Recent content by ausmith

Everyone like to win something, anything really. I could use about half of the items that are being given away. I have a very small brewing operation for personal consumption. At this point I am still brewing with extracts and some specially grains. One of these days I am going to try to...

I have been trying to figure out a way to get my carboys clean. If I had one of the carboy cleaners my job will be that much easier.

This carboy cleaner looks great. I am waiting for you to send me my free one!

I could really use one of those carboy cleaners! https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/images/smilies/n045.gif

I have made my first 5 posts and have also replied to several of the posts that are there. How do I become a moderator? How do I create a city? Alaska - Fairbanks userid= jfausmith

I have found that using a glass carboy for my primary is better because I usually have to scrub the heck out of the carboy to remove the hops residue left on the inside of the bottle. Then I use plastic carboys for my secondary because they are lighter.

I have brewed my second batch of beer tonight and I thought it was going to turn out with a light or golden color. It is more of a brown color. I started off with mashing 1 lb of Crystal 10L and added that to my pot which had 6.6 lbs of Briess DME Golden Light. Once the boil broke I add 1oz...