Recent content by dennisbyington

That first recipe that I listed is just one of many that I've found on this website and others. The 2row was the original author's idea and I just copied the recipe into this thread. I'm just trying to find a good recipe that others have tried and I can have a reasonable expectation of a...

So I'm wanting to brew an IPA and I'm having a hard time finding / deciding on a recipe. I'm only 2 batches into my brewing career and subsequently I have no idea on what a good recipe for any type of beer looks like. As a side note I am doing extract brewing with steeping grains. I've...

After talking to one of my friends that brews, he said that the t-shirt will help dissipate heat, but also keeps light out of the fermenter. Either way I think I'll keep doing it, it won't hurt anything! I'm in Clairemont off the 805 and Balboa. I also go to Home Brew Mart, but I think...

Follow up: I just checked the temp and it's much lower! It's sitting between 66-68 and the air temp is 71 (it dropped the ferm temp 6-8 degrees!) Thanks for the advice, I will use this method from now on. dennis

Again, thanks for the replies! I found an old plastic storage bin that was big enough to fit my carboy in and a black t-shirt. So now I've got it in the bin (away from the fridge), covered with the t-shirt and sitting in about 6" of water (I tried to move it as carefully as possible...

I'm searching my house right now for a place that is a bit cooler...unfortunately in San Diego most home's don't have a/c. I'm thinking my closet might be a better option, plus it gets no sunlight either. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the replies! It's getting a good bit lighter now and it's great to know that it is normal. Of course I am still a little bit worried, but I'll have to sit and wait to see! Here's a few pictures of what it looks like. Does the krausen look normal? I found one...

Hi all... My name's Dennis and I'm very new to Home Brewing (only 1 batch in). First I would like to say that I'm very glad to find this forum, I've learned quite a bit so far just by reading, but now I have a question that I can't find an answer to in the archives... I brewed my first...