Recent content by John Sanderson

I'm wondering if there are any better names out there than "Suped-up American Amberish thing". That will be hard to design a label for. Perhaps I can shorten it to "the thing". "Grandmas Wonder tonic" "Me Beer, Me love you long time"

ok so now that is looks like I have made BEER. I will explain what I was supposed to make. "Honey Miabock" I was suposed to use halleertauer hops for bittering. and a lager yeast. I used tettanger hops and California Ale yeast. (I'm not ready for lagering) so I guess the hops...

Ok so I went to my local homebrew supply shop. Found a recipe for what sounded like a good beer to me. I found a great recipe and started to look for ingredients. I had some trouble so I inquired for help and the very knowledgeable fellow helped me find "substitutions" for the missing...

should I move it to a secondary for a week or so? it's getting dark at the top. I guess I need to take a hydrometer reading.

Ok so my very first extract brew hit the fermenter on Nov 18th a Midwest Autumn Amber Ale. All went well. It was a full boil with a few tiny mistakes that I doubt will cause any problems. However, about a week ago we left the house for a week long thanksgiving vacation, we left the heat on...

Aparently Lambic is brewed with wild yeast. http://www.globalbeer.com/body_pages/pages-beer/Lambic.html Perhaps you could get a good strain by leaving the wet paddle outside in an ideal environment to gather wild yeast. Or perhaps using some type of wood gatherd from the forest.

I think some of you are begining to understand my thoughts here. But I want to go deeper. I AM talking Post apocalyptic. Nothing Commercial is possible. I would Have to "find" a yeast. Considering the grocery stores have been burned out from Neucular annialation, I could not get it there. So...

Just wondering.. But is is possible to make a Home brew... that tastes good, from ingredients gathered or grown completely on your own property? Using home grown Hops, barleys, wheats, naturally occouring yeast, well drawn water. I realize it is possible and probably how most ancient beers were...

I am going to agree with KORNKOB that, it's pretty much freedom of speech. Let the crazy man ramble to himself and "cheers" to our good fortune and sanity. HOWEVER.. I Do also belive that Blogging and Vblogging with the ongoing purpose of stimulating ones self other than socioty deserves a WTF...

Photojournalistic wedding photographer.. in the off season I also do magazine design and branding design/art direction.

So I pull up to a red blinking light.. I stop. and wait for an (name any pickup) at 3 oclock to take a left turn in front of me. His cross traffic signal is YELLOW. He stops and waves for me to go.. WTF. I usually just sit there and wait for him to get pissed and FOLLOW THE RULES. 90% of the...

What is with the 1% alcahol boost option? how does that work.. What is it?

Thanks for all the comments people.. keep them comming. I'll let you know about my first kit. Oh yeah and we Love... dupple boch's. That is our ideal brew.

Ok... I am a Newbie... and this is my very first thread. My buddy and I are going to invest in equipment to make our first batch of beer. We talk about beer so often... Heck lets make some.... if anything to create more conversation. :mug: Anyway.. We have looked everywhere and noticed...