Recent content by ddan7

I'd like to brew up a red beer and am open to either a lager kit or Ale kit. I'd prefer to try a Red Lager, but am open to an Ale. I'd appreciate your thoughts on your favorite extract kit.

I've read Yuri's post at least twice now and it's helped a ton and I haven't even started yet! Thanks for taking the time to put that together Yuri! I'm surprised that a 1/2" dump on the bottom wouldn't plug. Has anyone had trouble with it plugging up?

So, I was dropping off cans at the recycling/scrap place and was sort of being given a tour of the place when I spot a Stainless Steel funnel. I asked if he sold to customers and he said yes, so I bought the beginnings of a conical fermenter. At $1/lb, it came to $13! He was pretty sure that...

What is the advantage of a conical fermenter with a drain on the bottom? It seems that when you drain the fermenter you will just get all the sediment into your secondary. I use an Ail Pail and siphon the beer out, leaving the sediment behind. Is this done on a conical fermenter too? If so...

Exact same thing happened to us - only on the first batch ever! We were a little panicked, but I contacted the company where we purchased the thermometer and the cust. service rep said he's gotten that question alot and that it wasn't anything to worry about. We strained the wort and found the...