Recent content by sublimebrew

Feel no gulit. It is alive...

If that worried about it use spring water from the store. Brew on brother!:rockin:

i think the the aroma is part of the grains, and mosty hopps. i have experienced the carmel like taste with my alt-beir. congrats on a well-brewed batch, & keep the fermenter full.

if its in a bucket use a flashlight to see where the krausen is at. You should be able to use the light on the other side of the bucket, and look through to see inside.

I use bleach & lots of people disagree with that. I got the mix from "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing" the bible. Rinse to keep the off flavor away. I'm a noob but it works for me. Back in the day they did not have any sanitizer, other than boiling the water.

Thank you...

i have a friend who just started brewing last weekend. He put the priming suger with the boil. I was wondering if it will be all right to bottle or will he need to add more priming suger @ bottling? he said it is bubble'n like crazy as it should w/ priming suger in it, and this is still in the...

try irish moss, it's cheap and ez to use 1 teaspoon per 5 gallon batch, put in about the last 10 mins. of your boil.

I use my wife to cap after I bottle. She dose a good job with the free capper, if she can use it any one can use it,lol. We only had about 3-4 caps that didn't work. We use 22 oz. bottles, it takes about 26-30 bottles per 5 gal. batch, and 22 oz. are enough to get a good buzz going after about...

I use a bleach mix /w water. you don't need much bleach, check a homebrew book for a solution mix. & i rinse with a mild warm tap water, let it dry. Just think that when people 1st learned how to brew all they had to sanitize with was boiled water...

Or you could use Irish Moss the last 5 to 10 mins. of your boil to help collect all the floaties before you rack. & RDWHAHB.

Do i need to make a starter for a smack pack yeast, or can I smack it, let it swell for a day or two, then brew and pitch. it is my first time with the packs. thanks & brew on...

i use 3 gal. and it takes for ever on the electric stove, but it works...

there is a reson that the first beer taste different than the last beer. time is eveything. the labor, the cost, the drunk are all 2nd. being in college eveything is fast the women, the cars, the money spent. look more in to it, dont rush. TIME IS EVETHING. enjoy

He's right, Miller Lite is beer flavored water. Nice to see eye-to-eye on this subject.