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  1. blackntan

    Champagne taste in my brew?

    O.K.... Here's the story, I brewed my first batch on 2/14.... below is my receipe. "Angry Bee's Bitchin Honey Brew" 5 gallon batch: 1 lbs of Breiss Amber Dry Malt Grains 1/2 lbs. Breiss Crystal Grains 1 lbs. Breiss Dry Malt Extract 4 lbs. Muntons Nut Brown Ale Extract 2 lbs. Corn...
  2. blackntan

    My turn at "Did I ruin my batch "

    I read all the "Did I ruin my batch" threads and didn't really come across one that dealt with an all grain batch. I brewed my first all grain batch on 3/8, it's a Newcastle type. Here's the receipe I followed and the procedure. ingredents: 9lbs - English two rows 1lbs - Crystal 55L 2oz...
  3. blackntan

    Using "Flavor Extracts"

    Well this is not an extract question you were probably expecting! I'm actualy looking for advice on "Flavor" extract, such as, Vanilla, Almond, Coconut, etc, etc. I've seen some recipes use them, and I want to creat a brew for my SWMBO. Question is: If you use flavor extracts in a brew...
  4. blackntan

    1st batch under my belt

    Well, I ve got my first batch under my belt, I just bottled on 3/1 and will let it sit until 4/1, and i will try my first taste. I have some questions that I didn't ask during my first batch, but came up while I was trying to figure out what I would like to do for a second batch. 1. What...
  5. blackntan

    Finished Bottling - Got a few Questions

    I just bottled my first 5 gallon batch of what I call my "Angry Bee's Bitchin Honey Brew", and I have a few questions that I need answered to ease my mind... 1st - When I primed, I put the 3/4 cup of corn sugar directly into the bottling bucket,then transfered from my secondary to my bottling...
  6. blackntan

    Racking to seconary

    I'm on my first batch, it's a "Honey Brown Ale", I think I'm ready to rack it to my secondary. The Hydrometer is at 1.010, roughly. I would like to boost the alcohol level, but I don't know how much of what to add to get to 1.050... I would like to be at 6% ABV. Anyone have any suggestion of...
  7. blackntan

    Calling all Experts

    Here's my situation... First off, I didn't get a hydrometer when I bought my set up, I was told I didn't need one, "sounded strange at the time, but I went along with it". I have one now! I have read in different posts that the gravity of the brew is based on the ingredients used I brewed...
  8. blackntan

    Cheers

    What's going on everyone in beer land.... Just signed up and I hope this will be an excelent place to learn some stuff. I got a batch of "Honey Brown Ale" in my primary right now and it's been going for about 4 days. I'm am looking at racking it off to the secondary in a few days. Sure hope...
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