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Thanks guys.

You won't get rid of the smell and like everyone else, mine's tinted brownish/yellow after less than a year. I'm about ready to ditch the plastic and go all glass so I don't have to deal with cleaning plastic buckets. My Saison sat for a month and it was a pain trying to get the crud off of...

I have the Midwest Stainless Immersion Chiller and it worked well with our enamel brew kettle, but not quite as well with our new stainless kettle. It seemed to chill a little better when I would move the chiller around (stirring slowly or bobbing ever couple of minutes). Any other advice on...

Seriously! What kind of elitist, pretentious whiners are you trying to serve?

Update: I racked it to secondary on Sunday and it was sitting at 1.012, which we were pleased with. Here's the timeline recap if you're interested: Brewed June 30. OG 1.072. Sat at 73-75F for 16 days. Gravity at 1.039. Moved to Garage. Sat at 90-94F for 18 days. Gravity at 1.022. Moved back...

Just wanted to give you guys my final take on this experiment. Overall, the brew turned out surprisingly good! It has the sweeter characteristics of a Hefe, with the darker/malty qualities of a Dunkel. I've been calling it Keithaweizen (named after me of course). Its color is about at 13...

Well, I leave for my honeymoon on Sunday (7/22) and don't get back until 7/30--do you think it'll be OK in the ale pale that long? This thing was brewed on 6/23, so it will have been in the primary bucket for 5 weeks by the time we return. It was at 1.021 today. I think it's sitting in about...

I checked it again yesterday, which was four days after moving it outside. Gravity was at 1.022 making me feel much, much better. I'm hoping it gets down to FG soon because I'm headed out of town for 10 days next weekend and I need to rack to secondary before then. Thanks for all the...

It's been another 5 days and it's been sitting at around 74 degrees--gravity hasn't decreased much. It's at 1.039 (rather than maybe 1.041). I stirred some of the sediment (slowly) off of the bottom then moved the bucket to the garage where it's sitting right at 89-90 degrees. Is this too hot...

Wow thank you for the replies! My fiance is my brew partner (she's a serious beer gal) and she brought home the kit. I never bothered to look at the brew time on this and I'm guessing she didn't. The standard 'recipe' from NB says 2 months--looks like it's definitely time to have a homebrew...

I'm kinda leaning that way but we'll see what happens. I'll let you know!

The batch is just about gone, and there was only one beer that had the funkyness pour out. If I had to bet I'd put it all on the yeast theory. Thanks for the responses! :mug:

Thanks for all of the suggestions on this. I went through with it but didn't read this in time to use a starter. However, it did ferment properly and I have it racked in secondary. We'll see what happens in a month or so when I pop the first one. I absolutely realize this isn't even a Hefe...

:confused: We're making the NB Saison kit (extract) with an additional pound of DME and an additional pound of corn sugar (to raise gravity). OG was 1.072 and we pitched 2 packets of Wyeast Belgian Saison yeast (smack packs). On around the 8th day of primary, I took a reading and it was...

I'm still new to the homebrew world, but for my next batch I am planning on experimenting with raising the gravity (adding more alcohol). I picked up the Northern Brewer 'Bavarian Hefeweizen' kit today, which includes -- 6 lbs Wheat malt syrup split addition (60 and 15 min) -- 1 lb Wheat dry...

That totally makes sense. I'll grab a photo next time but thanks for the messages.

We held a BBQ this past weekend celebrating the readiness of two batches, and everything was fantastic. However one guest poured a homebrew (Belgian Witbier) into her glass and the head looked a little funky. It was thicker and darker, almost fungusy looking. It tasted fine but appearance made...

Hello, just wanted to be polite and introduce myself before diving in to the conversation! I live with my fiance in Minnesota (wedding is this July). I knew I liked beer before meeting her, but she had more experience in 'good beer' via many Old Chicago beer tours. Meeting her made me realize...

Hi Raybeez, I've been brewing for about 4 months now and it's an extremely addicting hobby, but I have zero regrets! I also live in Minnesota (work in Golden Valley, live west of Eden Prairie) and feel extremely fortunate to have Northern Brewer and Midwest Supplies a short drive away. Best...

I was told to get glass early-on and have always been happy with my carboys. The Brewhauler makes moving this thing around way easier. Price Payed: $35.00 Recommended? Yes Pros: Durable, easy to clean, transluscent, no woes about scratching. Cons: Shattered carboy = unhappy homebrewer.