Recent content by dolver

So, mine turned out delicious! The only problem? I screwed up the carbonation. This is the first time I haven't used official "priming sugar" - I used brown sugar and used a calculator to figure out how much brown sugar I should use, but for whatever reason, it didn't do the trick. But unlike...

Awesome! I just started a batch. Given your comments, I went ahead and added lactose to try to sweeten it up, but I pureed that ginger good! So I am excited to get that serious ginger bite! I'll let you know how mine turns out in a few weeks.

Any update on how the second batch came out (I know this was a while ago)?

Any way to find these online for folks who don't have Walmarts nearby (NY City)?

That's a VERY interesting idea. Also, I just had a "duh" moment. I live in a small apartment, so only having one bucket was more of a space thing than a cost thing. However, when they aren't in use, I can just nest them. Should I be worried about scratching the inside of the bucket on the...

Hi - simple question. I am about to brew my first (non-Mr. Beer) batch of beer. My local homebrew shop has an ingredient kit, so I am going to start off with that to get a feel for things. At this point, though, I only have 1 bucket. Every time I see a tutorial, it calls for another...