Bountyjack
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Aw, thanks on that info. But what about 6 gallon Glass carboy versus 6 gallon bucket plastic? Is it just personal preference or is there a reason why you should use one or the other?
You can, I usually don't, I havnt fermented anything big enough that it took over 2 weeks to do. I'm doing the miller light clone in the recipes sectoon right now and at 5 days its about petered out. I still need to dry hop in a secondary and add some stuff but normal recipes are 2 weeks and then bottle
I have never owned a Mr. Beer kit in my life, but I still give it credit for getting me into brewing.
I saw one in a store a few years ago and said "Wow, I'm going to have to buy one of those -- I had no idea that I could brew my own beer."
Just bottled my first batch about a week and a half ago waiting to open on Super Bowl Sunday. Want to try some more customization on my next which is the patriot lager kit from MB. Any ideas or suggestions for my first tip toe into experimenting?
OK, I did a bunch of extract brewing in the 90's, but sold all my gear when I moved in 2003. Fast forward to this fall and, sort of as a joke, I wanted to brew a batch of beer. Not wanting to get/store the whole setup again, I bought a Mr. Beer and a West Coast Pale Ale kit (didn't want what I assumed was the swill made with the stock kit).
So...I followed all the instructions. The fermentation seemed to go well, lots of activity which died down after about 10 days. After 15 days I bottled. It came with a packet of priming sugar drops so I used those (2 per bottle per the instructions on the package of drops).
I then let them condition at room temp (the plastic bottles got firm like a 2 liter pop bottle) for 2 weeks and for another week in the fridge.
What I ended up with is barely carbonated and sweet tasting (other than that, not horrible) I'm guessing the yeast didn't work on the priming sugar as vigorously as it should, resulting is less carbonation and residual sugars.
Any options or am I stuck with what I have?
Just bottled my first batch about a week and a half ago waiting to open on Super Bowl Sunday. Want to try some more customization on my next which is the patriot lager kit from MB. Any ideas or suggestions for my first tip toe into experimenting?
A big pot is good. 'Giant' might be overkill, but you're just heating water and stirring in extract with MrB, so as long as you can get it from the pot to the LBK, you're good.
Your tap water is probably not going to infect your beer, but it probably has enough treatment chemicals to impart indesirable flavors. Get bottle water to be safe and avoid off flavors. Or carbon filter it.
The extract will be darker than when it was fresh and probably has had some flavor change, maybe some staling, but it is good to make beer. Try it and see what you think.
is it necessary to sanitize the pot
here is a question
the instructions in the Mr Beer kit say to boil the booster then remove from heat and add the can and stir
it does not say to return to a boil yet i read a lot of recipes and advise about brewing and it always says to boil the wort. should i have return my mr beer to the stove for a boil before i poured it in the keg?
(This is my very first try at a brew)
The reason you normally boil the wort is to add bitterness from the hops. Your Mr. Beer kit is pre-hopped, you boil it it will be much more bitter than intended.
Just pour it into the hot water and then add to keg as directed
I like to sanitize the can of extract and the can opener when doing a no boil like this.
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As will I, hot star-san dunk until needed
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