Recent content by huskie26

Awesome feedback here!! This board is really great for learning. A note on sanitation - i did have a tub of starsan that everything soaked in that i used, i think i am okay there. I will post again once i bottle the beer. With the heat this week my basement has been in the mid to high 60s. The...

Yes I did transfer into the funnel right from the primary. I wanted to to strain out anything floating. The samples that I took while it was in the primary tasted fine but had extra things in the beer.

I think using the funnel was a big no-no as it will allow oxygen to the beer. How much did I damage the beer by sending it through the funnel? Otherwise I think it was a successful transfer. The beer is a kolsch from Northern Brewer. http://youtu.be/WaWOYsPCwbw Eric

I should have said this a couple of months ago - thanks for all of the advice!! I have been drinking the beer for a few weeks now and it's pretty good just a little on the hoppy side for me. I just ordered a Kolsch kit from Northern brewer for my next brew. Thanks again for the tips guys!

Brewed using an American Amber kit from Brewers Best. A few thoughts on the overall experience thought I would share: DME is sticky stuff, which made sense after thinking about it for 5 seconds. I just didn't expect it. "Watch for boil overs." Thought I was too good for that instruction...

About 15 years ago one of my brothers gave my father a homebrew kit. We did not sanitize beforehand and the results showed. The equipment has been sitting in boxes in my folks basement since. I retrieved it from the basement at Thanksgiving. Everything checks out and appears to seal well. Also I...

I will be making my first brew this weekend and am planning on using One Step to sanitize. The package of One Step I am planning to use is about 15 years old - never been opened. Does anyone know if this stuff breaks down over time or should I feel confident in using it? Since my LHBS is...