Recent content by idiosyncronaut

Let's say that I brewed a beer and used way, way too much malt extract and way, way too little water. Let's say I even threw in 2 yeast packages because the starting gravity was so far off (above 1.1). And let's say that I tasted the beer two weeks later, and it basically tastes like 10% abv +...

I would also love to follow along as someone attempts to complete this. I can program in a half-dozen languages, run *nix boxes at home, and won't have much trouble from that side of the equation. What I have just about absolutely zero knowledge of is how these hardware components work and...

Sorry for the late reply, forgot about this thread: Thanks again for all the posts! I will remember this next time. Although I have to admit I'm a sucker for anything "imperial" so it wasn't all bad ;)

Thanks to all of the illuminating posts, I appreciate it. First, great post. Thanks. Secondly, I never really expected it to be "easy", but I am somewhat surprised there is no legal acknowledgment of a lower tier of brewer. Additionally, coming from an industry (Internet/tech) that has...

Hi all, I'm doing some basic research into what it would take, the absolutely bare-minimum, to legally sell my home brew in Illinois/Chicago-area. I understand that I will need some equivalent of a brewer's license. And Illinois recently passed a bill that allows some level of...

Did this ever work out?

Hypothetically, if a new brewer was working on their first batch, and they had a recipe that was for 5 gallons and they actually used the wrong container to measure out volume and ended up brewing a 5 gal recipe with only ~3-3.5 gallons of water... What exactly would happen...? To the flavor...

ah okay, good call. Thanks for the info.. before i get down and dirty in photoshop... here is my labely.com attempt for my american pale wheat ale. actually, i don't think i could do any better in PS myself, heh.

Nice. Love the reference to Phineas Gage.. What a fascinating study he was. I'm going to try my hand at a label this weekend.. Are there any Photoshop templates anyone has come up with?

Congrats :). I'm ordering mine soon. Probably won't get it until what... October? November?

Hmmm..... So you're telling me that it's time to buy a kegging system... I guess if you say so :). I might use this as an excuse to up my equipment, I've been eyeing a 5gal keg anyway. Thanks for the responses guys! I'll check out what you have suggested

Hey guys, been brewing about a moth now. I just realized I should probably have something to open for the 4th of July. Is it realistic to turn around a beer that quick and have it actually taste pretty good? I've got some beer that should be ready to pop open around the 4th, so I'm not...

I appreciate it Revvy. Now I know exactly what to look for. That video rocks!

Yah I'm brewing a citra pale ale, supposed to be a recipe that is similar to zombie dust. I won't use the word "clone" because that's pretty ambitious. I'll be happy if it just tastes like an APA to be honest. I have a little anecdotal evidence to support your thought here. I threw...

Awesome, thanks for the replies guys. I've taken the beer out and placed it in a dark spot in the apartment. Hopefully this will start carbing up now so I can server and enjoy :mug: