Search results

I guess things for a beer lover are different in a state that makes it terribly difficult for someone to purchase a 6pack or single. And on those occasions when you find six packs you'll most likely end up with some BMC (not that there is anything wrong with BMC - I don't want to rekindle that...

I need a moment to geek out. Has anyone used linux mint before? I was thinking of trying out the KDE version, and I hoping for some advice from someone that previously used it. I have Kubuntu running with KDE4 now, and I'm not 100% thrilled, so I'm just looking at some other options. I...

I was looking for the right forum for this post, so hopefully it's right. Last night I turned on PBS right before the VP debate. Turns out "This Old House" was on. The segment was about a couple who had water in their basement, and Roger Cook was coming over to help install a dry well outside...

To start this one off I'm an extract brewer with specialty grains. Some day all grain might be nice, but I'm making some good extract brews so I'm going to stick with trying to make the best brews I can. Anyway, my question is about the Crystal Malts. Do the different variants (10L - 120L)...

I Brewed a simple pale ale a week and a half ago - 4 hours after pitching the yeast (US-05) we were slowly bubbling away. I came back down to the basement to check on progress the next day and discovered no activity at all. The airlock was flat (suggesting no co2 pressure). So I gave it a nice...

I was at the LHBS during lunch to pick up some brewing supplies for this week. I was hoping to brew a nice simple (inexpensive) house pale ale: 6lbs DME .5oz Crystal 40 .5oz Carapils Safale US-05 I've heard raves about the simcoe/amarillo/cascade combination so those were the planned...

I just was drinking a Nut Brown that just finished up 3 weeks of conditioning last night when I got to thinking about ABV. Back in the winter I was on a higher ABV kick (an imperial stout at 10%, and an IPA at 7.5%). But after that IPA I've switched gears to lower ABV beers that I can enjoy 3 or...

I was reading up on the latest Joe Sixpack Philly Beer Blog, and ran across this article. I did a little search and didn't see anything on HomeBrewTalk about it yet, so I thought I would share. Joe Sixpack Article It's an ale flavored with fresh tomatoes, oregano, basil and garlic. Take a...

Looks like I didn't plan my brew schedule appropriately, and I found myself drinking my last witbier last night with 2 cases of SNPA clone sitting in the basement a week and a half away from completion. I try to keep reigns on my beer spending, but I don't think I can hold off for almost two...

I'll be bottling up my Sierra Nevada pale ale clone tonight that I had dry hopped with 1 oz of Cascade hop pellets. Would the dry hopping and hop residue have any ill effect on reusing this yeast? I checked out the post on Yeast Washing, and I'm sure that I can handle that. I wasn't sure if...

I was throwing a number of different ideas around last week of what to brew, but I finally decided on a Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. I went to the LHBS with a few different recipes in hand, with a vague idea of what I wanted to brew. The guy working there helped me formulate a recipe. Not sure on a...

I've been homebrewing for about six months now, and I feel like I'm starting to notice subtle differences in taste associated with different ingredients, but I think it would serve me well to make a nice simple beer that will help me say "This is how EKG or Cascade hops taste" and "These are the...

I've had variants of Chocolate, Oatmeal, Coffee, and Stout floating around in my head recently thinking about my next brew, and last night I got the email from Stone about the 12th anniversary beer. I'll have to take a trip this week and find some. Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal...

I just bottled my witbier on Monday and that primary fermenter is looking pretty lonely. Only solution is to brew more beer. I have two beers that I want to brew, but with the whole American economic situation I'm just wondering which one would be the least expensive. I'm thinking either...

Sierra Nevada PA has to be one of my favorite beers. To me it's one of those beers you can enjoy any time of the year for any occasion. Plus it's one of the few beers that I like that SWMBO likes too. I was on the Brew Your Own website today and they had this recipe for a Sierra Nevada PA...

This is a loaded post with plenty of mini questions. My primary fermenter is my dad's from when he brewed in the 70s. Is it about time to buy a new one? I have been noticing a small off flavor in my beers. Nothing too terrible, but I can notice it. Maybe it's extract twang or maybe there are...

Quick update on the brew! No Rolling Boil In summary about a month ago I brewed my first 5 gallon extract batch with specialty grains, but never achieved a rolling boil. I tried using a GE hot plate with a stock pot, because I feared damaging the stove's glass cook top and the wrath that might...

Ok - these beers probably aren't a natural pair, but I decided to pick up a few beers I had never tried before while I'm waiting to see if I destroyed my pale ale. Here in Pennsylvania it's not the easiest to buy single beers (other than the standard macros), but in the past year I found a...

Hello - this is my first post on the boards. For Christmas I got one of those Mr. Beer brew kits, and my first extract brew was a Canadian Draft. Wow - that turned out terrible. I'm not sure if it was a collection of mistakes on my part or quality of ingredients, but I could barely drink that...