Recent content by jlmcgrath

I was planning to build mine this weekend. If you could make the instructions available DrunkleJon, that would be awesome.

My dad always says, tight is tight, to tight is broke.

from what I have read previously, everyone is using nylon thread to sew up their bags.

+ 25 gallons = 19178

264 for me. Thanks

Should be just fine as long as it stays a closed system. makes it a bit harder to clean once it dries in your blow off tube though

Hi everyone, I have a chance to brew today, which doesn't happen very often but I forgot to make my yeast starter yesterday. I will be brewing AHS Shock top clone. When I received the yeast from AHS, the cold package was no longer cold. Last beer that I made with yeast from this order didn't...

All I can say is wow! best tool ever! :mug:

256 for me. Great idea! thanks a ton

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Green Chilie Pale Ale

Hello everyone, this is my first attempt at making a mead. The kit is for a semi-sweet mead and came with a wyeast #4783 Rudsheimer yeast activator yeast packet along with 2 yeast nutrient packets. My question is, can I break the inner package and direct pitch it into my mead or does it need to...

We fermented the beer at 60 F and it has been in the secondary for 3 weeks and now tastes worse than before. Still smells and tastes like apricot, is cloudy and slightly sour. My guess is an infection. Is there anything i can do?

so at what temperature should i be fermenting at? It was in my basement and I thought it might be to cold.

Need Help. Brewed a rogue dead guy ale kit using a Wyeast Irish Ale Yeast that was recommended to me for this beer. I slapped the pack about 4 hours before we started brewing. We brewed the beer according to the directions and added the yeast at 76F. It Sat for a few days before it started...