Recent content by bulldogbrit

Got one in the primary now :) Looking mighty FINE!

For me - the same reason I wont add real pumpkin from here on in - mess, wastage, utilization. Of course I should be scientific about this, perhaps brew a base beer and then experiment in gal jugs with different measures / spices / organics versus oils versus powder. But then the wife would...

Ive tried 5 times to clone this thus far, the use of canned pumpkin (2-3 lbs) in both boil (soup - nightmare - dont do it) - added to primary, again dont bother unless you enjoy watchin half a batch of your beer turn to soup, and in the secondary (ditto). My conclusion - its not happening with...

My experience with vanilla is that is really does mellow after a couple of months in the bottle. So I'm personally going with the full 4oz.

Made this today - a few not so subtle changes include an extra .5lb of dextrose to the boil, 1lb of amber candy cane sugar, and the use of safale 05 for yeasties. Pitched 1oz of all hops to counter the additional sugars (got lazy and didnt want to store half oz hop pellets). I couldnt get the...

Me too - the clarrification tank is a must for me, makes for a cleaner looking beer - either that or serve it in tankards :D

Im going with the Amber base, extra lb of brown sugar and two cans of the orange stuff. If I could ever replicate Pumking Id give up the day job!

My trick is to get the pipeline full and then drink the evidence ;) - thanks for the responses - looks like Im fairly normal afterall :)

Ive never been one to take on a new hobby lightly (one of my favourites was becoming a professional bar tender three summers ago for no reason other than to enjoy the training). I started my homebrewing journey May 14th this year. Since then Ive brewed 10 5gl batches of the stuff. The...

Just added 1lb of honey to a Muntons porter pack. Took ages to start fermenting but now its bubbling away like a good un. Also - being the noob I am at all of this - shook the carboy with the ingredients and a bung to mix it all. Made a lovely noise as the bung exploded. Picture white...

At the risk of having done something REALLY stupid as a noob I'd like to seek the wisdom of the forum on the following. Ive recently started adding an extra 1lb of sugar to the home brew beer packs I buy (Im on my 5th in two months). Im hoping to up the content and body of the beer as a result...

brewing shop in Rochester - up state new york. Thanks for the advice here, have checked the bottles - seem fine to me but might invest in a few new rubber seals for them just in case (though where Id get these I have NO idea :)). I think its the priming sugar and will stir additionally after...

First off - I love this forum. Secondly - Ive run into an issue with some bottles of my second batch - a ginger ale made with 1lb of ginger in the primary of a true brew home brewing pale ale kit. Some of the bottles have very little carbonation when refriderated for a few hours and others...