Recent content by BeerOfThePeepHole

A little over a month ago I accidentally purchased the Oxygen w/ chlorine (not Oxy Free) to sanitize. I brewed about 10 gallons of Pale ale and low and behold it was incredibly phenolic and not drinkable. Now today is another brew day but I am curious; I've washed out my carboys vigorously...

Hey guys quick question: I have the opportunity to grab some 6gal Food grade plastic buckets for fermentation. Is there any real difference between a 6 & 6.5gal for fermenting? Any reason I shouldn't grab them?

Great advice guys thanks. No the LME was bagged. Unfortuantely I disposed of the bags they came in. I suppose I am reading the meter wrong. As far as straining goes I don't have another 5gal pot to transfer it to. What I am thinking I can do is to just do the boil process and then...

Ingrediants: DME - Unlabled White Labs Yeast - California Ale LME - Unlabled Bittering Hops Finishing Hops Unforuntately I don't have any more details than that. Today is not my brewing day hahah. I just went to start another batch and as i dropped the bag of grains into the...

For my second brew I made an American IPA. Followed the kit instructions well, let it ferment for 2 weeks in the primary and figured I'd let it bottle condition over the next few weeks. The problem is when I took my hydrometer reading the beer had a 2% alcohol level. Is that normal? 1st...

I would definitely be down to meet some fellow brewers in the NY area. Looking into LI homebrew clubs. Thanks everyone for the advice so far.

I'm fairly new to home brewing and although I have dived in head first in terms of reading and learning the science of the art I am having an issue I am finding difficult to deal with. I live in a 2 room apartment; fairly decent size but with poorly ventilation. My bedroom is hot but my...

That is horrible, really sorry.

Never hurts to have more bottles; available cheap at the right places.