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I just wanted to mention that I've had a vial of this yeast in my fridge for over a year. It was part of a Bass Ale Clone extract kit I bought from Austin Homebrew Supply. The "best if used by" date was April 24, 2011. I tried it anyway, fully expecting to have to pitch a newer vial on top. But...

I brewed my AHS California Common Beer today. Just making a note of it. The wort tasted good!

Back to brewing. Money got tight, I changed jobs, now I'm brewing again! :mug: I'm brewing AHS Kolsh from an extract kit. Since I'm 30 min. into the boil, I'd better get back in there. Just wanted to make a note of the brew date and celebrate my ability to start brewing again!

Hey Folks, For my first 2 brews, I used a brew bucket for primary and then racked to a bottling bucket where I primed and bottled. With this batch (Irish Red Ale from an extract kit), I used a carboy for primary (what fun to watch!), and I plan to rack to the old fermenting bucket for...

I'm about to brew again this coming weekend, and I'll be using a carboy as a fermenter for the first time. When I ordered my kit, I remembered to order a carboy handle to help with moving it around, but I forgot to order an extra stick-on thermometer. Do y'all think I can successfully peel the...

I haven't brewed the beer yet, but my next batch will be an Irish Red Ale. I'm thinking about something like this for a label. So far, I haven't put labels on my beer. The image, by the way, was "borrowed" off something...somewhere... Are there legal issues with that?

The monthly meeting of the Redstick Brewmasters will take place tomorrow night (Feb. 1) at George's Southside in Baton Rouge, LA. If you're in the area and interested in attending, let me know and I'll get you some details. Good group of local brewers.

Hey, I just made my 100th post on another thread, and I suddenly became a Senior Member! Woo Hoo!!! :rockin: Just had to celebrate a little. Soon as I can spare a few bucks, I'll do the Gold Membership!

OK, I finally got a carboy, thanks to a kind-hearted soul in the local brew club. Curious about the markings on it, I did a Google search for NRC M 3008 and the word Carboy. Some of the responses from Google had to do with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) use of carboys for disposal of...

Last week, I posted an update to a previous thread in which I expressed some disappointment that my clone of Pete's Wicked Ale was not well carbonated after 21 days in the bottle. I decided to wait another week and taste again. That was the magic week! The beer tasted good and had good color...

OK, I've brewed two batches. First an America Pale Ale, and I tasted it after 18 days in the bottle. It was good, but as noted by so many folks here, it was even better about 2 weeks later. Second is a clone of Pete's Wicked Ale (which is a brown ale). I plan to taste this one today (21 days in...

I just bottled my Pete's Wicked Ale clone from AHB. I used the 1 % alcohol boost in the brew, and my FG before priming was 1. 011. The smell was good. I drank the bit from the gravity test, and the flavor was nice. I'm looking forward to mid January! Oh, this was only my second batch of beer...

Hey, I posted a pic of my first beer (American Pale Ale) to the Jigzon site. Check it out...have some fun! http://tinyurl.com/ygurvr Vince

I've had my second brew (a clone of Pete's Wicked Ale extract kit from AHB) in the fermentor for 19 days. I don't use a secondary. Since this brew required no dry hopping, it's just been sealed up in the bucket all this time. Is there a point where it's past the point of being good for bottling...

I used a nylon bag for hopping my Pete's Wicked Ale clone yesterday. After I was finished, I emptied it and sprayed it with the kitchen sink sprayer using the hottest water I could run. That got most of the hops residue out, but the bag was still a bit sticky. So I soaked it in hot water for a...

I'm planning to brew my second batch ever tomorrow after work. It's a clone of Pete's Wicked Ale from Ausin Home Brewing. The kit I have includes liquid yeast. My first batch used dry yeast. What do I need to do differently? The instructions I received with the kit are to bring the liquid yeast...

Do you have to be a Gold Supporter in order to post pictures to the gallery?

My first batch ever was an extract American Pale Ale from Listermann's. I bottled it on Nov. 5, so I decided to call this batch Gunpowder Treason Ale (Google it, if you're not a history buff). It's been 18 days in the bottle, and since today was both Thanksgiving and my birthday (I'm 47...woo...

I brewed 5 gallons of American Pale Ale (extract kit from Listermann's) on Oct. 22. I bottled tonight. My SG was 1.017, if I did the math right for the temperature conversion. My brother (beer4breakfast) gave me TONS of good tips to make the process go smoothly. Of course, I still ended up...

After all of the hassles with UPS and an unbelievably frustrating week (work, moving a friend, etc.), I've got my first batch ever in the fermenting pail. :ban: Start to finish, including cleaning the kitchen, this batch of extract based American Pale Ale (Listermann's) took me 5 hours and 10...