Recent content by blueblue

I like to take hydrometer readings whenever possible just so I can look like a scientist. I also like to watch my friends' eyes glaze over when I try to explain specific gravity to them.

I like bottling. I agree that it is about the process. that is actually something I enjoy. stepping back and thinking about what i'm doing and how I can cut waste and save time. it's like a puzzle.

no it's there. click on related videos. its broken up into several segments.

here it is: HowStuffWorks Videos "HowStuffWorks Show: Episode 5: Beer 101" everything i know in life, i've googled.

you've got me beat. i think we have about 10 right now. we're at the commit or quit point.

when i brewed my first weissbier, I filled one cheap glass growler and put it in a cooler with a bunch of books on top. obviously i understood the risk when i did it. i let it condition with the rest of my bottles for 3 weeks and busted it out at my family's oktoberfest dinner. it was fine...

i was going to say, some recipes are supposed to have a potent alcoholic character. i get disappointed when i expect it and it is not there.

27. i think the age groups are mighty wide.

I know the processing of food grade bags, paper towels, etc. effectively sanitized them. I'm not sure about garbage bags. I'm sure it's fine.

i've always wondered this too. most of my brew education has come from books and websites, so i don't "talk shop" face to face often. i was talking to a guy at work and told him that my pumpkin ale had a OG of "seventy". he understood, so i figured that was acceptable. that's just the way...

I just brewed a dry stout. i'm also pretty new. i have another week or so before I bottle so I don't know how it will turn out. I used this recipe (approximately): http://www.beersmith.com/Recipes2/recipe_156.htm

awesome. the kettle is not so much of a problem (unless it is just unreasonably thin) i'm concerned more with poor design, cheap welds on the frame of the stove, cheap propane valve. the sort of stuff that makes you have to buy another one. sounds like you've looked in to it though...

thanks. the ones mentioned in that thread are the ones i keep running into online. my closest walmart didn't have any. i was considering ordering one online, but i didn't want to waste money on something that was going to fall apart when i use it once. certainly, you pay for what you get...

ok, smartass. yes, i know where i could find one. i was hoping for maybe some specific insight from experience. i.e. "I bought this one and it was crap because..."

any recommended makes/models for turkey fryers (link if possible)? i'm looking for a cheap one. aluminum is fine.