Recent content by fast-fish

I'd use that water for medium colored beers. For lighter colored beer, I'd use reverse osmosis filtered water, and for porters and stouts, I'd use spring water.

Congrats on going all grain right out of the gate. Sounds like you did your homework, and everything is comming out great.

Well... I have help. I've got two roommates that help pay for and dispose of and finance the beer. I'm only spending about 15 dollars a week out of my pocket, cause we split it up 3 ways. It's not very much money or work to make sure we always have plenty of beer. We get a lot of help...

I brew 2 five gallon batches a week, and I have two kegerators each with two taps, so I have four different beers on tap at all times. Every friday the guys from work come over to make sure that I have two empty kegs to fill on saturday. (We call it the keg kill party) I go through ten...

I'm lucky enough to have a LHBS less than one mile from my home

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I've been brewing for several years, and I don't use a lid on my primary. I use a 10 gallon bucket and after I pitch the yeast, I cover it with a sanatized plastic drop cloth. I figure that the co2 from the fermentation is active enough during the primary fermentation that it will provide...