Recent content by Barleynose

Look up Defalcos, super nice guys there who are very helpfull.

Welcome to the addiction!

And I learn something new! Thank you!

I think it's comments like this that that the OP was probably referring to, according to bobbrews if someone uses extracts then they are looked down upon as not a brewer - merely a beginner. :rolleyes:

Howdy, I'm not far ahead of you in regards to experience and I was fretting over my first batches in the exact same manner. The thing I have learned here is have patience and leave the beer be for a while to let the yeast do what it needs to do. If you have performed your sanitization process...

If you have a Target/Walmart/etc. close, you can pick up a plastic tub big enough to hold your fermenter for $8 to $15. Mine was labeled as a tub and it was in a section of Target where they had boxes and the tub for holding children's toys. Then all you need is a cheapy fan and a t-shirt to...

Grats!! Yeah, I scope out my carboys pretty regularly. LOL

Woot! I've been looking for a thread on this as I've been having the same experience as the OP. Thanks for the information all! :D

I'm VERY new at this but from what I have read you could boil the water beforehand to evaporate the chlorine and then let it cool off to whatever temp you need. Anyone please chime in if I an incorrect on this! :mug:

So far I've just been lurking on the forums and reading, I've gotten a wealth of information and wanted to say thanks for that! Last week I was sanitizing my bucket using an Idophor solution when I got a phone call and forgot about the solution being in the bucket for a half hour or so...