Recent content by jacobjakob

I do agree with Nurmey, but think about this: maybe if you just cook your first batch in the kitchen then she'll let you buy the equipment you need to do it in the garage? My wife was back in Iowa last weekend with her family so I used the opportunity to cook in the empty house, but I don't...

Hey CFBB. My wife is from Gladbrook. Tell me if this was a dream that I had or if it's true that there is a prominent road in Cedar Rapids named after Ron Livingston. I'm brand new too. Maybe all of the kindergardeners can help each other out! Cheers, Jacob

That sounds like a great workshop. I am in Portland, but would definitely be interested in something like that in the future. Any other Oregon brewers out there that could recommend some hands on learning opportunities in the Portland area? For the record, I have been a part of many...

No, I have a 6.5 gallon bucket. I guess I thought I had just aerated it well, through the cooling bath and adding water I just experienced a lot of foam and I didn't want to put too much water in the fermenter as I was concerned about precisely that. It's not bubbling much yet, but the...

Now I feel like an idiot. Thanks for the help. I poured back and forth from the pot to the fermenter after adding the 3rd and 4th gallon. But that makes sense. It's probably just bottom heavy. So now that I've pitched the yeast and placed the air lock, does it make sense to open the...

Hello, I'm new and though I've read the first section of 'How to Brew' I couldn't wait to get started, so I've not read the rest of the book yet. I made my second batch from a kit tonight, Munton's Connoisseurs Nut Brown Ale (4 lb liquid malt extract). Per HTB's suggestion, I used 2 lb...

Hi, my name is Jacob and it seems I am the greenest of a long line of Oregon homebrewers. I am completely intimidated both by the wealth of knowledge displayed here on HBT, and also by the fact that Oregon has some incredible beers. I hope I can make something I'd be happy drinking despite the...