Recent content by rhody

don't forget, under Obama's plan the government will come to your house, take your Obama beer, and give it to someone who is too lazy to make it for themselves......gotta spread the wealth around!

I was looking at wikipedia's entry for apfelwein and came across this statement "Sharp tongues from foreign regions claim that Apfelwein is a beverage that only starts to taste of anything after the seventh glass. This is possibly the reason for the more or less common cocktails with...

Mine is bubbling away nicely now. Funny thing yesterday I was walking down to the basement and was like "what the hell is that smell, is there a gas leak!" then I remembered I had the apfelwein down there so this must be the famous rhino farts lol how long does the sulfer smell go on? Got...

I made up my first batch last night and have 2 questions. I use one of the bucket type fermenters instead of the carboys, either way should I look for bubbling in the airlock like regular homebrew or does the Apfelwein not bubble as aggressively? I saw another post here where the person...

just made my first batch tonight, let the waiting begin.... 8912 + 5 = 8917

I had posted something similar on here, i also have gotten that "dirt" aftertaste in my homebrews and can't seem to pinpoint what it's from.

I will say getting the labels off is probably the worst part but what I found that works great is I get a big old cooler and fill it about half way with warm water and oxyclean...let them sit in there for an hour or so and the labels melt right off the bottle. If it is a real stubborn label I...

good points guys, see this is why I posted the question. Something that sounded like a no brainer to me turns out not to be a very good idea.....glad I asked.

good point, when I drain it I will fill one half of my kitchen sink with the solution and drain the rest down the other half

I am getting ready to bottle this weekend. I have the beer kit with the 2 large 6 gallon plastic buckets, one for the fermenter and one with a spigot on the bottom for bottling. When I brewed up my beer 2 weeks ago I cleaned the bottling bucket with the c brite I was using for the rest of...

This is my first batch in years and probably only my 4th overall but I brewed up some IPA last Saturday. It was bubbling away nicely the next day and has slowed down considerably (I know bubbles aren't the best way to judge when to bottle). Am I correct that after a week I should take another...

Thanks for the welcome! I have only brewed 2 batches before and that was a few years ago but now I got the itch again so I am brewing up a batch of IPA this afternoon, my 3 year old daughter is excited to help. I think the last time I made any was before she was born. I'm sure you'll be...

What is a good way to sanitize the thief or turkey baster before drawing a sample for testing? I know you could mix up some cbrite but at the moment I don't have any and would have to run out to the store to get some. Is there a sanitizing solution that can be made from something I might...