Recent content by BookofNick

Wow, Azmark is right. Sticky Wicket by Mr. Beer is hopped! It is a beer after all! As to the people asking if there is already carbonation - yes, plenty. I suppose the future is party cloudy with a chance of bottle bombs. Also, it is really sweet, but I did put in a pound of lactose...

I didn't have a hydrometer, but I was getting one bubble in the airlock every 3 min. I do think the yeast began to die on me. Makes sense, since it's still really sweet. Looking back, I ought to have re-pitched. Yes, I am worried about bottle bombs, but so far it's been okay. Some people...

No, I'd be content with one. As a dessert or something. I would recommend replacing a bit of the sugar wih malt to make it more drinkable.

What a terrible calculator! It wouldn't adjust ABV based on any of the sugar fermentables, only on the malt fermentables.

Unfortunately, I didn't own a hydrometer when I made this. The Mr. Beer manual I have has a rough guide to ABV. For instance, it says a cup of honey will raise a 2 gal beer by 0.7% ABV. It's probably not perfect, but I put enough stuff to make it an 8.2-8.4%, according to the guide. Not sure it...

Okay, guys, this tastes pretty damn good (18 days after bottling) Malty and sweet, as expected. Chocolate really comes out. Very thin head (I expect this to increase over time), but it's there. Smell is dark and boozy - think Starbucks Frappachino with added maple sugar. Though more chocolate...

How about: "Boot Shaped Brewing" Or "Boot Kick Brewing" or "Longboot Brewing" ...cause Italy is shaped like a boot, of course. I'll close with the only thing I know how to say in italian: Due cannoli, per favori!

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Hey all...do I just use regular paper (stuff I have is 24#) Thanks!

Thanks! Do I steep the malt before adding the liquid extract? Also when do I add hops? After adding the LME?

Nobody's got a simple recipe for me?

Yes, this is true. My first batch was a Mr. Beer kit which came with a pre-hopped malt extract (HME). It's easy for a beginner like me to underestimate the necessity of hops after using this kit.

Just an update - I bottled it! ...and tasted it, of course! I am known for my sweet tooth, so maybe I'm biased, but this actually tasted pretty good to me. It's got a lot of flavors I like, such as chocolate, coffee, etc. Maybe it's not technically beer, but I'm all in at this point. I'll post...

Okay, so this will be my third brew. Brewing this later this week with my brother in law. He's never done it. My first was a Mr. Beer IPA - Turned out good. Second was an "imperial stout" (which you forum members say will bomb, but I just bottled and the flat stuff tasted good to me). Here's...

Okay, thanks for the help everybody...sounds like its a lost cause, but I am going to wait two weeks and bottle it anyway, for kicks and giggles. I'll leave it in a dark corner of my basement and just forget about it for a while.