Recent content by americaswing

For fermentation... If I'm adding the liquor, I don't think I'll need as much to get it to ferment since it already has sugar in it!

Been thinking about a recipe like this as well- might go for a raspberry wheat and then add white chocolate liquor or creme to white cocoa at bottling. I found a clear liquor so oils don't mess with carbonation (hopefully)- trying to figure out how much corn sugar I need to add now...

I actually made that kit as my first brew back in August. Turned out pretty good if you don't decide to go the graff route

Well, I checked with a hydrometer yesterday and its sitting at 1.02 (don't have the OG). I'll check again tomorrow and see if is holding steady. If its steady, in assuming I'm good to add vanilla. Thanks for your help!

Post to craiglist that you're in need of bottles. I got a couple of responses in the matter of a day or two and now have a collection of about 13 cases of clean bottles-- all for free! Now I just need to brew and fill them up!!

I'm 1 week in to a vanilla porter- directions say to rack to a secondary and add my vanilla that I've been soaking in vodka. However, I'm wondering if I can just add the vanilla straight to the primary so the yeast can keep working. I almost killed the yeast when I brewed (yey for pitching to...

I wish, but sadly no. We went last year, but this year I was in Idaho visiting family when the tickets went on sale. Didn't get one and I'm not going to pay the hiked up prices on Craigslist!

Brewed my first batch back in mid August and decided to try a vanilla porter recipe from a local brewery/brew shop for my second batch. I've been stalking these forums for a while and thought I'd finally introduce myself. Hoping to start brewing a lot more regularly and trying out some more...