Recent content by JillC25

I just moved a lot of my bottled beer to the garage sine the water heater room has been getting a little warmer. Is the garage too cold for beer to condition? I live in NJ so it is pretty chilly ( though this weekend it will be in the 70s!!). The temp out there this AM is 57F. Is this too...

I love blueberry ale. We went to Maine this summer to visit my bf's family. Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale is SOOO good. IF you like blueberries that is. By far the best fruit ale I've ever had. I'll probably give it a shot next spring or summer...

david 42- next brew is either a red ale or IPA. I have to figure out what recipe the german ale yeast went with first :p happy brewing

I'm not sure what to think of this one after bottling tonight. I lost some beer and only can up with about 40 bottles :rolleyes: . It smelled like citrus and wine notes, and the taste of the cranberries was very apparent with a sharp after-bite. I am hoping that it just needs its time to...

I am hoping to start a new batch tomorrow. I will have to see how my second attempt at a start goes (made it tonight). If all goes well, I will be brewing my hook & ladder red ale tomorrow! Wish I had a sweet set up to brew outside in the georgous fall weather!

Third the motion on the stout! Perfect for drinking by the fire. Voodoochild- Did ya see one of the guys running for gov't in NJ is pro marijuana? His campaign slogan is "Take a Toke, Then Vote". :p

Add the fruit puree when you transfer to the secondary. Rack the beer on top of the rasperries. I recomend (If you have a full 5 gallons of beer) using a 6 or 6.5 gallon carboy with a blow off tube. Fermentation will start up again pretty quick & I made the mistake with my blueberry wheat of...

I am not sure how well it works... Super-KLEER is made of kieselsol and chitosan (shell fish). So becarful when serving your beer to friends if they are allergic to shellfish (or if they are vegan). I think how it works is it attracts protiens to clump to it. Once the protien chain is...

i wonder why dogs sneeze when they drink beer. 2nd street- great stories. A dog sitting on a barstool drinking beer... that's a sight.

My black lab loves beer. He is always in the kitchen on brew day licking up the spills & trying to lap at the bottling spigot. He growls at the bubbles when I use the blow off tube for primary fermentation. It can get a little frustrating bc I get paranoid about sanitation- but at least I...

I've noticed condensation in my carboys before- more so when the beer dosn't reach the "cone" part of the carboy. It has not affected any of my brews. I don't think I'd worry.

Is there a gravy stout that goes with that?

A lot of online stores have a wish list. I use this all the time. I put items I think I will want later here. I use it for personal use, but I'm sure you could share it with others so they know what YOU want. :) One place that I know has one is www.morebeer.com

I like the secondary for a couple reasons: 1 I have been brewing a lot of fruint/herb beers. The secondary is a good place for the beer to just hang out and get rid of any unsettled stuff. Second- sometimes I don't get around to bottling right away. Knowing that my brew is off the trub of...

The HBS is sending me another slap pack. I told the guy what happened. He claims he has used WYeast Slap packs over 18 months past the manufactures date and did not think that it had anything to do with it being "old" yeast. He thought something in shipping, or maybe something I did...