Recent content by coach

Hey everybody! Wasn't entirely sure where to post this, so I put it here. I'm moving, so I'm unloading some of my bottle stash. I have 18 750ml belgian-style bottles to get rid of. They're about half champagne bottle-style and half "regular" (like the kind Unibroue uses). They all take...

bottled my first batch today. this thread helped tremendously. thanks Revvy! the actual bottling/capping process only took about 45 minutes, but the with all the prep work and clean-up, it was more like 2.5 hours. not that i'm complaining. it's all part of the process. i just need to hone &...

well, i moved my carboy back into the kitchen a few hours ago (i have it wrapped in cardboard to keep the light out -- not covering the airlock though). it's about 64 degrees in there, and the yeast have really gone to work. i guess they weren't warm enough in the mid-to-upper 50s. and so the...

it sat in my wife's work room last night at somewhere around 55-58. it was still 58 in there about an hour ago, so i moved it to a room at about 60-62. the yeast is Safale US-05 dry ale yeast. the target OG is 1.044. thinking back though, i topped off the wort with about 3/4 gal of water, and...

hey all. first post, which happens to be the story of my first brewing experience. i have to say thanks to the homebrewtalk forums for providing tons of helpful info (and creating tons more questions). last night i brewed a yellow dog pale ale kit. i did a 3.5 gallon boil in a 20 qt. pot. i...