JustMrWill
Well-Known Member
I found this forum a few weeks back and have learned a ton since. (Unfortunately, every answer I find generates a dozen more questions!!!)
I got a Mr Beer kit for Christmas 2006. I brewed the wheat ale that came with the kit and made OK beer. I was left with the "OK, that was lame...there has to be more to this than that". One week after drinking the first bottle from the Mr Beer, I bought a brew kit from my LHBS.
Before the first batch (a brown ale extract kit) was done fermenting, I had bought a kegerator and a 5 gal cornelius keg. (I tend to jump into things whole-heartedly).
I have brewed so far (all extract kits):
1 - Mr Beer wheat ale
2 - brown ale
3 - bass ale clone
4 - guiness clone
5 - I.P.A.
6 - wheat ale
7 - honey brown ale
8 - sam adams clone (ale)
9 - brown ale
All have come out good except the honey brown ale. I am still trying to figure out what went wrong...it is drinkable but just not any good. I got a 20lb CO2 tank from a friend. He said that it had been sitting around for a while...I should have asked how long a while was...because I think the CO2 is tainting the beer when I carbonate it from this tank. Is this possible? I am trying to purge the CO2 from the last batch and re-carbonate with a "known good" tank. I hate to have to toss out a couple batches of beer.
Up next:
I bought a second 6.5 gallon glass carboy so I can double up on what I have fermenting/conditioning. I bought a digital temp controller from Apex and have my chest freezer set to do lagers. I just got an Anchor (steam) lager clone from my LHBS. I also want to try making some mead...still trying to determine if I want to start with a straight honey mead..or try flavoring with fruits etc. I would hate to make something and wait 6 months, just to find that it sux...but I guess that is the nature of the beast.
I would love to start AG brewing but I am still trying to figure it all out.
I live in North Attleboro, MA and would love to hear from others in the MA/RI area. (Feel free to shoot me a PM).
-Will
I got a Mr Beer kit for Christmas 2006. I brewed the wheat ale that came with the kit and made OK beer. I was left with the "OK, that was lame...there has to be more to this than that". One week after drinking the first bottle from the Mr Beer, I bought a brew kit from my LHBS.
Before the first batch (a brown ale extract kit) was done fermenting, I had bought a kegerator and a 5 gal cornelius keg. (I tend to jump into things whole-heartedly).
I have brewed so far (all extract kits):
1 - Mr Beer wheat ale
2 - brown ale
3 - bass ale clone
4 - guiness clone
5 - I.P.A.
6 - wheat ale
7 - honey brown ale
8 - sam adams clone (ale)
9 - brown ale
All have come out good except the honey brown ale. I am still trying to figure out what went wrong...it is drinkable but just not any good. I got a 20lb CO2 tank from a friend. He said that it had been sitting around for a while...I should have asked how long a while was...because I think the CO2 is tainting the beer when I carbonate it from this tank. Is this possible? I am trying to purge the CO2 from the last batch and re-carbonate with a "known good" tank. I hate to have to toss out a couple batches of beer.
Up next:
I bought a second 6.5 gallon glass carboy so I can double up on what I have fermenting/conditioning. I bought a digital temp controller from Apex and have my chest freezer set to do lagers. I just got an Anchor (steam) lager clone from my LHBS. I also want to try making some mead...still trying to determine if I want to start with a straight honey mead..or try flavoring with fruits etc. I would hate to make something and wait 6 months, just to find that it sux...but I guess that is the nature of the beast.
I would love to start AG brewing but I am still trying to figure it all out.
I live in North Attleboro, MA and would love to hear from others in the MA/RI area. (Feel free to shoot me a PM).
-Will