Recent content by faerielady

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. :(

I pull my hair back into a ponytail or braid when I brew. Sorry, not wearing a hair net. Of course, that being said, I should probably hairnet both my cats (long haired Ragdolls). The animal that sheds the LEAST in my house is a black lab mix.

+ 5 gal Chocolate Java Stout = 31,229

I had to laugh and shake my head. Rule 43.

See, that's what I was curious about... if I don't bottle it by next Wednesday, I won't have a chance to bottle it for another week and a half. Which, from everything I've been reading on the forums (literally a couple hours/day for the past couple weeks, lots of great info), longer is just...

First off, I'm a mead brewer. This is my first beer brewing experience. With mead, I wouldn't even consider moving to the secondary until after several weeks (minimum of 2, usually a month or more). In mead, there IS a secondary, whereas beer apparently doesn't always have that. Mead also has to...

Google saved me and delivered me here... I'm a mead maker, the beer stuff is all new to me and there's just too much stuff to learn...

Thanks for the welcome :) I have been surfing the site, just lurking and reading. Fascinating stuff!

I'm new to the beer brewing side, have several batches of mead in various stages right now. Ordered a kit from Midwest Supplies... a java stout kit. I read reviews saying they added cocoa powder and I plan to do that to mine as well (go in big, so says I!). I wish I had a wort chiller, but I...