Recent content by drfrankc

I'll use a bit of my medical knowledge and take a WAG. It is most likely the level of sulfites, which are both know to cause headaches and are a byproduct of fermentation.

Thanks for the advice. Got the lid to go on--just took quite a bit of elbow grease. Within 24 hours the krausen was sending bubbles through the airlock. On day four, transferred to a carboy for seconday fermentation. The bucket is a combination fermentation and bottling bucket. In about ten...

I will be brewing my first "starter kit" batch of European Pils home brew tomorrow. I took out all of the equipment today and noticed that the lid to the fermenting/bottling bucket does not seal tightly--it more or less sits on top of the bucket. The lid has a hole drilled and a grommet for...

My name is Frank and I am a budding brewmeister! My wife bought me a little brown keg kit for Christmas last year. 8-10 batches of beer later, I brewed enough home brew in the LBK for our annual neighborhood octoberfest. I decided it was time to move to bigger batches, and my first attempt...