Recent content by HeyYou_BeerMe

Hey, just curious how this one turned out, if you're still hanging around. I just started a maple ale this week, and probably added too much ice to my top-up. I'm guessing the yeast may lock up a bit for the first 24-48 hours, then start doing its thing. Has that been the general experience...

Hey, thought I'd check in briefly and say that my beer turned out great and was a hit with friends and family. The extra hops I put into the stout gave it almost a Foreign Extra effect. I've got ingredients for a porter now and hope to get that started soon, now that the stout is long gone (I...

Great, thanks for the tip.

I was wondering who here has tried reusing different types of bottles for beer and what sort of results you've had. I'm considering using a rum bottle and possibly some screw-top wine bottles. Are these okay or would you advise against them?

Thanks guys. Yeah, the beginners stickies have been very helpful.

Greetings from Florida, fellow beer makers. I'm James. I'm still a relative newbie to homebrewing but am excited to have recently graduated from a Mr. Beer kit to something that involves actual brewing. I've got five gallons of an Irish stout fermenting at the moment (brewed Saturday) and...