Recent content by sloppyjoe

I scanned through the forums and didn't find anything that matched my specific question, so I'll post it. I brewed, it fermented. Life was good. Transferred to secondary, almost 4 weeks ago. Life is busy. Getting ready to bottle, either tonight or this weekend. Should I add more yeast...

Yes yes... of course RDWHAHB... except I have no HB unless this turns out...

I brewed Northern Brewer's Honey Brown Ale... I've already started worrying that I screwed something up... I had 3.5 gallons of filtered water to add to my wort, I hadn't anticipated losing as much as I did during the boil but I ended up needing another .5 gallon so I used water from my...

http://free-beer.dk/blog/recipe/ an "Open source" beer project... The recipe calls for Guarana beans and adds them during the last 15 minutes of the boil.

8 minutes left till my first homebrew is done boiling... I hope it turns out good... I've had no troubles so far that I know of.. it boiled up big and foamy a few times but didn't boil over... Smells great... almost has a piney scent or something.. anyway.. thanks to all you good folks on...

One more question... When using a food safe plastic bucket... is it ok to open the lid every now and then to see what is going on?

Well my search has led me to find a winery about 2 hrs away that sells beer and wine making equipment (supposedly, I've not spoken with them yet)... they've got 6.5gal carboys and buckets AND it just so happens I'm going to the doctor about 15 minutes away from that winery tomorrow! HAH! so I'm...

Ok.. Something has been brought to my attention... The containers I have are big water bottles... We get water in them and I kept a few around for this.. but reading else where says that they may be oxygen permable and spoil my brew... Any truth to that? should I order some proper...

Great, I'm really looking forward to it..Thanks for being so helpful. I don't know if I'm going to do half or not.. The only reason I might do a smaller batch is because I don't have a 6gal carboy. If I'd have thought more about it I'd have ordered a Ale Pail from NorthernBrewer but its too...

Brewing Honey Brown Ale Extract Version from Nothern Brewers... I hope it won't be too difficult for a first..

Hello, I'm new in these parts... I've got a few questions.. I tried searching but couldn't find anything so here goes nothin. 1) Irish Moss, does it add any flavor to the beer? I ordered some with my kit but wanted to ask here if it would add any flavors to the beer that I may or may not...