Recent content by drumma

Haha. I've already got a wish list that's getting pretty expensive :)

So I just took another sample to check the gravity. It looks liek it's at 1.019. Its just under the 20 mark but not quite to the 18 mark. According to the notes on the website it's FG should be 1.0188 – 1.0196. So by the looks of it I'm pretty much there. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks in the...

I'm pretty excited. It's been 7 days. I took a sample to get a gravity reading just to see where things were. Right now it looks like 1.028-1.030. It's hard to read the hydrometer. I spun it, flicked it, bobbed it, tapped it, and spun again. There was a little ring of foam right around the...

thanks for the reply. i assumed that most would be us gallons but wanted the general consensus.

So, I'm borwsing around and trying to wrap my head around recipes and how adding different fermentables affects OG and what not. I can see where there might be room for a fairly significant error. Most recipes are designed for a standard 5 gallon batch. But is this 5 US gallons(19 litres) or 5...

Rentachik, My next step is to see if there are/is a local club or group of people. I can see how that would certainly help cut costs. I'm hoping to have 4 brews going at any given time probably at various stages. That way I can always have something to plan for or going on. I get bored easily...

Thanks for the links lady_brewer. home brew supplies looks like a winner. Hops prices are half the price and shipping is $17.77. So if I order at least 7 Oz of hops at a time I'm breaking even or even better if I order more even with shipping. They have a good selection of DME and yeast. So I...

I'm in New Brunswick, Canada (east coast for those who aren't familiar). I'm quickly finding that my options for quality ingredients are pretty limited. I have 2 local brew shops in my town/city. One is basically a brew on site type of place. They sell Baron and Festa Brew Kits that you can...

thanks for the quick reply, Yeah it seemed really odd that there were only one set of instructions. I even checked their website just to make sure I just didn't get the wrong instructions by accident. I'm kind of the exact opposite of most guys. I follow instructions to the letter and it's...

Hi Everyone, First timer here. I have been reading the forum over the last month or 2 trying to get a feel for everything. I finally bought everything I think I'll need and wanted to dig in. I wanted to take baby steps and start with an extract kit. So I went to my local brew shop...