Recent content by JHWK

personally, I have left my extract beer in the fermenter for up to 23 days. This beer was actually better than the ones I take out sooner.

I dont let mine dry,I just make sure the excess is not pooled at the bottom of my bottles. I have made close to 80 liters this way and no problems yet.

www.mrbeer.com sells extract mixes for 2.5 gallon batches. I think the cans are 1.21 pounds

I dont have too much experiance with this, but that I do is keep them at a regulated 70F-74F for 7 days, then I move them to an unregulated closet that stays at 72F-75F (at this point I pray they dont blow up in the closet) They stay in the closet about 3 weeks, then I have been slowly moving...

First I like to clean my kitchen, then I crack open a bottle of my home brew and get down to buisness.

this is true, they may sell the beer and make money off of it, but they give you 5,000. Nothing is going to stop you from brewing it at home, and most likley you would never sell it anyways,so I think its a win win situation!

Well, with all this being said. Aside from froced carbonation, what can I do to stop this carbonation from leaving?

well, thats what I thought, but the beer was flat and I could press in teh sides to my plastic PET bottles. When I took the bottles out of the fridge for a few days/weeks the bottles got rock hard again. The only other thing I can think of is I didnt let them carbonate long enough before...

well, I also condition in my closet for about 3-4 weeks, but last time I think the fridge took away my carbonation, because after I took the bottles out of the fridge for a few days the beer bottles got hard again.

Does everyone store their brews in teh fridge till you are ready to drink them? If so, how long do they sit in the fridge?

bump. Still looking for a mexican extract recipe. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks a lot

I agree, I quit using the booster and started using the UME. It makes a much better beer!

AlthoughI am new to brewing, I am looking for an extract mexican beer recipe. Does anyone have anything like this? Thanks!

I was thinking that my fridge was to cold also. But no, they were not frozen, nor did the beer have ice floaties in it. I did turn it down a it. I am going to take your advice and keep 'em outta the fridge for at least 3 weeks. With my first few atches I was overly excited toget a taste of my...

Alright, first of all, I am new here, Ive been reading a while but never posted. Heres my situation. I bought a Mr. Beer Kit. I have 2 2.5 gallon kegs brewing right now. I have about 6 gallons sitting in 1 lieter PET bottles at room temp. (69-75 F) I also have about 2 gallons in my fridge...