Recent content by MassMark

Now THAT is catchy!

Congrats! I had success as well, though I waited much loner...The Mr. Beer is absolutely a great way to get into brewing! I'm already shopping for a full set-up to go with a donated one...I'm hooked...I posted about my brew in the Mr. Beer thread here...

All I can say is: WOW! I put all but two of my bottles upstairs to chill out for a week or two, but snuck a couple in the kitchen fridge yesterday morning. I got home at 10pm after a loong day and cracked one open. The beer is terrific! Poured great, nice head, great carbonation and the taste is...

I'm curious as to how many other "lazy brewers" are out there. I have tasted a lot of my fathers home brews, (some to excess) and with only one exception, they were all terrific, (one I remember was excessively bitter). Otherwise, he made some of the best beer, (not just home brew) that I've...

Nice! I'm looking forward to drinking a beer or three from my very first batch. Initial tasting was really good and now that I've given it some time, I think it will be even better! Congrats!

You guys are really getting me jazzed to brew this spring. I talked with my father tonight and pushed a few buttons to try and get him to his storage bin sooner rather than later. I checked out a brew supply in Northampton, MA and may just buy my first set-up on my own. Then when DOD busts his...

In my completely noob opinion, more time in the fridge conditioning is a good idea...I bottled mine on the 15th and am sending it to the fridge this coming week for conditioning. My "impatient test beer" was really, really good - great taste and carbonation. I may hold one back for another test...

I'm in the same boat. Keeping my 1750's farm house at 70-degrees would make for the most expensive beer in the history of home brewing. I was relegated to keeping my beer in the place with the most consistent temperature - next to y furnace. Through the entire brewing process, the air temp has...

I posted a question at Northeastshooters.com and was referred here....

I for one am elated with my first foray into home brewing and the Mr. Beer kit was the perfect start into the process. The instructions were easy to follow and the results have been great so far. Other than the time, (I went beyond instructions) and added some maple syrup, I followed the...

I have not enjoyed a Sierra Nevada yet - though I have not tried them all. I'll try anything once, so I will give their Porter a whirl....Thanks for the tip!

I've been having a blast reading on here and looking at other folks brew set-ups - I need to start taking notes on all that's here. I too started with a brew kit and I let mine ride. I began the process Christmas Day and didn't bottle for 3-weeks. Mine has been sitting in bottles since the...

Could at least some of this be conditional on the inherent differences in people's taste buds? In other words, what tastes metallic to some may not to others? The reason I ask this has little to do with home brewing - well in one case perhaps. A lot of people I know go gaga for Sam Adams. Being...

Thumper - thanks so much for the tips. I forgot to add that when I pulled the cooler out of my tool shed, it was zero-degrees outside, so to warm it up, I tossed in a HotHands handwarmer packet. Before I bottled, the cooler temp came up to 60-degrees and after I put all my bottles inside, I...

Good luck on your journey! :tank: