Recent content by greenwoodbeers

I didn't want to use the 6 gallon because it's a bucket and I wanted to see what the beer is doing(I just started brewing) to get a sense of the whole process. I was also following the advice from a person at the beer and wine hobby store who said "air is the enemy". Thank you for the...

This question has probably been asked 1000X over already. I just brewed a batch of beer on Saturday and today the airlock/trap was full of foam and shooting off like a steam radiator. I was about to put a long tube into the carboy plug when it blew. I had to put my hand over it to prevent a...

I took an intro to brewing class last week. I decided that my first brew would be a bavarian summer ale(kit) with banana added. I've never brewed before but have had a few hefs that had subtle banana tastes to them so I thought the idea might work out(just a guess). I brewed on Saturday. I...