This was my first brew and I am about to make it again on Sunday. It is my LHBS clone of Sweetwater 420. It was better than the 5 others I brewed after it. That's why it's gone and the rest are still here. This is for 5 gallons.
7.7 lbs Briess Pilsen Light LME
1lb Light Munich
1lb Vienna
4oz...
Brewed my third and fourth batches on Sunday at the same time (Irish red and porter.) Pitched and moved both fermenting buckets to a dark, cool space. Put in the airlocks and decided to fill with Starsan. Cloudy! Researched cloudy Starsan on HBT and got cloudy = ineffective. So 24 hours...
Started a month ago and did a nut brown ale extract with steeping grains from my LHBS. It was so easy that I went back the next day and got another bucket and did a Sweetwater 420 clone. Bottled both on Saturday and can't wait to taste them. My question is what's next? I am thinking a porter...
I started about a month ago and did a nut brown ale extract with steeping grains. It was so easy that I went back to my LHBS and bought another fermenting bucket and did a Sweetwater 420 clone the next day. I bottled both this past Saturday. Can't wait for the first tasting (other than the...
FYI. Here in Alabama, we have a store, Old Time Pottery which has a 20 qt. SS pot for $15. I know it's thin and cheap but it worked perfectly on my first two brews.