Recent content by drparish

I really think that I'm going to get a wort chiller for the next batch... If not, I'm going to save up ice in the freezer for at least a week prior to brew day. How many extract batches did you guys do before you switched to all grain (for those of you who switched, that is)? Are boilovers as...

I'm guessing that RDWAHAHB means Relax, don't worry and have a home brew? I just recently found out that SWMBO means she who must be obeyed... lol.... What do you guys think about me dry hopping this thing once I rack it to the secondary? Any tips on good siphoning without an autosiphon?:ban:

I definitely think that's what happened. When I tore everything down to clean up, there was some goop in the burner. And yes, the powder was DME. I had an original gravity of about 1.039-1.040 (Red Ale), so I'm probably still okay!

So yesterday, I decided to try my hand at my first extract batch of beer. Being the ambitious guy that I am, I went ahead and sold half of my school textbooks from the past three years to pay for a turkey fryer setup, big fermentation vessels, a better bottle, and Cooler conversion MLT (for...

Well, this is my first post, and I figured: What better way to introduce myself than by saying that I lived in Fairhope, then Madison, Alabama for over 20 years! But, after getting married, and my SWMBO getting a job in Ohio, I'm now stuck where the weather is freezing and Fat Tire is not...