Recent content by Manus_Dei

Hmmmm. I did 1/3 the extract early and 2/3 late in 4 gallons. 1 week primary, 3 secondary. Dry hopped the last week. Here were my values: OG: 1.054 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.37% Mine was down to FG after a week. Here's to hoping that your remaining 13 days are productive.

Popped my first top after under a week. I just couldn't wait to sample it. It was probably the best brew I've made to date and was fully carbed (good head retention, lace, etc). Brought some to a house warming party and the buddies wanted to know if I was willing to sell it. For those...

That was the yeast I used too (White Labs Dry English Ale Yeast WL007). When I dry hop I rack into the bottling bucket using a plastic filter -- it helps get the sediment out. I usually have my brother-in-law hold the filter as low in the bucket to avoid unnecessary oxidation/reduction. I...

Awesome! Let me know how it tastes. I'm two weeks behind ya, I'll be dry hopping the batch next week. MD

I'm looking forward to your update as well. I just moved mine to secondary tonight and it had a faint smell of grapefruit like you said.

This looks great! I'm looking to do something very similar to this w/in the next year, but plan to save up for it first. Have you kept a running tab of costs? If so, would you mind sharing so I know what to be budgeting out?

I'm curious if any of you have run into the issue with Ghettoblaster (Motor City Brewing Works, Detroit MI) I just had. I bought a six pack of bottles from the restaurant, got home, cracked them with some out-of-town buddies, and they were all flat. Zero carbonation. Not even one stray bubble...

The apricot flavoring was a mistake made in the warehouse. It was NOT intended for the kit. Hope that helps any future purchasing decisions.

I will update you on whether it has apricot flavoring in it if I ever hear back from Midwest.

Shenanigan, does Gumball Head have a hint of apricot flavor to it? The recipe doesn't say anything about adding flavored extract, but the kit came with a whole bottle of apricot flavoring. So, if anyone has made it before, did they send you apricot flavoring too? I emailed Midwest about this...

Has anyone brewed this kit from Midwest Supplies? There weren't a whole lot of comments regarding it on the Midwest website, but since I promised the lady I'd brew whichever one she picked off the site, I'm kind of stuck. Just curious if anyone else has brewed it and could let me know...

Bran, what's the verdict? How does it taste? Did you carb or no?

I tried this on a batch that I will taste for the first time tonight, so I will see if adding ice will alter flavor: 1) Sanitize two two-liter bottles and fill with water. 2) Freeze them the night before you plan to brew. 3) When the wort is ready to be chilled, sanitize an exact-o blade and...

I tried this on a batch that I will taste for the first time tonight, so I will see if adding ice will alter flavor: 1) Sanitize two two-liter bottles and fill with water. 2) Freeze them the night before you plan to brew. 3) When the wort is ready to be chilled, sanitize an exact-o blade and...

Thanks for the heads up everyone! I'm glad my beer is not donzo and I'm also glad to know you can get Bells in cases. Been buying Oberon/Two Hearted for some time now and only ever seen 6s and 12s. Looks like I will be going to Costo this week! Will also be searching for a bench capper now...