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So I'm sitting here drinking some Caribou Slobber that I made from a Northern Brewer extract kit that I did "all wrong". It's honestly quite good - very good according to my critic friends. This is the second extract kit that I've gotten on a "buy this stuff" and "get this stuff free" deal. I...

I would like to thank everyone for their replies and guidance for the future! The good news is that part of my problem was just a lack of patience (surprise) and I do have some changes I can make in the future to do better. Its going to be a long time until I can enjoy the fruits of this...

Lag time was 3 days. Don't know exact temp of yeast, it was cooler than room temp, but not as cold as the fermentation freezer. Smack packs were expanded significantly (did the night before). Wort was in the 55-58 range which was as cold as I could get it with my immersion chiller. Our tap...

Oh, and thats a 6 gallon carboy, so it's close to 5 gallons of soon to be beer :-)

I appreciate the feedback thus far. I've never lost a batch yet, but this one was starting to worry me. My pic actually looks better than the way I looked at it with the naked eye. To my eye it looked like fluffy white mold! I should add that I used Wyeast 2633 Octoberfest blend. I think...

So I brewed my first lager an all grain Octoberfest from NB. OG 1.059. Pitched 4 packs of yeast in leu of a starter. Should have been about 320M cells based on production date. As I would expect fermentation has been slow to show signs. Today I have what I hope is krausen forming, but I'm a...

Thanks very much for the replies! I really like the look of the "Raging Red Irish Ale" recipe motorneuron suggested in the first link. I might even brew that just as suggested since it sounds yummy! So far I've gotten some great advice on my grain bill - what do folks think about my...

Hi friends, I finally picked up a chest freezer and temp controller so I will now have an opportunity to have the temperature control to make my first lager. I've considered many recipes and spent hours searching this forum, but I still haven't landed on exactly what I have in mind. The...

I have an older version of this very same fridge - had it for about 7 years now - still going strong. OOTB it will hold any commercial keg, but I've since replaced the single tower with a triple. I can fit 3 cornys with a 5lb CO2 on the hump. There still more room around the sides and I put...

It's possible, I switched back to my old single regulator over the weekend. I was convinced that the other regulator was the problem - still dropping even with my trusted one. :-( Any concerns with just using basic clear PVC tubing for gas? I know they make thick walled red tubing I've seen...

I could really use some suggestions. I'm having a very frustrating problem hanging on to my CO2. :confused: A few months ago, I "upgraded" to a double body regulator so I could run 2 different pressures across my 3 kegs (2 at serving pressure, 1 at what ever is needed to get it carbed up)...

Swirling too vigorously apparently released a bunch of CO2 suspended in the starter liquid. Looked like a shaken soda being opened.

+1 on the foam stopper. I dunk mine in StarSan water squeeze it out really well and plug it in the flask. I also wanted to add my two cents on krausen formation on a starter. I've seen a bunch of people who mention getting little or no krausen forming. I've made 4 different ones now, with 3...

I made the Northern Brewer Black IPA Extract Kit a couple months ago and it's the best beer I've ever brewed. OK, well I'm still a noob - it's my 4th batch. I was a little scared after I dry hopped it as my previous "green" samples were great. After I added that last addition, it was a bit...

I've now read through the entire thread (53 pages - holy cow!), but I have one more question I'm hoping someone can help me out with. I already have a Kegerator setup that came from Sam's several years ago (Haier I think). I converted it to a triple tower setup after I got into home brewing...

So I've created an interesting dilemma for myself. :( I'm brewing a stout kit this weekend and so I made a starter with a vial of White Labs British Ale yeast. I had a bad feeling about it's viability since it got trapped in FedEx purgatory over Memorial Day weekend and it's been hotter than...

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10007962.html?tag=newsletter&tag=nl.e434 Neat article from cnet. Enjoy! :mug:

Thanks to all for the advice and, well, helping me read what was printed on the sheet - if not so clearly! I made a 2L sized starter and let that work for a bit over 24 hours. I'll make it another day or two sooner next time. Note to self, swirling a working starter can be a very messy thing...

In the Procedure section it says absolutely nothing. In the kit inventory, it says "1lb Corn Sugar late addition (0 min)". The kit inventory/instructions can be found here: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/BlackIPA.pdf