Recent content by thorson138

Hey all. I have my houblonmonstre triple IPA bottled on the 17th this month. They have been bottle conditioning since then in my closet at 70-72 degrees. I put a couple in the fridge the other day to let them get good and cold to try them out. The taste was great, I drank both of the ones I put...

Thanks for the insights everyone. I put one of these in the fridge an hour or so ago and just got done drinking my first ever homebrew! I am happy with the rsults. It has not really carbed up yet and doesn't have any head to it really, but the flavor is great. Very hoppy which is exactly what I...

Just an update... I bottled this batch a couple days ago. The gravity had been stable and the taste was good, so I went ahead and made up a priming solution of 16oz water and a little under 2/3 cup table sugar and racked on top of it. I'm waiting for it to carb at this point. It is in the...

hey folks! I took a sample of this beer to test the gravity and taste this evening. The gravity was down to 1.010 if I am reading the hydrometer correctly. It shows a PABV of about 1.5%. The flavor is very hoppy and I like it over all. I'll give it another week or so and check it again...

I have a 5 gallon batch of this which has completed ferment. I started it on the first day of this month and it fermented out within the first week. I haven't done a secondary--it has stayed in the primary this whole time. I wonder if it would be ok to go ahead and bottle by the end of this...

Holy sh*t Cat!! I know where I'll be getting my primaries from now on. Gracious sakes alive... Thanks for that info... I'll just go buy a few more of them and increase my brewing operation across the board;) Thanks, Thanks, Thanks, Mike

Thanks for the replies! I do have a bottling bucket with a spout down towards the bottom. Actually that is what I am using as my primary... It's one of those tuff-tanks with a valve near the bottom. I guess I could siphon the batch out of the primary into glass, then right back into the...

Hey Folks, Just a quick question for ya... I have my NB Houblonmonstre Triple IPA in primary right now... It has been there since 9-1 and the airlock was rockin and rollin up until a day or two ago. It is still bubbling along but has slowed way down already. Is that fairly normal??? It stays...

That seems like the most likely time to me too portalgod. It caught me completely off guard.

Thanks for the replies! I feel much better about it now. Also, thanks for the heads up on the Firmcap Cat... I'll try to pick some up next time I'm at the brew store. Mike

Yea, it was a partial boil that I topped up with water. I'm not concerned in a big way, I am just a bit curious about how this is gonna turn out. I do know I have found I like the smell of beer cooking!! By the way, I use the same type of child slave labor when I brew my mead all the time;)...

Today I started my first batch of beer ever... Been making mead for a bit, but just started beer. I got the extract kit from Northern for Houblon Monstre Triple IPA. I love super hoppy and bitter beers with high ABV (so sue me). I got down to the last 5-7 minutes of the boil and guess what I...

Good luck brother! I just pit my first ever beer brew together, gravity reading came out about 10 points under and I was worried. Glad I saw this thread. It's under airlock and I'm hoping for the best. I got the Houblon Monster Triple IPA from Northern Brewer, hope it works out for you and me...

Just a quick update on this batch of melomel... I bottled it up about a week ago. I popped open a bottle last night and I really like it. The fruits seem to have blended quite well and it has a smooth flavor. The ABV is right around 17%. After adding the fruit and letting it sit in there and...

Thanks a bunch folks... The date on my smack pack is the 9th of June 2010, that means fresh to me;). I don't have any DME for a starter, I guess I should keep some on hand for just such an occasion, huh? I may just grab one more smack pack and get started. Again, I really appreciate the...