Recent content by aufevermike

Ok I left my wife "in charge" to rack my beer into the seconday as she had done once before to my raspberry requiem and it came out awesome. This time she did it just fine about a week ago to my second batch. Today i get home from a 2 wwek work hitch and found the airlock completely dry. I am...

I thought mine was a bit bitter and it is due to still being green. However, I once bought a 6er of Shocktop raspberry wheat and the first inital drink was, "why did i buy this".... it was terrible. till I read the "instructions", a beer with instruction on how to drink it.... pour into glass...

I finally cracked one of my first batches of this I made a month ago. Mine too, is bitter. Will the bitterness mellow with age???

I have a digital thermometer and set it to 210 deg. when the alrm goes off I watch till it start to roll then adjust the flame and let it go.

I'm sure it won't be long now. I knowI wouldn't want to sleep in a wet bedroom. Head on down any and throw some flies in the river at Cooper Landing.

Greetings. I am Mike and I might have a brewing problem. I think I have found the right place to have my questions answered. It already seems like a friendly place here and it has already helped me in many ways. I am currently working on my 1st brew ever, a Miner's Stout. After this, I'm jumping...

I just tasted mine for the first time, can you say BITTER!!!

OK guys, I'm sure this has happened to everyone. This is my first batch of beer. I'm brewing a Miner's Stout. I was certain to be clean and sanitized anything that the beer would come in contact with. Yesterday I finshed around 3 in the afternoon when I added yeast to the carboy and put the...