Recent content by jweese74

Waving my hand frantically in the air!

Just tried this one today. I swapped out the lemon juice however for 1 cup of fresh orange juice (my kids love orange and ginger ale mixed). Thanks for the recipe.

I tried to brew a combination of 2 lbs liquid bleach, 2 lbs liquid ammonia for mine after she gave birth but evidently -- somewhere, someone made a silly law about that kind of thing so I bought her a Coke instead. Silly Laws!!! Seriously though - congratulations. That nine month fermentation...

Yes, I was going to leave it in the primary for two weeks today, then rack to a secondary for dry hopping for another two weeks. However, general consensus says the secondary is unnecessary so I'll most likely just dry hop in the primary for two weeks, at the end of this week. Learning so...

Checked it this morning after I read your response and it's currently sitting at 21c / 70f, and I thought that was too warm :drunk: . So, you think I should increase the temperature a tad more? Unfortunately, I used a Munton's yeast, and have no idea what type of yeast it is (was only my...

I'm most likely jumping the gun, and I'll get told so - but I'll never know unless I outright ask... My latest creation, a blonde composed of pale DME, a blonde LME, honey, and dex was put in the primary 8 days ago using Munton's yeast, unfortunately I don't know the strain - it came with the...

Great, this is what I was looking for; and a book to boot. Thanks very much Yooper, this will help quite a bit. And thanks to all for the replies.

I think I may make an attempt at one of the extract recipes on this site, they all look so tasty however - such a decision. Where I'm getting stuck, and perhaps I just need to do a bit more reading/research, is what gets boiled, how long to boil, etc. I've seen that most of the recipes just...

I've just emptied out my primary, cleaned it, and put it away and I thought -- "Self, don't put it away, it'll get lonely! It needs some warm, lovely liquid to keep it happy" so I decided to come here. My first brew was a kit "Coopers Real Ale", and the LHBS tossed in a bag of powder that...

Thanks for the quick reply, I primed with 165g. All bottled and ready to go, kind of excited now - had about 1/2 a bottle in the bucket, so I chilled it and drank it. Tasted very nice (mind you, sweet from the prime, but good!).

Ok, I'm sure you guys have answered this question 1000 times, and I've read several threads on the forums regarding it as well but I'm a tad confused. I was just about to start bottling, even went so far as to make my priming syrup and then second guessed myself. I used a brewing calculator I...

You know, this rings true, and is almost like a personal mantra and works for me. I suppose, unless you're brewing for competition, or re-sale, then all that really matters is 'what works for you'. - Do it your way, ultimately you're the end user, and if you don't like how it's done, change...

What I'm reading, not only in this thread* but many others as well, leads me to believe that there still seems to be a bit of debate on whether to transfer to a secondary or not, and for how long, etc. Would if be safe to say, when in doubt, that one could follow the general rule of 2-2-4...

Thanks for all the responses. I originally intended to keep it in the primary for 2 weeks, then the secondary for 2 weeks (following the 2-2-4 methodology), but I got a bit jumpy and ahead of myself and considered doing a 1-2-3. That being said; looks like hopping it after 2 weeks is the...

I'm a tad confused, or rather; just require some clarification now. I've made my second brew, which just so happens to be my first brew from extracts and not just a plain old kit. Regardless however, it calls for dry hopping 15g of Cascade in the secondary. Where the confusion lies however...