Recent content by Frosty Wort

Substitution was 1# chocolate malt in the second batch for 1# roasted barley in the first batch. I didn't include readings because I initially thought I misread the hydrometer. From my notes: First batch 1.340-1.20, second batch 1.20-1.14

Everytime I open a bottle from my last batch, it's like sticking a Mentos into a liter of Coke. I've got to do it in the sink or I'm going to have a mess all over the place. In addition, almost half the beer in the bottle usually goes down the drain in the form of foam. No off flavors or...

Yep. I'm glad I waited. Well over an inch of kraeusen formed this morning and the airlock bell looks like an upside down jack hammer right now! :)

Hey, everybody. A question for experienced brewers: I threw in some Wyeast liquid yeast last night, but, when I did, I realized that I didn't properly smack or burst the activator earlier. I threw in the yeast and then in a panic I burst the activator pack and threw that liquid in, too. It's...

Newbie brewer and grower here: I planted a Cascade, a Chinook, and Fuggles rhizomes when the ground was finally warm enough about a month ago. But no activity at all. I got impatient and frustrated, and carefully dug them up today. No growth at all. In fact, ends of the Cascade are split and...

I just came across your site in the first few pages of Google results searching specifically for a "kiwi ale homebrew"recipe.... looking for something to do with all that fuzzy fruit in the fridge!