Recent content by Daburban

Really interesting tactic Sach, Its been a day already. Maybe i can modify it later tonight. I am curious to see how this turns out without any chilling though.

Thanks Kauai Kahuna... Guess we're on the same time zone. I'm living in Volcano on the big island right now. How long do you think i should ferment this for? I'm thinking 1 week primary 2 weeks secondary. Sound good?

thanks, i just made a major connection. i've always thought that you had to "lager" a lager yeast. i guess this isn't true which is great because i'm trying to make a california common ale. this will work after all... any other thoughts, this is a new realm to me.

i brewed a batch with some friends and they got a lager yeast instead of an ale. we don't have the option of chilling it with a fridge so what are we in for? i wanted to wait until we got the right yeast to pitch it but i was out voted and i'm now looking at it as an experiment.

Hey, i've been on the ale boat for a while and i want to try a mead. I'm looking for something light bubbly and sweet! Can you guys point me towards a good mix?

Hey guys, i don't want to bottle anymore and i'm thinking about jumping to kegs. A few things i'm wondering about is not having a kegerator to keep them cool in and the fact that i may want to throw them in my car and take em to a friends house sometime. Will i be able to transport them and how...

It was a dry yeast but i don't remember which one it was exactly. I started it off with a little sugar so by the time it went into the wort it was frothy. So if fermentation is 80% done, how much longer should i keep it in the primary?

Hey All, Just finished 2 batches of beer. 1 American IPA and 1 Hefe. This is a close to having a baby i've ever been so i get a little worried about the health of these large bottles of liquid goodness. I just wanted to check in to see if things sound like their going well. My question really is...

It took some dull Vermont light today but i'll cover her up now. What do you recommend to block out sunlight?

I can't remember how serious i should be about keeping sunlight away from my fermenting carboys. I'm using glass for the first time so i'm more worried about it. Thanks!

When making a starter for liquid yeast, how long is the boil? A full hour?

will boiling time be reduced?!

cool, thanks.

i was wondering how to resize a recipe. is there a tool or chart available for this? i'd like to try a gallon of porter and some others to see how they are, anyone know where the resources are for this?

lil sparky, your kegging but don't have a kegerator? i'd like to keg but i'd rather not deal with the kegerator just yet. whats your set up? (sorry to hijack!)