Recent content by grindzombie

Ahhh that sucks dude. Yaknow- in honor of your loss Ima go move that BB I have perched on an old Christmas tree stand in the basement... it has not been for nothing!

yup clear better bottle. Well I'm happy to say it's bubbling along merrily now. forming a nice thick kruesen (sp?) and lots of swirlies inside. Truth time, though- it was my first time using a White Labs vial (used a smack-pack for my second batch and dry for my first), and I shook the hell out...

Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for this sticky- just started my third batch and for the first time there's been zero activity after 24 hours. Though I read this before I brewed this batch, it really is disconcerting to look into (what appears to be) a totally flat carboy after a day or...

Thanks Pez and Revvy- This is exactly the type of input I'm looking for. I haaaate being a noob at stuff but I also realize that you can't un-noobify unless you try different things- and it really helps when someone notices what you're doing and says "No dummy- this is how you do it." Looking...

Yaknow, I'm thinking in terms of the "kit and kilo" kits- Which is not what I have. I just wasn't sure if there was ever a reason to use refined sugar as an adjunct. ...And there's my reason! Thanks to you and Bighorn for the advice and links. I'll probably get this started (unaltered)...

I got a Belgian Pale Ale extract Kit from a large, reputable website and the ingredients are as follows: Extracts/additions: 7 lb Light Malt Extract 8 oz Corn Sugar Steeping Grain: 4oz Caramunich 4oz Special B 8oz Carapils Hops 1oz Perle 1oz Mt. Hood yeast Safale S-33 dry...

Atco! I'm in Waterford lol. Just brewed my first batch myself last week- bottling next Friday. @Roadking- If you're in the south Jersey area the Keg and Barrel (I think that's what it's called) sells anything you'd need in the Berlin Mart.

Hi All! Just brewed my first extract batch yesterday with my brothers. I had picked up John Palmer's "How to Brew", read it cover to cover, and decided to try the Cincinnati Pale Ale recipe he suggests in the beginning. To our surprise we nailed the OG and IBU estimate and as of right now my...