Recent content by Halv2MX

It also show's you getting better at brewing. Because you're trying new things and everybody learns something new from a mistake.

I had the same thing happen to me on an amber ale I made. I called my local micro-brewery and they said it's a form of contamination from a wild yeast that I some how picked up. He gave it a scientific name but I can't remember it, he went on to say that type of yeast likes to protect itself...

I'm currently fermenting an all grain Brown Ale recipe that I've created using the chocolate mint tea leaves growing in my backyard. Yesterday I transferred it to the secondary fermentor, checked the gravity, an took a taste. To my surprise the mint was far more stronger than expected; the aroma...

All of this sound very interesting, and I look forward to trying this technique when I can stay home long enough to brew another batch of beer and not go on another deployment to the Gulf or Afghanistan.

I came across the Speigle Braumeister electric brewing system and I was wondering has anybody had experience with this system and is it woth the price tag? Is it just a gimic and if not; how much is the difference is the price tag if I was to build my own (as long as I don't get deployed again).

Thank you I've always been a quick learner and will most definately produce a better beer next batch. Someone also mentioned about "Force Carbonation" is this effective when bottling and how do I do it. I'm shooting for commercial clear beer like you buy from a store.

I'm fairly new to this homebrewing and when I bottled my beers I got some kind of sediment at the bottom of my bottles. What is it, is it used up yeast or is settled sugar? Either way, how do I get rid of it or keep it from happening again. I poured the sugar directly into my fermented beer then...

Thank you for the replies, I'm trying to expand my homebrewing knowledge into culturing yeasts and find ways to capture wild yeasts for a little experimentation; as for the difference in flavors from yeast I guess I was looking for "night and day" and so far that's what I'm being told. I've only...

What is the "real" difference between wild yeasts and lab cultured yeasts? Do wild yeasts really make a difference in the flavor of your beer?

This recipe sounds fantastic, I'll be putting this one on my to-brew list when I get back home from Afghanistan in a few months.

Thanks everyone I really apreciated the insight and ideas on what you done in the past. I'm going to start this weekend and I will keep you all up to date as I progress. Thanks Bill aka Halv2MX

Has any one tried to make an Red Ale or Brown Ale from maple syrup/extract. If so how was your out come and how did the sugars affect your beer? Are they fermentable or non-fermentable sugars. I'm about to start experimenting for myself but I first wanted to see if anybody had any trials &...

:mug: Hello everybody my name is Bill and I'm the new guy here. I found this site kind of accidently but it looks like I just found my new favorite web site. I'm looking forward to reading the posts and hearing about your stories. Hoppy Holidays Bill