Recent content by atwoheadedcat

Thanks for all the suggestions! My fiance's cousin has a hop farm and this was the first time I ever had bulk hops laying around. I'll give them a good smell before dry hopping. Worst case I'll just have to be out of 2oz or so of hops.

Brewing today and went to pull some of my whole leaf hops out of the freezer. They were in plastic vacuumed sealed bags but one of them seems to have been punctured letting some air in. Will they still be ok to use or should I toss tag one? Thanks!

I really hate bottling. I am trying to convince my fiancé that putting a kegerator on our wedding registry is an awesome idea. I think I'm just gonna slip it in and not tell him. ;)

Oh that's great they have Galaxy! I really was curious about that hop and wanted to make a SMaSH with them. I'll see if I can't pick some up when I go on Friday.

Ha! You are SPOILED! I'm not from Long Island originally (from New Hampshire and managed a work transfer here before I started working from home), so maybe eastern wasn't the best description. My fiancé went to high school in Mattituck...so that's probably more eastern...I'll get it eventually...

I used to go to Back Alley Brew Shop in Patchogue. Went to a few bottle shares there too with my fiancé. we had finally started networking and then it closed. I got my last ingredients from Arbor, its a nice shop. Its not an awful drive from Medford but I got spoiled buy only having to drive to...

Newish to home brewing and brand new to the community here! My first brew was back in September 2014 and have made about 10 batches since then. My latest batch is my first ever BIAB (Belgian wit attempt) that I am impatiently waiting to finish out so I can bottle! Making the base for a...

I sure hope so. Fiance just got back from a business trip and might not be in the mood. I'll just settle him in with some Dark Souls II while I have a brew day. Been dying to make a galaxy SMaSH. Just need to figure out hop schedule.

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I had no idea about testing the pH! Thanks for that, I have a bunch of test strips too. Thanks!

I know I don't have to but I was over compensating a bit I guess. My last batch the blow off tube came out of my sanitizer and I don't know how long it was exposed to air. I got lucky and everything turned out fine. I actually ended up with some wild house yeast (I'm assuming) getting into my...

Thanks! Overly cautious with my first ever BIAB AG batch.

Hey guys! Really silly and quick question. I used a one gallon jug filled with a starsan solution as my blowoff tube container. My krausen has fallen this morning so I think it's safe to switch to an airlock. I wondering instead of mixing up a new batch of sanitizer if I could use the...

Hey everyone! Pretty new brewer here. Been brewing for a little over a year with 8 extract brews under my belt so far. I finally think I am ready to move on to all grain but apartment living makes it tough...BIAB it is! I am planning to make a pretty simple Belgian Wit. I am...