Recent content by DaxBrewery

I did a 5 gal batch using costco clover honey then added 5 cans of thawed walmart frozen fruit juice concentrate. Did this as an experiment. It too is tart. Any opinions while this poster brought up the topic.

I also do all my brewing outside, including sanitation, mashing, brewing and cleaning. I've yet to have an issue with contamination. One thing I do is keep my pot cover while cooling and as much as I can until the lid is on for fermentation.

No bottle bombs, my last batch I used table sugar I had the opposite problem. It took longer to carb. But it was my first strong scotch ale.

I rinse my used bottles, cover the opening with aluminum foil after they dry, then store them in my shed, on bottling day I clean and sanitize said bottles, I've not yet had an issue with contamination.

Thanks y'all! I'll be sure to let you know how it turns out

This too just happened to me. It's my first mead and first time adding nutrients. My question, is it ruined? I don't want to waste my time if its not going to turn out.

Nice build! I really like it

My local brew club recently purchased bulk grain from our lhbs, I have 2 row, pale ale and pilsner. The lids are called gamma lids, they have an air and water tight seal and just screw on. I bought mine off ebay

My beer cellar, bottle conditioning apple cider, oak brown ale and oktoberfest. Secondary is a brick warmer holiday ale and an American pale ale

+1, I'm a few months into brewing and unfamiliar with milk labeling too.

35 gallons of beer, just started October 2012. January 1, 2013 I put together a hard cider. Tomorrow I'm brewing 5 gallons of brick house red ale and 5 gallons of an ipa, for the first time

$15.90 to fill a 5lb can in Winchester Virginia today

I'm only 4 months into this addiction. I asked for a digital scale(to buy bulk grain and hops in the future), refractometer, keg system, growler, pint glasses I saw from northern brewer, a holiday extract kit-although I've already brewed 3 AG batches(still learning from each batch), brewing and...