Recent content by KingPellinore

I've been homebrewing for a little over a year now, so I definitely remember how it feels getting in there and doing that first brew. Advice 1: Read, read, read. Read every bit of homebrewing literature you can get your hands on, including posts on this forum. Chances are, if you have a...

Yup. Little ol' Rome, Georgia got its own beer festival last year. After a huge turnout in 2008, the 2009 Rome, Georgia Beer Tasting Festival has been announced. Anyone in the area should definitely check this out. It was a blast last year. More Info Here

Thanks, everyone for your help and advice! I'm ashamed to say I didn't take an OG reading. Funny how certain things slip my mind on brewday. I'm sure my forgetfulness has nothing to do with my strict policy of Brewing Under the Influence.

I have this Ikea Probe Thermometer I use to monitor the temperature of my mash. Up until now, it has been very accurate. However, this past weekend, I was brewing a partial mash Belgian Wit and was mashing 2lbs. of Flaked Wheat. The recipe called for the flaked wheat to be mashed at 155...

Congratulations! I haven't made the leap to all grain, myself, but it's great to hear you pulled it off! The great thing about homebrewing is that it's its own reward.

Thanks for the heads up, snailsongs. Once there's no more airlock activity, I'll probably rack it again to make sure it's as clean as possible.

I brewed the "Who's in the Garden" recipe out of Charlie Papazian's The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 21 days ago. After 7 days in the Primary, I racked it into the Secondary. Racking seems to have "kicked something into gear" in the fermentation, as I have seen bubbles in my airlock about every...

Thanks, guys. I've brewed this particular one to give away as Xmas presents, so I'm particularly anxious for it to turn out well! On the plus side, it's pretty tasty, even if it's flat at the moment!

I bottled my first non-kit brew (Frank The Tank's Red Dragon Ale) on Saturday. I opened a bottle Wednesday night to see if the carbonation had taken. I've done this before with other brews and they were already quite carbonated after 4 days in the bottle. My face fell as I poured the red...