Recent content by MSBrewer76

Hey there in Covington County! Frankly I never paid much attention as to whether it was legal or not when I started brewing several years ago. I went to Jackson today and stopped by Brewhaha for two batches of beer. Brewing tomorrow and sometime in another week before I have to back to work. I...

KrisPaulk77, where do you work? I also work offshore, for a drilling contractor. On a semi-submersible in the Gulf. Works out nicely with brewing doesn't it?

From near Mendenhall. In one of those dry counties where possession of any kind of alcohol, home brewed or otherwise, is technically illegal. Simpson County. Also chiming in on the kudos to Brewhaha in Jackson.

I have bottle conditioned in two Lazy Magnolia half gallon growlers in the past - maybe a half dozen times. Never had any problems but got concerned about using them after having a 12 oz bottle bomb (my guess is dirty bottle/not sanitized properly) and stopped. The 12 oz bomb was a bad enough...

So if anyone is interested - this batch ended up fine. I think it was still fermenting a bit when I bottled it - heavy layer of sedimentation in the bottom of the bottles and they are extremely over-carbonated. Or would have been if my wife had not de-pressurized them (flip tops) for me while I...

I understand. It was hard not to worry though since the last batch I brewed got contaminated - I think during transfer to secondary - and I ended up pouring 5 gallons of carefully (I thought) crafted beer down the sink. The ring around the top of the beer in the secondary should have tipped me...

I placed the carboy outside last night - ambient temperature somewhere in the mid to high 30's. The beer got down to about 50 degrees or so. Most of the bubbles were gone and the hops had mostly sunk to the bottom of the carboy. The sample tasted fine. My wife tasted it and detected no...

Thanks for the encouragement! I feel honored - Revvy has given me brewing advice. :) I will give it a taste tomorrow when my taste buds are clean - in the middle of some pretty good IPA (not homebrew - currently out of anything other than the wife's coffee stout made especially for her - not...

I brewed and all-grain batch of pale ale on February 8th. It sat in primary (6 gallon Better Bottle) for four weeks. I then dry-hopped it with 1/2 oz. of Centennial hops (1/2 oz. also used at flameout). Everything appeared fine when I added the hops. Several days later, the airlock started...

Thanks for the welcome guys. I have been out of pocket (at work) for a couple of weeks, just got home Thursday. Not exactly brewing in the shadows. While it is not specifically allowed by the law, homebrewing is not something the law is very interested in prosecuting. The Attorney General's...

Been home brewing here (illegally - give me a break) in Mississippi for about 2 years now. Lurking around here on HBT for a while, trying to learn what I can from wherever I can. All grain brewer since April of this year. Made some pretty dang good beer from liquid extract in a 5 gallon pot...

Hey, thanks for the feedback. Actually the thermometer is this one: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_67_65&products_id=997 I don't have the flask or other equipment to check the thermometer. I think I will just see how this batch of beer turns out. If mashing at the...

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I have been using a glass thermometer purchased from Austin Home Brew for my first four all grain batches. Started wondering if it might be out of calibration based on all four of these beers (two pale ales, one English brown, and one English...

I guess this wasn't a very interesting thread. Anybody else have any comments or thoughts on how this beer might turn out? Thanks for any help.

Morning. I like to start by 7:00 a.m. or so boiling mash water. Getting done by lunch frees up the rest of the day (usually Saturdays). I am starting a new job next week where I will be working 2 or 3 weeks at a stretch 7 days a week, then be off an equivalent amount of time. So I will...