Recent content by BIGREDTRUCKER

It's a hard taste to describe! Kind of like a little Electrical Film left on the tongue .

Hello, I'm curious to know if anyone hails familiar with a glassy aftertaste when using extract? My beer has only been in the bottle for three weeks. It tastes great other than a distinct glassy taste when finished. Can any one tell me what the cases if this could be?

Hello, I just racked to my secondary and when I was securing my stopper/airlock, the spring water in the airlock sucked back into the carboy! I never removed the spring water from my stopper/airlock. So this was the same water that sat in the stopper for 2 weeks before the secondary transfer...

You guys have mentioned getting a fridge or freezer with temp control. Can frigdes and freezers have a controlled temp of 65 deg? That seems mighty hot for what there intended purpose is. If they can do this .....I'm getting a used one for sure!

Thanks! I think I have it figured out. Filled the cooler to the 5 gallon mark on the fermenting bucket. Added a few freezer blue blocks. The floating thermometer has been holding at 70. Should I stick a wet T shirt over the exposed part of the bucket?

So how much water do I put in the bucket? All the way to the beer line? What about the tshirt?

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to do the swamp cooler today. Can someone give me the exact way I should do it? Do I fill the bucket all the way with water or just a few inches? If I fill with only a few inches do I set the fermenter directly in the few inches of water? Won't this make the...

Are you saying for that room, or actually in the closet? Would it be easier to make a swamp cooler or should I even be looking at a cheep fridge for the garage? I just need to get this temp down a few more degrees.

Hello, I just brewed my first batch of IPA last night. I can't get my temp on my bucket below 75. This is in the coolest place in the house, my closet. What would you recommend I do to bring it down to 70? If I do the swamp cooler thing, how much water will I need? I've seen some post...