Recent content by rx_mike

Just started a six gallon batch of this stuff after reading reviews of how great it is. It's hard to find cheap apple juice here, but all in all it came out to way less than a wine kit so I hope it turns out good enough to be some regular hooch. BTW I couldn't find the montrachet yeast...

I've been making wine for about 2.5 years now (mainly kits) and had the process down to a a pretty good science. In the city here we also have some really fantastic brew pubs and beer focused restaurants that push craft and microbrewed beers. I thought, wtf? Here I am churning out batch...

Just boil the ice to sterilize it, no? ;)

Ahh... yes, that is all I have at the moment too. It can be done though? I need to see some encouraging words :)

nebben - did you run into problems just using a ceramic pot on the ceramic cook top or did you have problem with SS or aluminum? Has anyone had success with ceramic cooktops?

Thanks... I'm thinking of ordering a bit of stuff to get started anyway. Would doubling up on those kits (to cut down on added sugar) be okay... like two cans of whatever instead of using just one and then not adding sugar?

I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to find extract. All of the places I've been have 'kits' like Muntons or whatever. They're a specific beer in a can with a pack of yeast. Is this what I use for my malt extract or are there cans of 'light' 'dark' etc? I asked at a few of the...

I just started brewing but have picked out a name. On my Irish side of the family the crest has a naked mermaid at the very top, so I decided on Topless Mermaid Brewing.

When you talk about leaving it in the primary for the duration is that a bucket with a lid and airlock? My primary doesn't have an airlock, just the lid that sits on top. Is this satisfactory or am I at risk of spoilage since there's no seal?

I've been a wine maker for a few years (kit wines) and wanted to make the jump to beer but was a little confused about the boiling steps, etc. and figured it'd be easiest to jump in with something similar to wines. I found the Baron's Premium kits at my LHBS but haven't found much...