Recent content by FrostE1

Welcome! Being in Portland you need to go over to Maine Brewing Supply on Forest Ave. It is literally right beside Great Lost Bear (Bonus!). It is one of the best HB shops there is, plenty of equipment, lots of ingredients on hand, books of all kinds, and hell, they even have a decent beer...

If you are using the "slap-pack" and didn't warm it or follow the directions on the bag, it may take a bit. Like they say in county "Just let it happen". But really, just be patient, for what it's worth, who ever said "A watched pot never boils" wasn't a homebrewer.

Don't just re-pitch the yeast. You can/will end up with something totally different than what you intended when it does take hold.

I say boil it down only to make sure you don't dilute it down to much when adding it (make it like an extract, i.e. syrup). If you were really going for a "Moxie", then you would really want to make sure that the taste came through. I know that there are a lot of people that don't like it, but...

Myself being from Maine and also being a fan of Moxie, I had thought about this too. I was going to get some and try to boil it down a little to make an extract, and then add it to a porter, but I like your idea for an amber ale. My only hold up is how much you would have to boil down and what...

I am new here myself. I have all ready picked up a ton of good info from this site, and look forward to learning and sharing more. The new management at Basement Brewha in Providence is pretty good also, once they get settled in they should be pretty well stocked. Good luck with your first...