Recent content by henkelbrau

Cool thanks dyqik. That's what I wanted to know. I actually pitched already so we'll see how it goes.

Thanks dyqik. That's what I wanted to know. I went ahead and pitched last night with my cote des blancs yeast in my Carlo Rossi jug. It's got airlock activity as of this morning. I'll see how it goes

I was just wondering if I needed to do anything to it first.

I am experimenting with making cheap hard cider. I bought a gallon of Kroger brand apple juice. It doesnt have preservatives (only vitamin c added). It doesnt say pasteurized anywhere on it. Can I just use it as is?

So sorry that im so worried but its has been burping pretty continuously since Monday (sometime) I was gone all day. Today I could hear the gas all day but then I went to a class at 5:30 and just got home and the burping has stopped. Its been two full days since I pitched. Is it just slowing...

So I started my first brew on Sunday night. It's the Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefeweizen kit with Danstar Munich dry yeast. It is fermenting well and I have it set up with a blow-off tube. I just want to make sure that it doesn't look infected. I honestly have no idea what it should look like. I...

No worries. My father-in-law is gonna lend me a chest freezer hes not using and im going to build a temp controller as previously suggested.

Does the frozen 2 liter method produce significant cooling? Also, do i just set the better bottle right in the water in the tub? I was reading about saizons and someone said something about a black pepper like flavor. That seems odd. Does anyone know of a saizon I can get commercially to try out?

Yeah. It gets to 83 sometimes in July and August in the house. We keep it at 80 so the utility bills dont kill us. I have a room in the back of my house (its an add on) that is poorly insulated and is the same temp as outside in the winter. Other than that im not sure what I can do about temp...

and The way I have decided to deal with the temperature issue is to wait a month or so until the temperatures starts to go down. I also like the swamp cooler idea. My house is pretty warm during the summer. Next year I hope to get a fridge with a thermostat to control it. (or a chest...

So I've got all my equipment squared away for my first brew and now I'm trying to decide what kit/recipe I should try first. The main problem is that I'm a little beer naive. I honestly didn't like beer that much until recently. I mostly drank Shiner Bock because that's what people drink in...

Speaking of that kit. I bought something off craiglist today and it was ACTUALLY a good deal. For $40 + $10 gas and 90 minutes of my time I got a norther brewer kit minus the consumables. It doesn't have the cleanser, the bottle caps, or any ingredients. It has PET carboys. Also, I got an...

There's also this one. He wants $200 for it. I don't have $200 so I sent him an email saying that I'll give him $100 just on a long shot. 2 x 3-piece Airlock 1 x Auto-Siphon Clamp (3/8") 1 x Stainless Steel Spoon (21 inch) 1 x Equipment Kit (2 Stage Plastic Secondary) - Brew Pot Option: No -...

I found this lot of used stuff on craigslist. He wants $130 for it. You get the -brew pot (5 gallons) -5 gallon glass carboy -carboy cap -racking cane and tubing -bottle filler -drilled 6.5 gallon ale pail with spigot -lid with stopper and airlock -capper and caps -dial thermometer -ingredients...

So I can buy whatever "Ale pail" style fermentation bucket and the home depot lid should fit on it? I'm gonna try to local bakeries and see what I can find but if not that sounds like a good last resort. I can't believe my city has no home brew shop. Are any of the buckets better than any of the...