Recent content by jbolte1976

That makes me feel better. Thanks for the input :) Jason

Hi everyone, I was lazy and didn't check the specific gravity of my wort before fermentation. The fermentation started after a couple days and seemed to be a constant "bubble" for a couple days. I racked it off into a secondary after 10 days and checked the gravity. If was at about...

I'm drinking a HB stout from a Coopers extract kit. It's an extract beer but it's still pretty darn good, so I'd say yes you can brew a stout w/o nitrogen. :) JB

I don't feel so bad about my initial investment anymore. I spend way more on the ingredients than I ever did on my equipment (now that I've been doing this a while). I guess I'm saving money because I'm not buying so much beer and wine at the sore ;) JB

Hey everyone, I'm making my first batch of hard cider. Nothing to exciting, just 4 gallons of "Old Orchard" 100% apple juice from Walmart. (I think it was $3.34 / gallon) I'm going to use a Wyeast Cider yeast. The specific gravity of the juice is about 1.045 which, according to the...

Hey everyone, Just wondering if any of you have brewed a 5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon bucket? I know you can order the proper 6.5 gallon buckets easily but I was just curious if any of you have done it and if you've just made it a 4.75 gallon batch or if the 1" of head space wasn't any...

Hi everyone, I brewed a batch of wine in my coopers primary bucket and I now have a "wine" smell in it. Do you guys have any suggestions for cleaning this out? Bleach and water maybe? Or should this smell not concern me? :rockin: Thanks gang, JB

Hey guys and gals, I was planning on doing one last extract kit, I've had just fair results in the past with these. My plan was to not use dextrose but another can of extract and to buy some quality yeast (instead of the yeast included) and see if this improves my results. or...

I haven't ran into that. Are your rubber gaskets in good shape?

That is an awesome idea. I know my equipement and finished products been slowly taking over our walk in closet. I wonder if my wife could get rid of some of her clothes? lol

My wife doesn't visit this forum :) , but honestly I've only got a few hundred bucks into this so far, but I'm real basic yet. Got a complete 5 gallon kit, I just bought a glass secondary a few weeks ago. My next purchase is probably going to be a good size pot, probably a set of 32 oz swing...

Hey everyone, Just wondering what everyone uses for beer bottles? I mainly use my PET bottles that came with my Coopers kit. I have been trying to buy Grolsch 4 packs (not a big fan of the beer though) and build up an inventory of these, I like this style of bottle, seems simple and I don't...

I'm going to make a fruited wheat beer after my primary is empty (currenlty making my first batch of wine). Thanks for all the useful info everyone. I'd like to do either a cherry wheat or a rasberry wheat.

Thanks for the thorough explanation and the pictures. I feel a little bit more confident about trying this down the road! Thanks, Jason

Welcome, This is a great place to learn, it's cool you're into the AG's now. I'm still doin' extracts but I hope to graduate soon :) See you in the boards. :mug: Jason