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Forum: Vendor Giveaways 02-13-2013, 09:07 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
I'm In !!!!! Sign Me Up

I'm In !!!!! Sign Me Up
Forum: Vendor Giveaways 12-30-2012, 10:52 PM
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I'm In!!!

I'm In!!!
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 11-28-2012, 09:37 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
OR - we could reference the Mr Beer instructions...

OR - we could reference the Mr Beer instructions - which state a a big [B]BOLD[B] Caution warning "Caution: Do Not open the brew keg lid at any time during the fermentation process; this can lead to...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 11-24-2012, 02:36 AM
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Posted By MikeBergan
Yep, you should be good to go... just let it sit...

Yep, you should be good to go... just let it sit for 2 weeks and "think about itself"
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 11-24-2012, 02:14 AM
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Posted By MikeBergan
I have to STRONGLY recommend NOT opening the...

I have to STRONGLY recommend NOT opening the lid!!!
You would risk goofing up the fermentation process, AND maybe allowing various microbes/germs/foreign materials to get in and contaminate your...
Forum: Vendor Giveaways 11-15-2012, 08:05 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
I'm In!!!!!

I'm In!!!!!
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-31-2012, 11:38 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
Bottled Tonight!!

Bottled the above this evening. FG was 1.014, so I guess it ended up around a 4.4% ABV nice gold to copper color and tasted decent on the try I took from the gravity sample.
Now to bottle condition...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-17-2012, 12:10 AM
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Posted By MikeBergan
I actually went onto Hopville's beer calculus...

I actually went onto Hopville's beer calculus site, and played around with the numbers.

Link: http://beercalculus.hopville.com/recipe


Basically it came up as just under a pound of DME to get...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-16-2012, 11:00 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
That was actually my plan for the next batch......

That was actually my plan for the next batch... skipping the booster in favor of additional DME.
Is it basically a 1 to 1 swap by weight? or more DME needed to equal out?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-14-2012, 09:44 PM
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Views: 693,309
Posted By MikeBergan
Today was Bew Day !!!

Ok this is what I ended up using:

The Mr. Beer WCPA HME
Mr. Beer Booster

4 oz Carapils
6 oz Crystal 60
1 LB Muntons Plain Light DME
0.5 oz Sterling hops at 20 mins
0.5 oz Sterling hops...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-10-2012, 08:58 PM
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Posted By MikeBergan
"Fixing" a Mr Beer WCPA kit

I have a WCPA kit that was part of my initial Mr Beer kit purchase.

Can anyone recommend an ingredient set/grainbill to "fix" it up a bit? I want to use it up, rather than just toss it and buy...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-09-2012, 09:44 PM
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Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
Steve - I will do what I can to make myself wait...

Steve - I will do what I can to make myself wait out the time... but may stick a bottle or two in the fridge somewhere after 7-10 days... just for experimentation

Next batch will be the Mr Beer...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-08-2012, 01:14 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
All bottled up. I did it yesterday, so 10 days...

All bottled up.
I did it yesterday, so 10 days in the LBK total.
I split this batch between the what was supposed to be six regular size beer bottles and the rest into 1 liter Mr. Beer bottles....
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-05-2012, 01:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
Eight days into ferment; gravity reading is...

Eight days into ferment; gravity reading is 1.014. I will check it again either tomorrow night or Saturday.
If it is stable AND my bottle capper and caps gets here in the mail, I may be bottling on...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-03-2012, 09:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
The beer has been in ferment for 7 days, now;...

The beer has been in ferment for 7 days, now; smells like it should and seems to be chugging along nicely.

At what point should I start doing daily gravity readings?

I didn't have the...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-30-2012, 01:32 AM
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Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
Kealia - I drifted slightly off of the normal Mr....

Kealia - I drifted slightly off of the normal Mr. Beer procedure and actually did a 30 minute boil of all ingredients... minus the whirlfloc, which went in at the halfway point.

I know that...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 09-30-2012, 01:26 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 30,004
Posted By MikeBergan
Both my boys are too young to start any of this...

Both my boys are too young to start any of this yet... ages 5 and 2.. but I was raised around both guns and various alcoholic beverages; AND taught from a pretty young age how to use and deal with...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-28-2012, 02:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
Today was the Day for Batch Two

:mug: I started the batch today.
This is what I used

1 Can Mr. Beer Whispering Wheat HME
1 Bag Mr. Beer Booster
1 lb Briess Bavarian Wheat DME
Safbrew WB-06 dry yeast packet
1/2 tab...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-22-2012, 01:52 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,317
Posted By MikeBergan
@#$%%^$#$ awwww darn

:( Well, I WAS going to be posting tonight about how the brew for this batch went... but I just discovered a problem which will delay the brew for several days.

Somehow, the inner nut for the...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-20-2012, 12:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 358
Posted By MikeBergan
First Batch Results

This is what my First batch looks like poured.
Slightly cloudy and the head only holds for maybe 30 seconds; but it tastes pretty decent and I think I have to call it a success.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-20-2012, 12:35 AM
Replies: 5,064
Views: 693,309
Posted By MikeBergan
This is what the first batch looks like; maybe...

This is what the first batch looks like; maybe not a great pic, but it might give an indication of the cloudiness I am seeing.
Also a note... the head only stayed for about 30 seconds... I took a...
Forum: Vendor Giveaways 09-19-2012, 10:40 PM
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Views: 60,999
Posted By MikeBergan
I am in... good luck all... but this one is MINE,...

I am in... good luck all... but this one is MINE, (I have a lucky feeling)
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-19-2012, 10:36 PM
Replies: 5,064
Views: 693,309
Posted By MikeBergan
Wait.... you really think those beautiful bottles...

Wait.... you really think those beautiful bottles of delicious beer are going to LAST 2 weeks in the fridge?

You should know better; I am already prepping to start the next batch, but I am afraid...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-19-2012, 08:37 PM
Replies: 5,064
Views: 693,309
Posted By MikeBergan
Clarifying Agents and Mr Beer

What would be the 'right' way to incorporate clarifying agents while using a Mr Beer fermenter and bottles system?

Most of the posts I see indicate adding the agent to the secondary fermenter when...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-19-2012, 08:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By MikeBergan
I just tried the test with tap water in the...

I just tried the test with tap water in the supplied tube.

I think everything is fine; it read very close to right on 1.000, and I had not worried about temperature or anything.
Guess I just did...
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