Recent content by jhartley111

I've got 5 gallons in the bottle, can't wait to try it! That makes 1583.

Great story! You will be amazed at how much smoother your next batch goes and you will learn new lessons each time you screw up. I think I enjoy tweaking my process just about as much as I enjoy drinking my results. My latest lesson learned on my 5th batch: I'm not quite good enough to brew...

Yep, Starkvegas, trying to get a handle on homebrewing before football season. Tailgating just got better! I just took a few bottles of Chinook IPA to my uncle in Jackson the other day. I spared him the yeasty beers. He like the IPA and told me not to get rid of the yeasty ones yet. I'll let...

My first (Midwest's Irish Red Ale) and third batch (Midwest's Big River Brown Ale) both had a terrible yeasty taste/aroma. I am looking for a scapegoat (aside from myself :p ) and I am suspecting the Muntons dry yeast that comes in the little yellow condom wrapper. Before I pitched the yeast I...

Wow, Thanks for all the help! With responses like that, I don't even have any followup questions :D

This is my first post. First I want to thank everybody who participates on this board. I started brewing a couple of months ago (just brewed my 4th batch) and I have gained a lot more from reading the discussions on this board than I did from reading the standard brewing "how-to" books. It...