Recent content by 20000Barrels

I am in Zionsville, and looking for a beer club to join. I have been brewing a little of a year all extract. I did brew with guys at Tuxedo and they taught me the basics on grain. Did you Fishers guys join FBI? Thanks

http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/BlackIPA.pdf Here is a link to the kit. So it was 9.5 of malt syrup. My bad for the mistake. I thought it was Candy syrup. My batch did not turn out no big surprise there. I understand brewing is serious and important. I have only...

My bad it was 9.5 lbs

I have brewed 2 kits from http://www.highgravitybrew.com One was 9.75% and the other was 8.5%. Northern brewers Black IPA is over 10%. It calls for sugar at the end of the boil. Some of the Triple Belgian kits are close to 10%. My problem with some of these kits is you really need a yeast...

After a year of extract brewing I am looking to make the jump to all grain. Extract brewing is awesome and does not take up that much time but I feel like the next step to become a great brewer is all grain.

Right on!

This might be a dumb question but are there sites that will let you design your own extract kit? Thanks

So what are some good summer kits? I just brewed a Uncommon Honey Steam from MidWest. So I am looking for another to brew in a couple of weeks?

Thanks! sorry about the Sp in the title.

I am using the basic equipment for extract brewing 5 gallon batches. Could I up grade equipment for this type of brewing? Thanks

How do you know if the yeast stalled out on you? The kit called for 7 day in the primary SG 1.40 Transferred to secondary and I am still at 1.40? This is a strong farm house ale. Thoughts?

I brewed NB's Black IPA and had some problems with it. There is so much sugar in this kit that when I bottled they carbed up really fast. I have volcanoes with 22oz bottles. The kit calls for 1lb of corn sugar at the end of the boil. I am a rookie so I am sure I did a couple of thing wrong.

Thanks for the feed back. So in a bucket the extra room vs carboy has no impact on fermentation. Thanks

I would like some feedback on what is better for both primary fermentation and secondary. I switched to a bucket for primary because it is easier to transport. I can't tell if it's having an impact on the brewing process. Thoughts? Thanks

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