Recent content by jeepjunkie007

Well as a rule of thumb weekends tend to work best for me. However I do need to add the disclaimer that between a career in public service and the shift work it entails, absolutely nothing is guaranteed lol!

Would love to but unfortunately I have a class that evening. Ill keep my eye on the thread for future get-togethers though!

I'm as new as you can get (Still fermenting my first batch!), but I'm located a little ways outside of Dexter. If you guys decide to do a meet and greet, I'd love to attend and see what I can learn! :mug:

I don't cold crash... Mainly because I don't have the ability to do it in a controlled fashion. I'm looking to find an old fridge that I can dedicate for brewing endeavors but currently all I have at my disposal is Mother Nature! Lol

As long as the experts are commenting on this thread; what, in your opinion, are some good books for newbie brewers. I'm looking to get away from kit brewing and want to branch out to experimenting with some of my own brews as opposed to just following others recipes.

I used an extract kit and fermentation had wrapped up after about 72 hours. I checked the gravity and I was right on the spot for my FG. There is still plenty of yeast in suspension to finish up any of the few remaining sugars that they haven't gotten to yet. Now I can keep an eye on it in...

After much thought I've decided to rack my first batch to a secondary after about 4 1/2 days in the primary. My ultimate deciding factor was that my primary is an opaque bucket. By transferring to a clear secondary container I can get a better view on what is going on with my beer and take a...

Thanks for the recommendations guys! Ill check them out.

I'm able to see it, however considering my first batch is still in primary I'm not going to be ANY help to you! Lol

I'm in search of a good software program for a beginner. My primary concerns and goals for the program are recipe searches, note taking, brew timing, and some reference/calculators. Ideally it would have desktop and mobile (iPhone) connectivity. Thanks!