Recent content by SurfChris

Was actually thinking about that, glad you posted that

Yeah that's the only thing I can think of, that it may have stalled and then cleared and started again. It was active like crazy the first two days then nothing. Looks like from searching it may be the yeast acting back up causing that cloudy look. Air lock doesn't show any bubbles or anything...

Yeah thats what I figured, was just worried about some infection or something as its hard to see or tell b/c of some of the left over krausen, not the actual krausen ring, but the bits and pieces above that make it kinda fogged up looking. Going to leave it another week, and its cool this week...

Read about Moss but totally forgot when I started this kit lol, kit didn't mention anything about it. Being in South FL I have it in a swamp bucket in the other bathroom with a towel (now a shirt) wrapped around it. Fermometer got wet and peeled off, so I've been checking the water with my...

Been two weeks, could swear when I switched the blow off tube to the air lock the beer starting getting clearer like after that first week. We'll I went to change the water in the cooler (swamp bucket) just now and the beer is totally opaque and a different color then before, almost murky...

Cigar City is good, actually don't like Cracker. Maduro Brown Ale is good too. Usually always have Jai Alai around in cans. If you look more South though, much as I love Funkys HopGun, Due South Category 5 is one of my favorite IPA, so damn good. Same for Saltwaters Stinger, always grab that in...

With the BBS 1g kit I have, I want to do BIAB instead. Basically do you just ignore the kit and instructions and just go BIAB route as if you had bought all the grains etc separate at a LHBS or online?

Better late then never, just haven't had the time and honestly forgot about this for awhile lol. So finally getting around to it, think I'm going to go BIAB route though to make it easier vs multi step and multiple pots etc for the kit, and read the efficiency etc is far better BIAB route. Going...

Oskar Blues has a good restaurant, separate from the brewery. Hit it up last year but that was Sept when they had the floods so couldn't go to a lot of breweries.

The thought of that makes me gag lol. Even before I got into craft beer I always though Bud was nasty haha. That and Bud Ice, I remember buying a case of that for my sister and her friends when I turned 21 and thought hey this will be awesome b/c the bottles look cool. Nope, was pry the worst...

opps missed it, is that the page to follow about meet ups?

Some miss information here, first fridge is about the worst place for coffee b/c of moisture and light. Freezer is fine long as you do it correctly. I freeze my beans when they arrive, broken down into batches in zip bags placed inside ball caning in jars. Ball Caning Jars are freezer safe, a...

Double post

Upslope Brewery is great and pry not known unless your from Colorado. Tommyknocker is great in Breckinridge, Imperial Maple Nut is ridiculous on draft. Oskar Blues is awesome, when we were there a bunch places were flooded out last Sept (lefthand was under a few feet of water) so we went to the...

Great meeting you guys, good beer and chats. I didn't leave the couch when I got home, was exhausted lol. Bring wifey next time, our schedules are hectic and always running around, so hopefully we can make more of the meet ups.