Recent content by Unkle-Sam

Hey guys- I had a lot of brewing firsts today, so it's been pretty exciting 'round these parts...first starter, first liquid yeast, first mini-mash, first full boil. It was, as I suspected all along fairly easy and a lot of fun to take all the extra steps. Just, obviously, a lot more of a...

Just based on my new-to-homebrew experiences, it would be nice to see a FAQ post about cleansers in addition to sanitisers (pros/cons and tips for oxyclean, dish soap, etc). I don't think I know enough to put that together, but if someone else does it would be helpful.

Haha, I've lived in Philly for over a year and I just noticed people doing that...and it annoys the hell out of me. It's like if someone asks what sort of car you drive and you answer with "a four door." When I lived in Boston, the same thing started happening with Harpoon and "IPA." Now, I...

Thanks for the insight, guys. It hadn't occurred to me to get the flavour from citrusy hop varieties, but that makes a lot of sense. I talked it over with one of my coworkers today and he suggested either making a fruit tea (bonus points for sterilisation, plus the ability to dial in the...

Hi All- My buddy and I are going to be brewing up a Harpoon UFO clone at the weekend, and we decided that a grapefruit hefe would be pretty tasty. Problem is, I've never brewed with fruit before and haven't been able to find much information on using citrus, beyond orange peel in the boil...