Recent content by Blake_Smash

Put my ACL in the fridge almost a week ago. Tried one 24hrs in (I Couldn't control myself), has a sour apple finish to it. (not very strong but present). Tried a second after 2 more days, sour apple taste had just about disappeared. Beer is pouring into a glass with head and retaining it...

Just an update on my sugar vs sediment post, it is sediment. So I am going to put them in the fridge friday. As I said above i'm planing my next brew with Mr. Beer. I want to use one of their slightly more involved recipes (that uses LME OR DME & Hops in addition to their can o extract) Both...

The bottles are very firm. I can get a little bit of a squeeze if i use lots of force but they spring right back out. It could be sediment, It kind of looks like sugar in the bottom of the bottles so thats what I thought it was (in the little bumps on the bottom, its a compact and a light tan/...

Hello everyone, As I sit here I realize that on friday I can finally put my beer into the fridge :rockin:. That being said, I had a few questions, I noticed over the weekend that there was still some priming sugar on the bottom of the bottles. Do I invert them a few more times to mix the...

Alright, So I bottled on friday. Followed the priming directions for the bottles with table sugar. Didn't have enough dextrose to do all bottles, in hindsight I should have done half and half and labeled them to see what the difference was. It has only been a few days but I can see that the...

today is the day I bottle my first batch from Mr Beer. Just making sure I do this right. Don't use table sugar. Use dextrose. Don't batch prime, just do the individual bottles. And Since im using the 1 liter bottles, use 2 1/2 tbs per bottle. Then I put the bottle up to the spigot from...

Planing on moving into a 2/2 apartment this summer and thinking that is the time to upgrade to 5 gal kits. Thinking I'm going to go with midwest' mid level kit w/ plastic BB for easier storage. Ill buy the bottles, kettle, and thermometer separate so that the cost is lower. I live in...

Hello Everyone, just a quick update. My ACL kit has been fermenting for 18 days now. As I mentioned when I posted about my brew session (if you can call it that with Mr. Beer) my yeast packet had popped open before i got the lid off. I thought the yeast might be dead but thankfully I was...

Ordered hops DME and 4 more Mr. Beer recipes. Put the ACL pack in and brewed it up. Fermenting nicely so far. Was a little nervous that it wouldn't get started because the dry yeast packet had popped open before i opened the tin. Its been roughly 72 hours, nice layer of Krusen on top and the...

Thanks. I did look back a few posts and saw your walkthrough. Since I don't have a local home brew store near me is there anyway I can get those things without ordering them online and waiting for shipping... Or any other ingredients I could find at the grocery store that might help?

Hey everyone, just got a Mr. Beer from my in-laws for christmas with the american classic light recipe kit. I want to start brewing it either today or tomorrow but I wanted to get everything figured out first. I see a lot of people in this thread saying to double the times on the recipe...

hey guys, thank you all for the feedback. I found how to brew online at howtobrew.com and have been reading it bit by bit. Definitely will finish it before I take any additional steps. Looks like my set up will be something like the starter kit (possibly with parts from around where I live if...

Thank you guys for all the info. I see what you mean about the bottles and the pot. Those are things I can definitely find around here so it is probably a good idea to do the versions of those kits without bottles and a pot. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-starter-kit.html OR...

Hey guys, So I have been researching starter brew kits for about 2 weeks and reading way to many posts on these forums just to get ideas on what I REALLY need to get started. My first question, Midwest Supplies seems to have the best deals going as far as equipment is concerned. I have...

Hey guys, I am completely new to all of this. Still figuring out what I need to get to get started and how much it is going to set me back. I have assisted friends on their brews but have never done my own and am anxious to get started. Cheers:mug: