Recent content by nelsonbaggins

I've been struggling to settle upon what type of brewer I wanted to be, mainly because I'll be living in an apartment soon and don't really have the itch to go hog wild with fancy equipment or bulk brewing. I feel like brewing 3 gallon batches will be perfect for me. As I see it the benefits...

Well, it seems like most everyone who has posted has gone berserk over brewing like so many usually do. I'm really trying to keep it as simple as possible though. I believe I'll only be brewing every third Sunday, so I can bottle on the same day and keep a steady rotation. I've read the...

I will be an apartment brewer in 2 months so I need to think small. I'll be buying my first brew kettle and need to select an appropriate size. I'm currently an extract brewer but may consider partial, all grain or even BIAB in the future. My decision will hinge chiefly upon whether I decide to...

Thanks for all the responses! My goal is to get where Revvy is at to where I understand the various flavor profiles different malts, hops, and yeast bring to the table so I can devise my own recipes instead of copying others verbatim. I have actually been interested in brewing a "small" beer...

Well, I fermented my last batch for 3 weeks then bottled and let it sit 3 more weeks. I tried my first after week 3 and 1 per week subsequently and could really taste the difference in maturity from week to week. Currently, they've been bottled since Halloween and still have a sort of "young"...

My homebrew just tastes too young like wort does. It gets better over time, but I'd like to step up my game a bit and really get it right for once. I'm 99.9% certain now that the reason my homebrews aren't quite as tasty as I'd hoped is due to the fact that I haven't been fermenting properly...

I just received a Brewers Best kit for Xmas, their Scottish Ale recipe, but it's ABV sits around the low end at ~3.5%. Anyone have any ideas what I could add to it to bring it more in line with a classic Scotch Ale? I don't need to push it too far into winter warmer/wee heavy territory, but...

We haven't been too scientific with the fermentation temps. ~70 degrees (room temp). My friend will ferment in his basement where it's a little cooler, and I use my closet, which is the coolest spot in my house. We never get the banana flavor though, so I don't think it's ever gotten too...

I've been scouring the forums and Google looking for all my brewing answers and have done quite well, I just have a few more specific questions that I've had trouble finding answers for. I've brewed with a friend about a half dozen times and we've only had two batches that were drinkable and...