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Okay, great, thanks for the feedback! The Rye Extract Northern Brewer sells is 70% 2-Row, 20% Rye, and 10% caramel 40 malt. So, maybe flip the numbers so that it is 3.5lbs Rye Extract, 2lbs Pale malt? Any other suggestions on this recipe?

Anybody?

Greetings all, I stumbled upon Revvy's Rye Kentucky Common Ale Recipe, and I am trying to convert it as closely as possible, realizing that some elements need to be changed to account for extract brewing and also doing a partial mash for the Flaked Maize. This is what I came up with...

Okay, so after reading the collective wisdom of this thread, I decided I am going to take a crack at an extract recipe, with a partial mash for the flaked maize. Would appreciate hearing feedback on this recipe: 3.5lbs Pale Malt Extract 2-Row 2.25lbs Flaked Maize 2lbs Rye Extract 2 oz...

Oh, and there is a good brewery in St. Charles, MO, right off of I-70, called Trailhead Brewing. It's pretty good and the town of St. Charles is pretty awesome. http://www.trailheadbrewing.com/ordereze/default.aspx

I agree with Sun King and Flat 12 in Indy. There is also Triton Brewing there as well, which is good. Where in Ohio are you starting? If you are near Columbus, I would recommend checking out Barley's. They have a really nice Scottish Ale and their food is excellent...

Okay, thanks for the input! Yeah, it may be waste of white lightning, but it was the only clear liquor I had around to experiment with in the airlock. Don't worry, I had a shot while prepping the airlock ;)

Just realized that it has been quite a while since my last post on here, of course it has been nearly as long since I last brewed, but anyway I had this crazy idea of using White Lightning that I bought from Smoky Mountain Distillery in my airlock. Any reason that I shouldn't use it? It's a...

Thanks!

Disregard, just found the official water report online for my county and it appears that it is "free chlorine" can be boiled off. Excellent!

Just did a little research, it appears that Greenwood, IN does have chloramine in the water. Go figure... I may just rely on bottled spring water then, or perhaps find a place that carries campden tablets. Thanks for the info.

The Indianapolis area does have harder water, which, from what I have been told, is a good thing for brewing, especially Scotch Ales. So, should I do the short boil to get rid of any chemicals?

Howdy All, I am looking to brew my second beer, a Scotch Ale, in a couple weeks and I am looking to use my tap water this time around. It is a municipal water source, so it is chlorinated and fluoridated. If I remember correctly, I should be able to boil off these chemicals with a short boil...

I was considering that. I'll bring it back to my home brewing supply store the next time I'm up there.

I first had a problem with the seal leaking and I had to do the un-imaginable and reach into my beer to tighten it down. Of course, I first sanitized my arm, but I have learned my lesson with that, test the seal with water first before transferring my beer over. I was having a problem with...

Awesome, thanks for all of the advice! I moved it to Secondary last night, and actually had to re-rack it after I was having some leaking issues. I was using my bottling bucket for my secondary, per a recommendation (I am now thinking that I misunderstood), and the spicket kept dripping, so I...

Greetings all, Just had a quick question regarding my Summer Ale. I brewed a Brewers Best Summer Ale kit last Friday and had an OG of 1.042. After one week in the Primary, I just took an SG for 1.011. I tranferred the beer into a Secondary Fermenter, as recommended by the instructions given...