Recent content by darren28

Great. Thanks everyone for your input. Now I'm ready for Round 2!

I was using a 5 gal carboy (I have a 5 gal and a 6.5 gal). Would it be better to use the 6.5 gal for primary fermentation and the 5 gal for secondary? The only reason I used the 5 gal for primary was so it would be easier to tell when I added enough water to get to the 5 gal level. Good to...

Hi all, This weekend I tried my first brew (a red ale extract kit). Everything seemed to go great and my fermentation started well, but quickly got out of hand. Within 48 hours, the pressure had built high enough to pop the airlock off my carboy and drench my closet (the best cool, dark...

Hi, I am a brand new home brewer living in California. I'm originally from Colorado and was spoiled by a strong microbrew presence there. I'd eventually like to try to recreate some of those great beers. I just got all of the equipment this weekend and I'm looking forward to learning the...