Recent content by Buzz_Armstrong

OH NOOOOO!!!! Mine didn't turn out as it should have. :-( After nearly a month in the fermenter, my chocolate bock is stuck at 1.026 from as starting gravity of about 1.060. It might still be ok to drink, although a bit (or a LOT) sweeter than I would prefer. Good news is, I know what I...

If you want the easy way out, get a regular "Mexican Pilsner" kit from Austin Homebrew Supply, leave the yeast out of the kit, and add a vial of California ale yeast instead. That was recommended to me here when I was wanting to create a Corona-esque brew. It really worked like a champ. The...

I've been a fan of the partial mash recipes for a while now. Been brewing about a year and I've done 12 batches so far. Except for a couple extract kits I've always done partial mash recipes. I was nervous about going all grain because I always figured, if I botch the specialty grains, at...

Hey you! I remember you all the way back from last week! I used the illustrated guide to get my bearings, but I wasn't expecting the amount of trub I had in the carboy. I've never had so much left in the bottom. I would bet there was at least 1.5 gallons of fairly solid mud in the...

Ok, so I've followed the guidance of the stickies and photo tutorials around here trying to salvage some yeast and I'm at a loss... I just transfered an Oatmeal Stout from primary to secondary and I had several inches of lovely mud in the carboy. I added water and sloshed it around for a...

People in hell won't be getting the cold homebrewed beer... they'll be drinking Miller Lite.

Steam Bock! Thanks for the info, very helpful stuff. I will most certainly make this one again. It's so fancy, maybe I'll call it my "Beamer". :-)

Ok, so I made a freak mistake that kinda worked out. A while back I brewed a mini-mash Bock kit from AustinHomebrew. Seeing as I had never made one before I didn't realize the German Bock Yeast is NOT an ale yeast, but a lager yeast! I fermented the stuff at room temperature! OG was...

That makes sense. Thanks to all for the tips!

Great News! I disconnected the gas line for 24 hours, pulling the relief valve whenever I would think about it. Hooked it back up this morning and poured a perfect beer out of it!! WOOHOO! Time to invite the neighbors over! I have another question now, though - through this process of...