Recent content by Hierochloe

I made this posting almost a year ago and thought I would update. Since then I've brewed 2 batches in a bucket that came out just fine to me. They were full-flavored ales, one spiced with some cinnamon and the other with rosemary. Both easily as good if not better than the one batch that went...

Holy **** - I had not seen that photo thread yet. Lol - reminds me of "Red Asphalt". The glass actually popped out - I threw it back in there. I really like the idea of glass. I wonder if the risk of failure is reduced with smaller vessels (ie small batch, like 1-3 gallon fermenters).

It might be a bad idea for my first post on these boards, nevertheless it's the most interesting thing I have to share. Brewed my first beer from a kit that I got from my local homebrew shop. It left the carboy with lots of crust at the top that I needed a brush to get off (so I thought -...