Recent content by fredsmedina

Bump. Very old post. I just picked up a great bc-1206 for $100 from a buddy. I know I can do 2 5 gallon kegs. I want 3 though!

Do I have an infection on my hands? Smashing pumpkin ale extract kit from northern brewer. Used wyeast. Kept temp at 65 degrees. This is day 10 in the primary. It doesnt appear to be mold. But I domt remember ever seeing this is a fermenter before...

Thanks for the advice. I figure with time I will just keep improving... having tried and logged 300+ craft brews, I finally decided to start brewing my own. So as long as it starts out drinkable, im headed in the right direction Next one I want to do is a 'whiskey barell aged' porter. Meaning...

Sleeping bag? To cover the pot? Already have my 8 gallon pot, and propane burner. can I do my mash in the same pot as my wort boil will be fine in? for my partial mash I just used a big nylon bag for all of my grains to mash in. And then just picked up all grains, and discarded them, then...

Thanks everyone for the advice. . Puts mt mind at ease more. Planning on bottling tomorrow as long as my gravity hasn't changed. 10/27 was my first brew. Since then, I've done 3 more. Each time with more confidence. I have fermenting right now: Caribou slobber extract Smashing pumpkin ale...

i was keeping my whole house at about 65 for past couple weeks. Fermometer on the glass carboy hit 72 once, but other than that stayed below 70.. as soon as I noticed 72 degrees i put carboy into an icebath about 6 inches deep and cranked the AC... My next step is to invest in building a...

This is my first post on here.. I have been doing a TON of reading though. so here's my issue.. I purchased from Northern Brewer.. Caribou Slobber extract Kit Yeast: Danstar windsor ale (did not rehydrate) Starting boil: 2 gallons of tap water (should have been 2.5 gallons, but i misread...