Recent content by HopMama

I love tomatoes!! I do a lot of canning, so I'm pretty excited to have some different varieties to mix in with my sauces and stewed tomatoes, and eat this summer:) I do wish I had a friend close who brewed beer...It would be fun to trade beer with them:) Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm going to trade some beer for heirloom tomato plants my friend has started. Pretty excited! Anyone else enjoy bartering with friends? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Sweet! I'm going to start pricing supplies! Thanks everyone:) Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I have looked up instructions to build one....is it cheaper to make it yourself? I have no idea what the price of copper is. It looks like a fairly easy build. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Nice! I was leaning toward that. Filling the sink with ice is becoming a p.i.t.a.! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

We bottled on Mother's Day (happy Mother's Day to me!) I cold steeped a quart of water, with a cup of freshly ground coffee (Sumatra Mandheling) the day before. We bottled nearly a case of the oatmeal stout as is, and the remainder of the batch got the coffee. We sampled the last of the bucket...

When I get the extra money to put toward my new hobby (addiction!) of making home brew, which would be the best and/or most useful for the money spent? A. Jet bottle washer and bottle tree B. Wort chiller. I want all of the above, but I'll probably have to build my supply list slowly. Thanks...

My tiny hammer is missing! I did use the handle of a screwdriver to bash out a couple....the dowel is a great idea:) Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm better at getting them off without bending them than my husband, lol. I did hammer a couple , some have dents. Eh, a layer of epoxy should smooth it all out:) Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Making a beer tray out of some caps from my collection. Can't wait to start serving home brew on it:) Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

So my next question....leave it in primary for a couple more weeks, then bottle. Or, should I rack it to a secondary, and leave it for a couple weeks? I've read so many different pros and cons for not using a secondary. Is it really necessary with this style? Thank you, by the way:) Sent from...

My kit instructions gave an OG of 1.050, I got 1.048. I did a hydrometer reading last night (brewed on 4/18), and got a reading of 1.014. I planned on letting it be for another week or two....there was no FG in the instructions. What am I looking for for my final gravity? Sent from my iPad...

Thank you Zeb. I was basing that amount off a recipe I'd seen on making cold steeped coffee in a French press the same size as mine. I guess I'll make the full amount, save one cup for the beer, and make iced coffee with the rest. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

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That looks awesome! Do I need to dry my grains to make this? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew