Recent content by frozenfish

1) Get a small freezer for lagering 2) Spend more time enjoying watching my friends enjoy my homebrew 3) Get my brewing room more organized 4) Enter more competitions

274, I agree with you. I was an extract brewer for 15 years before I started all grain. I've won brewing competition with extract. IMHO I believe that a lot of people jump to all grain too soon. My advice is to get the sanitation, boil and fermentation process down to a science before you...

Mydemtia, I'm on the same path as you. I've been an extract brewer for 15 years or so and am now making the jump to all grain and looking for ways to control my process. It sounds like we have a similar idea for the control however I'm considering using a 220v hot water heater element for my...

I just bottled a mini batch this morning. The only way to describe it is sour. I'm hoping it will tone down a little after a couple of weeks in the bottle but we'll see

I've been homebrewing since the early '90s and have always been an extract brewer. I don't mean to brag, but I make great beer. I have very good sanatation and control of my fermentation temp. In my opion, having control of your process is the key to making great beer. I've been kicking...