Recent content by BradP316

thalguy, I tested mine after a week and it still wasn't carbonated enough. After two weeks it was good to go. However, it keeps getting better with age.

5 oz. which is what the kit calls for. I bottled mine 2 weeks ago and opened one this weekend. Wow is all I can say. It's not even fully bottle conditioned and it is delicious. I only used 16 oz. of Baker's chocolate and it is plenty. I've marked a few bottles to store for a few years. I'm...

I brewed the kit this past weekend and it is now in the primary. 2 questions: How can I strain the coffee grounds out of the primary once I transfer to secondary? What is the purpose of transferring the chocolate to the secondary? Why not just leave it in the primary longer? If you do...

Is there anything to use besides Baker's Chocolate. It was $3 for a 4 oz. bar. It ended up being $20 just for chocolate.

I am brewing this tomorrow. I know you steep the grounded coffee beans for 10 minutes at flameout, but do you pour them out after this or do you put them in the primary as well?

Thorgod you are awesome! Thank you very much!

Since so many of you lost alot of beer due to the chocolate, would it hurt to top it off with water to bring it to 5.5 - 6 gallons before you add it to the primary? I'm actually about to brew this kit in the next month to have it ready for Christmas.

Sorry to hijack, but I have one as well. I created it on a website but they want over $300 to create it. I don't have that to spend for a logo that I just want to tinker with for home brews. Would anyone be willing to help me out a bit as well? It would be much appreciated. Thanks! Btw...

I downloaded Gimp but have no clue what I'm doing. Are there templates that you use? Or do I just take one that someone posted and change it to my liking?

As a newbie to making labels, what program did you use to make this? Also, great job! I really like it alot!

What program are you guys using to make these awesome labels? Are any of these programs free for use?

Here are the first two labels I have created for my homebrews:

Hello everyone. My name is Brad and I live in Charleston, SC. I have been homebrewing since January, 2013. I have brewed 5 extract kits so far as I continue to learn and expand my home brewery. I'm excited to have found this place as I have already read many things to help me out...