Recent content by ImShero

We do meet regularly. Send me a PM if you are interested in finding out more about the club. Also we are having a tasting this Saturday, Memorial Day weekend at Pavilion 2 at Dumans Lake Park off of 271. We'll have about 28 brews from club members.

I'm actually in the club. If you're interested send me a PM and I can let you know when we meet and such. If you are free memorial day weekend we are actually having a tasting at Duman Lake Park off of 271. We are located at pavilion 2 and will have about 28 brews from members of the club.

I salvaged two coolers out of my folks garage. Made one for hot liquor.. the other for mashing.. used cpvc to make a manifold.. some refrigerator to make a cooling coil... maybe $100 in for everything. Hit 80% efficiency on my first all grain brew day. If you have to buy the coolers maybe add...

If you know anyone with a bar or restaurant see if you can score some quat off of them... I snagged a 2.5 gallon of concentrated quat to mix up for all my sanitizing needs... easy stuff and lasts forever.

I didn't read much past this post but I have used forums for games where there is a rep system and the rep is given out by other users of the forum. People who posted well were given +rep and others who were simply trolling and being a nuisance would get -rep. It was for an online game so it...

That's my first batches magic number too... thanks for starting the cheer!!!

I ordered a starter kit from them and when it arrived my auto siphon was cracked. I called and had a replacement within a few days. Anyone looking to get into brewing should check them out. Quality customer service is so hard to find anymore. Thanks Northern Brewer Shero

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Safale S04 I've done some research and it says it has a range of 59 to 75. I'm going away next weekend so I'll just let it sit till I get back and check it then. That should give it 3 weeks in primary.

That's my concern.. I may be flirting with under 60 degrees or very close. When it was really churning away after I added the yeast the temp was probably up in the mid to high 60's. Since it has slowed down the temp has come down and that's why I'm worried I might be too far out of range now.

So I just did my first batch. I did a brewer's best kit for imperial nut brown. My starting gravity came in perfect. I put my carboy in the basement to ferment and it went buck wild for a day or two. The temperature really dropped off and now my basement is holding at the low end of ale...