Recent content by vanman250

I have beer that I bottled in April and May that I haven't had time to drink. How long will it last in the bottle and how do I know if it gone bad. I know, I Know we all have beer we didn't have time to drink. vanman250

You can make beer that taste just like the big guys, all you need to do add rice and dog urine to your next batch. you'll need to make a few batch's to get the amount correct. vanman250

I have lawn that's flat and smooth or as smooth as a lawn can be and way to flat. If we have a lot of rain I'm slinging water and that washes away the foam. vanman250

I put some home brew in a travel coffee cup to drink while cutting my grass on my riding mower and I discovered that the vibration from the lawn mower makes home brewed beer foam wildly. I looked so cool drinking my coffee really beer until the foam came shooting out the top of my cup. vanman250

I had quite a few brewers in my family when I was younger they used those bottles from the water cooler that somehow ended up in there possession. My one uncle made the best wine from everything you can think of, he even made a great wine from frozen grape juice. He stopped making wine when he...

My German Hefeweizen is finally ready to drink and I was shocked when I tasted it. It tasted great. It tasted just like I remembered German Hefeweizen tasting. I never thought I could make beer that good. The others I've made were good but I never had anything to compare to since this is the...

The Industrial Revolution started to take their effect on beer at the beginning of the 19th century. Two extremely important inventions revolutionized beer brewing. The first was James Watt's steam engine and the second invention was artificial cooling by Carl von Linde. It had long been known...

I was also told this when I was in Austria but for the life of me I can't remember way it was against the law. vanman250

I thought I was drinking good beer until I went to Austria and Germany and drank real beer. After returning to the United States I tried to drink the beers I drank before going to Europe and it all tasted awful, that sent me on a search for a good beer and I found a few that were acceptable but...

2 or more brews would be better. I think waiting for my brew to age is starting to get to me. I also have a hefeweizen aging 1 more week and it will be 6 weeks. Waiting to try the hefeweizen has been the hardest. I can't wait to see if I even came close to the ones I bought at the micro brewery...

Now that I know what a difference aging makes in my brew I'm glade to wait. Too bad the sames not true for me the more I age the worse it is and the really sad part is that the older you get the easier it is to say only 4 more weeks and I can drink that beer. When I was younger and had more time...

Wait for at least 4 weeks before tasting. I have found the 6 weeks is when it starts tasting good. Funny I just posted about my discovery in the general section. I think this is common knowledge to everybody but us newbies who can't wait to drink our first home brew. vanman250

I have tried beer after 2 weeks and after 3 weeks and so on, what I have learned is that 6 weeks is when it really starts tasting good. So I have vowed that I will not drink any beer before it's time, but will sit patently steering at the bottles drooling waiting until I can drink one. This is...

Turn on your emergency flashers and drive 2 mpg in the left lane. Get a police escort. I found it transports best in my stomach, and I refill the bottles when I get there, they think I make the best Bud clone. vanman250

I think Newcastle Brown Ale is pretty good beer when comparing it to the other brands they offer. Some of the places I go for business are getting a lot more then $5.75 I paid as high as $12.00. It's unbelievable that people are willing to pay that much for so little. vanman250