Recent content by GringoCervecero

Thanks, I will definitely have to keep you guys posted. It has only been in primary since Friday and I plan to bottle it up after 14 days. I apparently didn't need a blow off for this stout, but to be safe, last night when I opened it it was fermenting like crazy, but since it didn't violently...

Don't worry about turning it into an equipment thread. I just bottled my first batch (Russian Imperial Stout) an I took a little sample of it in a shot glass and I already love it before it is carbonated, going to be a long few weeks of conditioning! I just brewed a different stout, the...

This will actually be my 2nd ever batch and since the first I have upgraded a few my equipment stocks. I took the chance to purchase a 7.5 gallon brew kettle for future batches, and I have reading about the benefits of doing a full wort boil and how a lot of guys who do all grain recommend it...

Wow, do you get out to Lincoln often to get stuff from Kirk's or do you mail order a lot of stuff from him? I wasn't saying that he wasn't helpful and friendly, but my first time in his store, I think he could tell that I was a little dare I saw lost and shocked. I did also walk in with a...

Most definitely. How long are you going to be in town and what are you going to be around for, football game??? Lazlo's has some great beers they make locally, I see that you have a Porter in your sights, they make a Vanilla Porter that is quite delicious. Also you may consider hitting...

I hope that we can get some good info about this beer at some point. I think it does sound like something a lot of my friends and family would enjoy, if it is possible to get some clarification from an experienced brewer, that would be fantastic.

I got my kit at Kirk's and I will say this. The first time I went in there a few months ago to get an idea of what my start up cost would be and he seemed a little put off at me looking around. However, when I went in there recently and I even mentioned this forum and that I would probably...

I know this is a pretty old thread, but I believe that this is going to be my next brew and I was curious, did you ever try this again with adding a little bit more cherry extract? Also, the chocolate that you used, was it Baker's unsweetened chocolate, or was a different variety of Bakers...

I honestly wasn't aware that there were local associations. Right now I'm actually looking at some equipment to better my operation. The last batch I did used an old soup stock kettle that my mom had and it was free, which was nice to avoid start up costs. When I first got into this a few...

I will have to look into glass at some point. I'm not too worried about the plastic buckets for now. I am going to get myself into an actual brew kettle here shortly. I'm going to do another extract kit here, The Dark Cherry Stout from Northern Brewer, and I saw that someone on here did that...

Thank you to both of you. Wow, over 100 batches, so at best I have 99+ to really get the hang of it like you. Do you guys use glass instead of plastic to ferment your beer? I have been told that over time the pits in the plastic will breed some nice bugs, but the same thing can happen with...

Thank you very much. I see that there are a few others from the Lincoln area who brew. I know that I'm very inexperienced, but of course I'm willing to learn and drink some recipes to see if they come out alright! If you don't mind me asking, how many home brews do you have under your belt...

Hello there folks. I recently got into home brewing this year when a friend bought me a Mr. Beer Kit. Through a friend I stepped it up and ended up with the 5 gallon "Ale Pail" for free and I recently decided to brew the Brewer's Best Russian Imperial Stout. When doing some Google searches it...