Recent content by davisc1513

Yeah I got my altered version of Sam Adams white Christmas done tonight and it tastes amazing! I can only imagine what it will be like when its done fermenting. I have a golden ale to go and then ill be done! I started with aging time first and I know the golden ale will probably be great even a...

My second kid is due any day now (may not effect brew day because I HAVE to get Christmas beer to people by Christmas). The due date is Dec. 27th but I'm thinking its an early baby.

Had the same happen in my dunkelweizen I just made. It was all grain. I didn't even pay attention to what it was or why it was there. It was in a ring in the fermentation bucket from early on in the fermentation process. Great beer came from it!

Tastes more like alka-seltzer then beer.

That's pretty sweet! Now you can feed the animals the spent grain only by throwing it out the window! My goats love beer grain.

Well dang, I need to figure that out. If I had time I would have boiled more.

Not sure if anyone else has suggested this, but I used that sparge water calculator on my last brew and got 65% efficiency, but it told me to use 1.5 gallons more for my sparge then needed for my boil volume so after I sparged, I had 1.5 gallons left in my mash tun. It made me upset because I...

Being a newbie, I have many trials and errors. Whether its original labels still on home brew bottles, whether its too little/too much carbonation, whether its too sweet/too bitter, whether its exact grain bill or alternate, whether its "perfect" sanitation or small set backs, whether it be...

Also even on top of a reality type show, a documentary. I know there were some guys in the works doing a pipe smoking documentary called father the flame that looks great! It's an art just as much as homebrewing. But like others have said there are so many ways this could work and captivate an...

I for one like an almost undercarbonated beer. It brings out the flavor much better. And its more drinkable, maybe TOO drinkable.

Not sure you understand how drug raid's work. But keep trying. You'll get it.

I've been pushing my wife to learn how to brew. She will learn one day. With our 18 month old and one due Dec. 27th and me about to start a new job I don't know when ill even have the time!

I want to do this for Christmas as well. Give "variety 6 packs" as gifts. 3 beer styles per 6 pack. It's a good sentimental touch to gift giving. And you enjoy making it! (and make more so you can have some too) but don't pitch it to the wife that way.

I agree with the good beer making. It's at least good enough for me! Haha. To me its a fun process more then anything. While I am very new to this, I am hooked and don't plan to quit.

I'm in!