Recent content by Hess414

Yes I can do 2 gallons. Why do you say its too small??

Is it possible to do an AG with a partial boil? Would you steep or do you just throw em in.

So just straight with the LME and focus on hop additions. Stoked to brew

ok good idea on cutting out the sugar, Im not a big fan of the dryness. would you add more LME or a specialty grain?

Im not sure on the yeast. I don't really know what the different yeast' are and how they change the final product... any suggestions?

Awesome! honestly I was expecting someone to change everything! glad to see im starting to understand all this lol would you cut out the sugar because it might make it to sweet tasting?

anybody?? please?? I need your HELP!!!

because they are cheap? or just because thats who you have used all along?

I started with a mr.beer kit that I got for fathers day along with a how to home brew book. That worked well for me, they are fairly inexpensive and give you a taste of what home brewing is about. You can then see if its something you really want to get into. or you can get a decent kit for...

Where is the best place to buy ingredients and equipment? We have a hbss here its Ice Harbor Brewery, I haven't been there yet but I hear they are a little expensive. What web sites would you recomend buying from? Has anyone had problems from ordering online? i.e freshness Thanks!

HypnoFrogs, I am fairly new to home brewing but what I did was think about brewing... for a long time... lol then my wife bought me a mr.beer kit and a how to home brew book (can't remeber the author) I just read that book cover to cover and then brewed my mr.beer batch and it all started...

Can someone critique this? Give your thoughts... I'm a new brewer with limited equipment hence the small batch size. But give me your thoughts and expertise, I don't wanna brew a bad beer. IPA Recipe specifics: Style: American IPA Batch size: 2.5 gal Boil volume: 1.0 gal OG: 1.071 FG: 1.018...

Also do you put your sugar right into the fermenter before bottling or put sugar directly into each bottle??

Will do, thanks!!

Do you know any good IPA extract recipes??