Recent content by IrishIwereDrunk

sweet, kinda creeped me out at first though.. i have the exact same carpet and stand/carboy setup at my house.. the picture could have literally been taken in the room i'm in right now, haha.

awesome recipe, it turned out great! ImageShack - Hosting :: beerpicklesnw6.jpg

Mine definitely rises come holiday time. Halloween through New Years I drink more than any other time of the year, so I guess its a seasonal thing but I always felt like it centered around the celebrating of holidays.

Bump for update! Love to see the finished product.

Sampled my american amber ale tonight (1st batch of homebrew, woo hoo!). It was awesome, but could use a couple more weeks.. It's hard being patient.

I don't like to count on the weekends, on weeknights its either one or none.

I've never even smelled them, but pig ears don't sound half bad. It's the pig feet that get me.

I've missed DHL by 5 or 10 minutes on a couple occasions and managed to get through to the driver via phone and have them come back around that day. I bet it feels like Christmas unpacking all your stuff, best of luck brewing!

Holla, holla!

that game is rigged!

lol thanks, phission.

NC is well represented here. Welcome!

I just tried Sam Adams Black Lager the other day and really enjoyed it.. I'm guessing Xingu is probably better. Anyway, I'd really like a recipe too!

In terms of my own hand bottled home brew, how long should I expect it to keep? Would it be ridiculous to save a bottle of my first batch for a grandson? I would imagine storage, quality and recipe have a tremendous amount to do with this. But on average, a bottled ale goes bad after how long?

When I screwed up pitching my yeast the first time around, I tried hydrating the second. I just threw it in a sanitized cup of distilled water and let it sit for about 15 mins before i stirred it into the wort. Having done that, I wish I had boiled then added the yeast because I think the warmer...