Recent content by JGlove

ha, no problem. the stuff is surprisingly good for being such a simple recipe. It was the first batch i was proud of.. before this whole business. I did use liberty pellet hops, first time ive used them, but i am not allergic to any other types of hops. I wouldnt think I was allergic to the...

Ive been doin the brew for almost 6 months now, and I have never ever had a problem. Different yeasts, barleys, etc, no issue. I just made a batch in april, and i used a different no rinse sanitizer than usual, and used a white labs american hefe yeast, and 2 lbs of honey; I also used a wierd...

i obviously had some misinformation coming my way. I'll keep it in mind for future batches. thanks a bunch :D

Ive had people tell me that the problem with my first beer was autolysis. Now, I am no biologist, so I have no idea if that is actually true. I was getting beer that just reeked of yeast in taste and smell. all you tasted was this really sour yeast. even 3 months later, i am getting this really...

Hey all, I am on batch 6 right now, and have a wheat beer in my primary. I have a general feel for how to do all grain techniques, but there are some finer points of beermaking that escape me. I asked a question to someone that knows something, and he described it as "primary length and...

its only been a week, I usually do a one wk primary and one wk second. I had a bad experience leaving beer in the primary for 2 weeks and doing a 1 wk secondary. the yeast tasted terrible, and it was all soaked up in my beer. I couldnt get it out. (though, now that the beer has aged some, it...

You're absolutely right, but I didnt brew this beer with a hefe in mind. I was actually just thinking about filtering half just to see the difference. half hefe, half wheat. Well, my real problem is that my girlfriend (and college women in general i gather) don't like the beer unless it...

current batch 3 pounds german wheat malt 2.5 pounds german 2 row pale .5 pounds german 55L crystal 2 pounds Orange Blossom Honey 1 oz liberty hops pellets (they smell awesome) wyeast American Hefeweizen yeast and I threw in a whirlfloc tablet to clear it all up. It's in the primary...

I am going to live in orlando for the summer. I went down last friday trying to find someplace to live, and took a tour of orlando brewery. their beers arent too bad, but im more into german styles.

Hello all, I'm College student at UF (Titletown, florida). I stumbled upon the forum when I first started homebrewing, and finally decided to register. I've helped some of my buddies make beer over the last few months, (i'm on batch number 5), and decided to buy my own equipment. I...