Recent content by Bert_T

Welcome and be prepared to become obsessed with this amazing hobby. I am relatively new to brewing. I started back in August '15 and since then have brewed about 12 batches. I initially did 3, 5 gallon batches but since then have scaled back to 3 and 1 gallon batches, which makes more sense. As...

I brewed a pale ale using cascade hops for brewing and flavor. OMG! Tastes pretty darn good. Nice malt and orange flavor balance.

-5 F outside.........not me!

Watering hole

I used it in a pale ale and was awesome.

Yeah I hear you there. I oftentimes raise the same question as well. So in order to somewhat justify my drinking, I at least try to drink quality beer. Lol. Cheers!

Lol. My LHBS welcomed me to The Rabbit Hole.

Contrary to what alot of people say, I have been hydrating all my dry yeast 30 minutes. before pitching in a half cup of room temp water. Smells like hell, but once I pitch I hardly ever notice too much lag.

Thanks. I'll try 1/4 - 1/2# of carapils next batch.

Lol. I guess there is a flavor for every neighbor. Me personally, I don't mind the occasional IPA -I will settle for maybe 1 when visting craft brewers- but I truly prefer the toasty roasty nutty chocolatey flavors of my brews with enough bitterness to balance them out. I guess I'm not too much...

Mmmmmmm I actually bottled a Chocolate Porter a week ago. Cracked one open last night and it was simply amazing. Gotta love a good porter.

American Ale by Thimble Island Brewery located here in CT. Nice malt forward nutty amber ale.

Funny thing is that I fermented during the summer with the bucket sitting in the corner of the kitchen. Since those initial batches I built a temperature controlled chamber which keeps temps down in the 64 degree range. As for the carapils, I'll try a 1/2 pound to next time I brew and see what...

Ok.....the truth.....I still ride my mountain bike with training wheels.

Yeah it's dextrose from my LHBS. And I also use the online priming calculator. As for the specialty grains, one kit used 40L and the other 60L, according to the spec sheet. What % of carapils should I use?