Recent content by DeepSouthGal

I was thinking the same thing. Now I am new to the wide world of brewing but I thought that germinating the corn sounded an awful lot like the malting process for barley. Humm maybe a good thing, Sam? I love the looks on their faces at the end when he suggests doing another batch.

I use both. If you use flip tops be sure to mark how many times you use the rubber ring that seals the bottle. When I first started I didn't keep track (bad practice, I know!) and had a few flat bottles in my batch. On a side note, I label them (they usually aren't around long enough to bother...

I just watched the "Chicha" episode on Brew Masters and they said it had some spices and herbs in it as well. I believe they said cloves, cinnamon, fennel, and local Peruvian Spearmint. I don't know if this is all of them, but it is all that I caught. They also filtered it through a hay lined...

Well I am a newbie and this may be a beer 'no no', but if you haven't already started the process, I would set the lager yeast aside for later and use an ale yeast. I just did an Oktoberfest and used a dry ale yeast and it turned out very nice. The room I ferment in is too warm for lager yeast...

HA HA! I am so glad i found you guys! I was just telling a friend of mine that I had a beer nightmare the other night. I dreamt that my bottle caps didn't seal properly and that my entire batch was ruined. I just kept opening bottle after bottle like "OH NO!" Needless to say my friend thought I...

I was thinking the same thing! I believe the "main/most active" home brewers group in my area is actually in Pensacola FL...which, sadly, is about an hour away. I guess I should scout around an see if there is one closer or start one of our own! Home brewing really is contagious. My father and I...

Hello to everyone! I am new to home brewing, but already addicted! I am working on my 5th batch and am very glad to have found you guys! Hoping to learn a thing or two!