Recent content by mortimer77

I have sort of a simliar problem, however, not exactly like the thread starter but I don't think it deserves its own thread. I have just made a real ale which incorporated mostly pellets. I bought a screen at my lhbs but it did nothing, was a waste and let practically everything in the...

Hey man, I've about the same experience as you do (about 7 or so batches). There was one time that I bought the "simple kits" a couple of years ago (i stopped for awhile...college) and did the same process of bringing the water to a boil and then simply adding the extract and stirring then...

To hell with my friends, they don't know what beer is besides BMC. A couple of years ago when i was toying around and brewing kits (like i am now) I let my friends taste a few. Most of them said it was the best beer they've ever had. I think brewing at home is similiar to rustic food (in my...

Right on, Yeah, I'm a fan of the irish moss. I always use it and it does wonders for clarity. And I know that a chevelle with dual exhaust and cams means little when it has bondo for the exterior. As far as the flavorings, what might I add with a pilsner? honestly, and I hope I don't soudn...

Hey man, yeah its good to put into a bottling bucket, however, it you don't have one of thsoe wands, i think this will work. I'm a painter (sometimes) and u should always strain your paint. They have these nice cloths to strain with but we've found a much cheaper way. Take a peice of nylon...

No offense man, yeah i understand and know you're not trying to be a dick. I do have a kit, and follow things to the book. So from what you're telling me, my next time I am going to do some simple things. ferment longer (14 days) Don'd drink 7 days after bottling (well that's going to be...

Hey Srm277, I see you are trying the same style twice. That is what I'm doing as well. If you don't mind, please post your original procedure and in the same post show what you did differenly for the second batch. It will give us that are trying to understand how to upgrade their kits (or...

Yes, I boiled it in water and then added, aerated and again, fermentation started within a few hours. Okay, understand about the hops, however, I brewed a couple of years ago a few times when in college (hard to spend $50 on beer you can't drink for two months) and remember I got some hops that...

Okay here goes: a couple of weeks ago i got a tru brew kit for pilsner. It was a very simple kit. I ferment for about 7 days and bottled a few hours shy of the total seven days. I drank my first beer on the 7th day after bottling (probably too soon but oh well...). It wasn't bad...however, i...

Question: How long do u plan to let it ferment? I just finished a tru brew kit for pilsner a few weeks ago and it seemed to start fermentation fast and end within about four days. I bottled on day 7. I was actually going to ask a few similiar questions that you did so I'm glad I found this...

No. Just the dried hops. Like it told me to do in the kit. I added the hop pellets much earlier. So when I siphon, it won't suck it into the hose? And, if it does, could i use something like a hose strainer (pantyhose tied to the end of hte siphon) to ensure that although some might get...

haven't brewed much but i'm pretty sure you should wait til your wort is under 90 degrees F. I think i've read that its best at somewhere around 78 F. Also, if you're using a kit, most of the time the yeast comes with it. However, i think if you're using the standard 5 gallon recipe, one...

Hello all, I have brewed my first batch with a simple tru brew kit. I used hop pellets and dried hops placed in a hop sock for the last minute of brewing. However, I did not strain when i transferred wort from cook pot to fermenter. There is alot of crap settling at the top (looks like...