BeardlyBrew
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Hi, I'm new around here, at least newly registered. I've been lurking the forums for a little while now. I'm should say that I'm fairly new to homebrewing at any level above Mr. Beer, but I am eager to learn. Mr Beer was my homebrew of choice for a number of years though, and I've made more than 60 batches to date. The kits are expensive for what you get though, and just not as satisfying. I want to move on to partial- and all-grain.
Right now, I have my second 23 litre batch of hard cider in my secondary, and a kit Oatmeal Stout (BrewHouse) in my primary. Once it gets to the secondary, I'm going to add a dose of cold press coffee extract.
I'm likely to only be an occasional poster though, mainly because most of the questions I have are answered with a quick search through the forums here. Some recent examples: (The questions were mine, the answers paraphrased from the forum here)
I have three Mr Beer kegs sitting idle. Can I use them for all-grain, cider, or small batches of mead?
- Yes for all-grain, yes for cider, and no for mead. (I have since used them for three small batches of cider with different additions to it.)
The kit I have says to transfer to secondary after 3-4 days, but I won't have a secondary free for a week. Will this hurt the beer?
- No, the beer will be fine. Patience is your friend. A few extra days, even an extra week at any point will only help the beer.
Oh no! Help! There's foam coming out the top of the airlock!
- Relax, this can happen with certain beers and yeasts. Pull the airlock out, clean it, sanitize it, and install a blowoff tube if you can. The beer will be fine.
Like I said... most any question I have, there's a thread for it. (Or several.)
Great, great forum here, glad to be a part of it. Hope to be able to contribute soon.
Right now, I have my second 23 litre batch of hard cider in my secondary, and a kit Oatmeal Stout (BrewHouse) in my primary. Once it gets to the secondary, I'm going to add a dose of cold press coffee extract.
I'm likely to only be an occasional poster though, mainly because most of the questions I have are answered with a quick search through the forums here. Some recent examples: (The questions were mine, the answers paraphrased from the forum here)
I have three Mr Beer kegs sitting idle. Can I use them for all-grain, cider, or small batches of mead?
- Yes for all-grain, yes for cider, and no for mead. (I have since used them for three small batches of cider with different additions to it.)
The kit I have says to transfer to secondary after 3-4 days, but I won't have a secondary free for a week. Will this hurt the beer?
- No, the beer will be fine. Patience is your friend. A few extra days, even an extra week at any point will only help the beer.
Oh no! Help! There's foam coming out the top of the airlock!
- Relax, this can happen with certain beers and yeasts. Pull the airlock out, clean it, sanitize it, and install a blowoff tube if you can. The beer will be fine.
Like I said... most any question I have, there's a thread for it. (Or several.)
Great, great forum here, glad to be a part of it. Hope to be able to contribute soon.
