Recent content by chad26003

Just an update - tasting right now to check the status (bottle conditioning for about two and a half weeks now) and the fruity bouquet has nearly completely dissipated. I have read over and over how profoundly the flavor can change over time. But it is pretty sweet to experience it for the...

Great beer! Definitely one of my favorites.

Thanks for the advice. This website is fantastic.

The beer was a Midwest kit (Brass Ale). I used the Muntons dry yeast. The recipe called for 1 oz Fuggle bittering hops for 60 min, Irish Moss for last 15 min, and 1 oz Challenger aroma hops for last 5 min. The funny thing is that I was worried the basement was going to get too cold this...

I bottled my first batch of beer about a week and a half ago. It is a Bass Ale Clone. Fermented it in my basement and the ambient temp was between 64-66 f. I opened a bottle today just to see how the flavor was developing. The taste was close to spot on, but the beer has a fruity smell that...

Welcome. I just started homebrewing too. So far the results have exceeded my expectations. Good luck and enjoy!

WVU gave them that game. seems to be the theme this year.

I will need to brew much more as this season is driving me to drink....and basketball looks like it is going to be a long one too.

New to homebrewing and have first batch fermenting. This website has been great in guiding me through the process. Go 'Eers!

Same thing happened to me. Just brewed my first batch ever and on second night my 2 year old daughter happened to get near it and pushed the air lock down causing the grommet to fall in. I just left it in and figured I would do more harm trying to get it out.