Recent content by caseymclain

So dryhopping will not add any additional citrus nodes from the centennials?

I just opened my first bottle of my first beer, and it is highly unbalanced. I used a recipe from the top of the LHBS guy's head, and he likes bitter beers, while I like really aromatic hoppy beers. He tried to help me out, but it ended up being really bitter. I boiled 1 oz warrior hops for...

I had the same thing, I got a carboy so at least I get to look at it, but I went and bought another one so I could brew two at a time!

Thanks

Well I left the hops in the strainer while I was pouring it through, is that effective do you think?

I made a significantly different beer this time and went heavy on centennial hops (my favorite in commercial ales), and did a lot of different stuff. I used the existing wort to clean out the malt can. I kept my temperature under control better. I made a yeast starter But my...

I may have bit off more than I can chew, however, on my first batch i bought a secondary fermenter, and after the 8th day transferred my beer to the secondary. I had a lot of problems with my autosiphon getting airbubbles in it, and having hops and stuff clog it up (i think I will strain...

I have some caramelized malt on the bottom of my brew pot. Will that hurt future brews? I've been soaking it periodically in hot water and dish soap, and it is coming off slowly. Also, how can I avoid that in the future?

Yikes! boil over!

And thanks to all, and I'm sure I'll be no exception to the rules you guys have laid out!

I got the Muntons IPA Bitter and Briess CBW Sparkling amber, along with an ounce of both Warrior and Cascade hops.

Hey, I'm new here. Just got my kit and I'm brewing tonight. I thought I'd introduce myself and I hope to be an active member of this community!