Recent content by brewski65

Thanks for the reviews all, I was wondering about the freshness...I noticed when I did a google search of True Brew that Amazon.com sells these kits. @ sauceboss: the True Brew double IPA caught my attention as it claims its commercial comparison is Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA which is a brew...

Season's Greetings, fellow home brewers. So I am considering brewing a Double IPA extract kit from True Brew. I haven't read too much about these extract kits and wanted to see if anybody out there has any feedback on the quality of these extract kits. Hate to sink money and time into a...

Also, will refer back to this post when I attempt another lager sometime in the near future. Great tips from all!

Ok, I tasted: no butter or butterscotch flavors but it did leave an oily slick feeling on the tongue. It smells like a lager, no fruity esters. So now will drest (@ 68 degrees) for a couple of days (until slickness is gone) followed by cold crash and lagering and then look forward with crossed...

thanks all, appreciate the guidance and words of encouragement. I now get why so many brewers say lagering is more labor intensive and requires attention to detail compared to brewing ales! @ patthebrewer, I was incorrect, the yeast used was Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager. Does this change...

Oh. Is this recoverable or doomed to failure?

correct, fermenting at 62 degrees with Munich lager II. The extract kit instructions say the optimum temp range is 52-62.

I'm brewing my first lager. Northern Brewer Bavarian Helles, 5 gallon brew, extract kit. I used WYEAST 2352 Munich Lager II. My question is how long should I do a diacetyl rest and at what temperature? I brewed 8 days ago. OG 1.042. I did a yeast starter. Pitched at 72 degrees (room...

Thank you for the helpful ideas and feedback. It appears so far the brewing is going well. This one isn't ready until December...good thing I'm brewing others to keep from testing too early... cheers. FERMENTING Belgian Triple Belgian Dubbel Belgian Strong Ale BOTTLED Bavarian Hefeweissen...

Hi. I'm brewing my 3rd batch of homebrew, this time is a Northern Brewer extract kit for a Belgian Strong Ale using Wyeast 1388 (belgian strong ale yeast). All seemed to be going well...until I did the OG reading (yeast not pitched yet). My OG reading is 1.075. The brewing instructions say...

thanks to every one of you for the tips, very helpful. I switched to the blow off hose and it worked perfectly. Today I switched to the secondary fermentor (after 7 days in primary) with an airlock. So far so good!

Hi. I've got a question about when to use a blow off tube. I'm 3 days into my first batch, a Belgian triple using Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abby Ale 11. The brew is fermenting like crazy in the 6.5 gallon glass carboy. In fact fermentation is so good the airlock is oozing krausen pretty...