Recent content by kyled

So i have a large open area that I plan to frame in for a beer room. I have storage for bottles with some cool found shelfing. Does anyone else have ideas for this room? 'm thinking I'm going to ventilae to the outside with it to avoid the "yeast smell" in the house.

First bottling is tomorrow. How can I tell if its carbonated and ready to drink?

So I appear to be ready to bottle. Hydrometer readings have stopped changing. But I only have about a dozen bottles. Any suggestions on how to get more? Also anyone used the Mr. Beer plastic bottles?

When I took a gravity reading today my hydrometer submerged completely for about 10 seconds then came back up. Should I be concerned? Also I siphoned into a glass carbony from a plastic bucket today, is there a good method to not lose my hydrometer while taking a reading in it? Also if it...

We are in Indiana so our basement stays a solid 60 from now til March. By then I hope to have a fridge for it.

So how many extract batches should I try before doing a non extract batch?

First batch was made today. Did an Octoberfest from extract using a Brewers Best kit. Will report back on the results.

I didn't even think about the carving tools, thanks

How did you estimate capacity based on your pumpkin size? I wanna make approximately 5 gallons based on my fermenting bucket.

Oh my wife loves beer, in fact we met at a bar that deals exclusively in craft beer so that's no problem. She just doesn't want a mess in perhaps the first place we will ever get a security deposit back from

My wife seems opposed to it til we get into our new place after January 1st, is there a book on that?

The kit didn't include any ingredients, only 2 5 gallon buckets, hoses, a syphon and a capper.

I have had a home brewing kit for a few years (actually a Christmas gift for my dad that he was too afraid to use) and I have never used it. I have made wine with my in laws recently and decided it's time to give beer a shot. I'm not sure what about 80% of the terms I see here mean so any help...