Recent content by grey487

Awesome giveaway, I'm in!

Looks good, im in!

Is it just me or has anyone else discovered, using your new propane burner while brewing in your driveway on a slightly windy day, is an extremely effective way to control the length of your leg hair?

I'm in.

I went with the deluxe kit from midwest supplies but I bought thru ebay since I really hadn't done any research into suppliers. I then found that I could have saved even more money (shipping costs) by going thru my LHBS. If you have a store nearby I would reccomend going there to get your...

Someone started a thread on this exact topic a few days ago in the beginning brewing forum I believe. The general consensous was that you should go back and get the correct yeast.

Unless you have someone to fill the airlock with sanitized water, so it doesn't dry out, while your gone I would bottle it for that reason alone.

It seemed to me that my dubbel did a rather quick fermentation also. I expected more airlock activity. However, its been in the primary now for 2 weeks and I pushed the lid down to release some vapors and it smelled amazing. I am going to take my first post fermentation gravity reading this...

I guess rereading that it is what I said but not what I meant. Lol.

I didn't say she didn't recommend it. I said she said it would be ok.

Last week I pitched an older (mfg date of mid april) wyeast smack pack into a belgian dubbel with an OG of 1.060 without a starter. It took off after about 2 days. My LHBS Guru said as long as you're not much over 1.060 you don't need a starter.

When I first started I was making the mistake of going by the 3/4 cup measurement on the priming sugar. It resulted in little to no head on the beer until I started going by weight. You want 5 0z if you have a scale that can measure that. The 3/4 cup measurement is based on getting 5 oz of...

Did you aerate your wort after the boil?

Every other batch I make is a Rye P.A. I just never want to run out of this stuff! You can do a reciepe search on this site, or you can buy kits online.

Don't forget to put a wedge, gently, (avoid stiring up the trub) under one side of the pail so you can keep as much beer as possible when racking.