Recent content by KevinJoe

In northern Jersey i go to a place called Gary's Wine and Marketplace. (www.garyswine.com). They have a pretty great selection and usually have pretty good prices. I paid like $5 for a bottle.

I've always been intrigued by Trappist Ales. A few weeks ago I finally found a local wine store that had a pretty decent variety. I picked up a Rochefort 6 and was pretty impressed. The next time I go to that store I plan on picking up the Rochefort 10 (I hear it is pretty amazing). Do...

i may have just been lucky but i bottled today and had a little taste and it was delicious :)

to maida7 I pitched my yeast (California Ale yeast) at about 72 degrees. The label said that this yeast strain works best between 70 and 75 degrees. I think at some point about a day or two later, my primary was in about 76 to 77 degrees, and the fermentation was really vigorous. when i saw...

Just wondering, how many people taste their beer through just about every step of the brewing process? I fing myself tasting it from the moment i pour it into the primary, to tasting my satellite fermenting bottle, to a week into conditioning. I dont know why but i find it really...

heres mine http://www.dogfish.com/files/products/shaped_pints_lg_0.jpg gotta love anything with the dogfish name on it!

So i just brewed my 2nd batch of homebrew (American Pale Ale) a few days ago and i had the primary stored in my basement in a spare room. Unfortunately somebody left the window open on a warm day and the temperature was around 75. The fermentation was pretty vigorous and the wort was...