Recent content by amscheip

They've postponed bombing the place because the neighbor who started this whole thing is still refusing service so they have to evict him before they can do anything. I've got until Friday. I think I'll just double bag my carboys and move all my other equipment out onto the porch. As far as my...

Ok thanks guys, great idea, I'll go ahead and put my carboys in trash bags and put all my brewing equipment in the car during work. I'm really thinking about asking the people at the front desk to reimburse me if I end up having to dump my batches (I'm still a beginner so every gallon counts!)

Thanks in advance for any help

Apparently I have some nasty neighbors that have been causing a bug problem for the past few months so our apartment complex is sending in exterminators to bug bomb the entire building. I was thinking about calling the front office and asking them to delay the bombing (I haven't seen any bugs in...

Yeah my first brew ended up all over my closet walls and ceiling so from now on I'll always start with a blow off tube

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up doing a blow off tube and so far so good

O.K. so I am still learning the vocabulary and yes it does come apart in three parts. After your description I realize it is the floater that I am missing, but since this is just a one gallon batch I think I'll try and rig up foil as the floater and if it doesn't work it wont be a terribly...

I'm sorry, it's not an aerator but instead the airlock. I don't know what type it is other than it came with the Northern Brewery 1 gallon kit.

Hello, I'm a about to be 3rd time brewer and I've somehow misplaced the cap that goes inside the airlock. Is this necessary for brewing?