Recent content by pauly99

As a homebrew newbie, I picked up the necessary hardware and brewed an all in one kit as my first batch. It was an all malt kit. A friend who hadn't had a beer in years said that it was fantastic and I kept the whole process as clean as a whistle. That was my only brew up to date and I'm ready...

Ok..... I get the hint and thanks for reiterating it amongst the many home brew fans. 3 weeks before bottling (I like the 1-2-3 rule). Let the sugar and the yeasties do the work before bottling. If anything, I may move to the secondary fermenter (with or without all the added goodies on the...

Thank you for the replies... only I'm a little confused now. I decided to pull out the instructions that came with the beer kit only to read the statement that "generally, you'll be ready to bottle a week after beginning fermentation". I'm taking it from your statements that I'd be better off...

I have the "Gold Kit" from True Brew and am currently working with the True Brew Amber Ale kit. This is my first attempt at a home brew and even though I'm 43 years old, I feel like a kid... jazzzzzed. So I followed the directions, sanitized everything, boiled what I needed to boil, and in the...