Recent content by crunch1224

I would rather they didnt smoke, but I wouldnt blow a gasket over it.

I use FermCap-S and never had a problem. Then again I havnt brewed every style of beer yet either.

It takes more the (one thing) to make great beer. To even try to answer your question is like playing with a loaded gun. I would have to say the most important thing you need to make great beer is knowledge. All the equipment in the world doesnt make a damn bit of difference if dont...

Pet peave , having a great time old lady passes out. Time for mischief?

southern comfort and its killing me... Such a syrupy liqueur.

its fine just cold crash and add gelatin.

When using dried chilies for hot sauces, I toast them lightly on a hot skillet. Get a skillet nice and hot then add your chilies, press down on them with a spatula for a few seconds till you see a lil puff of smoke. This brings out more rich flavors.

I am doing a rum soaked vanilla cinnamon oatmeal raisin stout, and its been 2 weeks so far in the primary. I soaked the raisins over night in 4oz of Captain Morgan rum and added them to the boil at the 5 minute mark. I transferred the raisins from the boil into the primary and at about 7 days...

Sure you can drink it, but its not going to taste very good and its going to give you a hang over. Sugar wash is only good for one thing and thats distilling. We cant talk about that here. You have to go to another forum to talk about that subject. We (can) talk about beer, wine, saki any...

!. Beginner: A person who can follow a recipe make a few mistakes and make beer. 2. Intermediate: A person who can follow a recipe maybe make one mistake and make consistent drinkable beer. 3. Advanced: A person who can follow a recipe make no mistakes. Make great beer very consistently...

Just like others have said it isnt necessary to have a sealed container with a air lock to make (beer), but it is recommended. A container with a air lock reduces the chance of wild yeast and contaminants from entering your beer and changing the flavor profile. It also slows down the process of...

Without knowing your equipment, water profile and PH we can only (guess).

In my opinion it is Nitrogen burn. I am organic gardener as well and using chemicals isnt as forgiving as organic. I use Espoma Garden-Tone, Tomato-tone ect with great results.

Full size fridge, mini fridge, walk in fridge, upright freezer, chest freezer, walk in freezer, window ac unit, ect ect ect... All depends on how much cash you have and how much room you have. You could cut a hole in a out house and put a window ac unit in there and it will work.

If you want to brew a AG brew use a BIAB do a no sparge. It is easy there's nothing complicated about it. After you do your mash its just like extract brewing. The problem like others have said is fermentation temps for a Lager. Until you can muster up some bucks for a mini fridge and a temp...