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05-16-2012

Last Activity:

10-13-2012 12:24 PM

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ABOUT ME

About Me: just a man brewin beer one bottle at a time...
first brew- American Wheat.
second brew- Oatmeal Stout.
General Interests: Tennis,Football,video games,Brewing
Occupation: LL.Bean
Real Name: Michael Monteiro
Favorite Music: Hip Hop
Favorite Television Shows: Pawn Stars, American Pickers
Favorite Books: Catcher in the Rye. Harry Potter Series. Tangerine.
Clubs and Associations: Sigma Pi
Home Brewing Biography: very basic 5 gallon kit. Brew pot, Hydrometer, Fermenting bucket, Bottling bucket, Auto-siphon, Capper.
Future Brews: only one brew deep, looking to brew stouts, ales, and all other types. just bought a oatmeal stout
Primary: oatmeal stout
Secondary: none
Bottled: 14 american wheat ale (bottled 5/20/12)
Gender: Male
Status: Single

City: wareham

State/Province: ma

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Octoberfest/pumpkin ale on 10-02-2012 at 02:11 AM
i just brewed a pumpkin ale friday, only my 3rd batch so i'm no expert. however theis recipe
called for 30 ounces of pumpkin to be added in the last 5 minutes of the boil.
Posted in thread: secondary fermenter? on 10-01-2012 at 09:54 PM
Im doing a pumpkin ale for the fall, should i use a secondary or will i get the same result
only using a primary? also i have fruit flys around the fermenter, i've never had them around
any of my prev...
Posted in thread: Beer ready by thanksgiving? on 09-24-2012 at 07:13 PM
doing my first pumpkin beer, if i start friday im thinking it should definitely be ready by
then. its just about 8 weeks away, im thinking 3 weeks in the fermenter, and 5 in bottles. what
do u guys th...
Posted in thread: Taste problems... on 09-23-2012 at 07:59 PM
i tried using a swamp cooler last time, but i guess the water was too cold, and i shocked the
yeast. what water temperature would you guys suggest?
Posted in thread: Taste problems... on 09-23-2012 at 01:20 AM
yea it was at 78 the whole time, which ik is really really really high. i didnt really have an
option tho because it was summer, i used food safe buckets. so hopefully it was just the heat
that gave i...
Posted in thread: Taste problems... on 09-22-2012 at 11:46 PM
i've now done 2 batches... they both are the exact color they're supposed to be. yet they have
a faint nail polish remover smell, and kind of taste like you would imagine nail poish remover
too(much h...
Posted in thread: first beer of my second brew. on 07-07-2012 at 02:43 AM
Looks great. Care to share the recipe?this is the link to the kit i bought, it was $30.99.
Posted in thread: first beer of my second brew. on 07-07-2012 at 02:16 AM
its an oatmeal stout, it came out much better then my first brew in every aspect, cant wait to
get my third started.
Posted in thread: first taste of my first brew on 06-09-2012 at 05:26 PM
Congrats on your first one. They'll only get better from this point on - lots of lessons
learned, I'm sure.main thing i've learn'd is that it's nearly impossible to have an infected
batch or ruin the ...
Posted in thread: first taste of my first brew on 06-09-2012 at 05:05 PM
here it is... head disappeared very quick and a little undercarbd....but its beer and it'll get
me drunk