Recent content by IrishJosh

Haha, yes, I am the guy who let's his wife stay warm and happy. It's sitting at 72 degrees right now. I "won" a drop in 1 degree temp argument in favor of the yeast. So... stir it, don't add another yeast packet?

TrueBrew Ale Yeast. Came in a white pack with green writing...

Quick question for you guys. I am working on a Guinness Clone that started off with a gravity of 1.047 (put in a little extra malt extract to shoot for a 5% APR or so) It's been 6 days in the primary and I took my first gravity reading at 1.022. Do you guys think the yeast has stalled after 6...

Not much I can do about the temps... the wife likes to keep it a cozy 73 inside for her and the kids. I tried the guest bathroom but it fluctuates too much. I figured 73 was better than having it range between 65 and 80?

Fermenting at a constant 73 degrees. The yeast came in a kit, True Brew, sorry, didn't get the brand before I threw away the packet, but it was dry yeast. This kinda happened with the Amber I just made, so I'm wondering if it's just how these yeasties roll..

BUT... what I mean was, the bubbles really kicked in the very next day (I brewed on Tuesday night. and now on Saturday it is almost nothing. Still nothing to worry over?

Happy to report that my first batch of Amber is AMAZING!!! Gotta let them age a bit more, but they have a rich, creamy head, dark amber color with lots of fizzy bubbles going up through the beer and they taste amazing. I have found a new hobby :)

Is this a pretty common thing with brewing in 6 gallon buckets with snap on lids and tiny airlocks? I know my gear is for newbies, but a man's gotta start somewhere :rockin:

So I dropped a new batch of Guinness this past weekend and everything seemed to go well. "I know they are just a sign" but bubbles in the airlock really hit it off the next day then have dropped off to nothing the past 2 days. SHould I be worried?

Speaking of avatars, wildwest450's is amazing. I don't mean this in a bad way... but I honestly don't even care what he wants to talk about, as long as he keeps posting.

Seriously? I bet the wife would just love that... Hopefully that doesn't happen until I am firmly entrenched in my new hobby and can come up with a reasonable explanation on why it would never happen again. :fro:

Got bubbles in the airlock, bubbles in the airlock, bubbles in the airlock, Buuubbbllleeessss innnn theeee airloooooock! Woo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo. That is all.

Do you guys really brew that much beer to buy in bulk? I can barely convince my wife that 2 batches at once is "needed"...

Hey guys, new to the brewing world and 1234 invited me over here to chitchat. Just finished bottling my first batch of Amber that turned out to be around 3.9% and last night I brewed up a fine Guinness Clone that I added in some extra malt extract to up the percentage on. I can't freaking...

Believe it or not, not all of us are hard at work moonshining and shooting our shotguns 24/7. <sarcasm> Don't want to offend anyone, just wild and unfiltered :rockin: In fact, a few of us even wear shoes and are new to homebrewing. :mug: That be me. Just finished my first batch of...