absent in the n00b room. Like the title states, my first batch is coming along nicely. Brewed on Sunday night, a simple extract amber ale with a grain infusion. Things didn't go perfectly. I let my infusion temp get too high (I had...

Beautiful! Thanks!

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Thanks. Yeah, I entered the words "dry ice" into the search field, but came up blank. It was just a thought.

Ok, this might be a total n00b thing to ask, but: Since dry ice is CO2, and that's what we all want for carbonation, could I possibly place a teeny, tiny bit of dry ice into my bottles at bottling time instead of priming sugar? Yes, I know that the pressures exerted by CO2 in a closed...

Thanks McKBrew!

I'm a cheapskate, so I was wondering: How easy would it be for me to save a little yeast from each strain that I buy and propagate it myself so as to keep a constant stock of several strains and possibly not have to buy yeast again? How long would these keep?

Thanks guys! DragonTail, that was a great streamlined step-by-step. Yeah, simple sounds like the way to go. Cheers!

There are seven days remaining in the countdown to my first brew, and as I iron out the details of my process, I was wondering: If I do a partial boil (3 gallons or so), and make up the rest of my specified volume with FREEZING cold water (like, so cold I have to chip through a layer of ice...

Well, I have Amber extract, White Labs British Ale Yeast WLP005, Fuggle hops pellets, Willamette hops pellets, and some unspecified grain malt (for an infusion mash?). This all came as part of my gift. The guy at the homebrew shop in town told the gf that this is a good set of ingredients for an...

First off, I love your forum! Been lurking for a while and have been thoroughly impressed with what you've all built here. Lots of great information being shared here! This is EXACTLY what I need as I begin my long-awaited maiden brew! I've been intrigued by the idea of brewing at home for...