Recent content by DaveLovesBier

oh i understand that, but with my first two brews there was noticeable, regular bubbling and kreusen formation which lasted many days. this time? that lasted 2 days, tops, hence my concern. another concern: the first two batches were well under-carbonated. the kits come with 5 ounces of...

ok, sg was at 1.034 last night, where it was 1.048 when i put it in the primary, so now i feel better :) ill check it again wednesday and see if its stable there, thanks everyone! :D

Was not aware of this, so I feel better. I'll get my stuff out after work tonight and check the gravity thanks for the replies! :)

Ok, so I brewed my second batch and it's ok, but not great (and mostly undercarbonated) I brewed a third last weekend, an irish stout, everything went smooth and after it was in the carboy w/ airlock, it was bubbling pretty good fairly soon for about 2 days....then just stopped cold So its...

Yeah, mother earth, unfortunately, has a limited distribution due to their capacity. Fortunately...a good friend of mine works at one of the few bars that get their kegs, and she can order any beer their distributor carries for me if I pay cash. I got a case of the Oatmeal Porter all to myself :D

Kinda screws me on doing anything til I get some yeast, then. I know yeast keeps quite a while if kept cold/frozen but I really dont want to go through all the work and have the yeast be the issue...maybe when I buy more stuff Ill get some yeast, and a little extra hops to be on the safe side...

So Im new, got my first batch bottled and waiting for it to taste good, and want to start a second batch (I have a secondary 5 gal carboy I can let something hang out in til Im ready to bottle) My cousin loaned me all his equipment, bottles, etc and even gave me some ingredients. God only...

brews to look for: mother earth, duck rabbit, carolina brewing company (not carolina beer company, their brews taste like dirt), highland brewing, aviator brewing most of those are small and the stuff is hard to find, but if you havent tried their stuff and see those brands, youll likely be...

I was worried...books and the recipe say it only needs 2 weeks, but it hadnt even started to carbonate when I first tried it...meh. I talked to my cousin, and he said worst case...try it every week or two, itll be ready at some point and worst case scenario you have 3 good cases of beer instead...

27 year old guy, IT major @ ECU in Greenville, North Carolina. I dig cooking, and eating, and drinking, and technology, and hockey. So...I love beer, and mentioned to a cousin of mine that I wanted to start homebrewing He said he had everything I needed, and id just need a few basic tools...