Recent content by ccs1676

Oh yeah, meant to say that I prefer to sell locally, everything at once, thanks.

I have a bad habit of spending too much money on new hobbies. Still have enough gear to brew extract brews if I want too :)

Sold!

I've been thinking about a brown, maybe a nut brown clone that AHS has :)

Thanks for that link Pappers! There are actually some pretty thick red oak dowels at home depot that I was considering getting that I thought would work well, I might still do that. I agree with the written instructions. I made my own instructions with the extract brews I made, it really...

Excellent. Yeah I'm really not too worried about it. I'm sure everything will work out. My first two brews were extracts and went fine, but had that "twang" I keep reading about. Hopefully the AG will solve that. The wooden mash paddle would be a nice little side project to work on, that would...

Hey guys I will be attempting my first all grain batch in a couple weeks or so and have some questions. 1. Will a plastic mash paddle suffice? I have not had a chance to inspect what they have at AHS but I am concerned about the flimsiness of what they list on their site. I want to make red...

True, I want to brew again in a couple weeks or so. I want to make a mash paddle first. I can't believe how much a plank of red oak is at home depot, what a rip. Is maple cheaper? I need to do some more research...

Well I'll have to admit my first two attempts at homebrewing came out pretty good. I was impressed. Of course, I made sure I did everything the right way without cutting any corners, keeping particular attention to sanitation. I did a clone of Real Ale's Fireman's 4 Blonde Ale: and a...

Nope, the worst thing a drunk person has done to me is slam into the back of me and totaled my car.

Yeah it's kinda weird trying to figure out whether or not to answer his emails, texts, etc. The bad thing is that he lives on my parents street so he sees me drive by every now and then. However, it's not that big of a deal yet. My parents have banned him already from their place after one of...

Just wanted to tell a story about a couple people that turned into drunks after drinking too much. I'm sure many of you have dealt with these kinds of people many times, and I would love to hear your stories. Last saturday a group of us met at a local brewery at 2pm that had an anniversary...

That sounds great to me!

Ciliorozo: I live in Hyde Park but the brewing takes place way down south in oak hill. I need to get the keezer going as well!

Hi everyone! Another noob from the ATX here. Let me tell you my story. Well, I'd say back in '98 a friend of mine started brewing his own beer. He kinda explained to me how it worked, etc. and I think I even witnessed him boiling some wort. At the time, I was not a beer knurd or anything like...