GringoCervecero
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Hello there folks. I recently got into home brewing this year when a friend bought me a Mr. Beer Kit. Through a friend I stepped it up and ended up with the 5 gallon "Ale Pail" for free and I recently decided to brew the Brewer's Best Russian Imperial Stout. When doing some Google searches it lead me to this site and I was glad I ended up here because quite a few folks talked about how the fermentation for this particular beer was pretty strong. At the behest of some kind folks on here I talked to my LHB Supplier and he took the time to show me how to set up the blow off correctly. I'm proud to say that on Day 3 my brew is still going along strong and the aromas are still damn good! The house smelled good for a few days after the boil.
I'm thinking that after I get this batch bottled that I'm going to end up doing the Northern Best Dark Cherry Stout kit, but I do believe that since I found another thread on here regarding adding a little chocolate that I might end up doing that.
I do believe that I have learned one thing here, I didn't have a dedicated brewing kettle when I first got into this. I had a very old 3.5 gallon soup kettle that my mom hadn't used. I cleaned it up very good and it didn't impart any strange flavors to my Mr. Beer IPA, but I have also seen that a few folks on here really advocate a full wort boil. I do believe that I'm going to get myself hooked up with a 5 or 6 gallon brew kettle and try a full boil on my next batch.
I'm thinking that after I get this batch bottled that I'm going to end up doing the Northern Best Dark Cherry Stout kit, but I do believe that since I found another thread on here regarding adding a little chocolate that I might end up doing that.
I do believe that I have learned one thing here, I didn't have a dedicated brewing kettle when I first got into this. I had a very old 3.5 gallon soup kettle that my mom hadn't used. I cleaned it up very good and it didn't impart any strange flavors to my Mr. Beer IPA, but I have also seen that a few folks on here really advocate a full wort boil. I do believe that I'm going to get myself hooked up with a 5 or 6 gallon brew kettle and try a full boil on my next batch.