Recent content by jtc99

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I'm trying to brew this weekend. I just discovered this local Malthouse (http://www.valleymalt.com), and I really want to use their stuff. I have the following options: -Hard Red Winter Wheat -Crystal Malt -2-Row Pale Ale Malt Does anyone have any suggestions as to a recipe that...

Just wondering if any of y'all has a good saison recipe, preferably American-ish? I am fairly new to brewing, so this would be my first saison. I really enjoy pretty things Jack D'or and want to try and emulate this, as best as possible! Thanks!

I'm on the North Shore, and we have a TON of chlorine and sitch in our water...have gotten that plastic/band aid taste in three batches (my first three). Just brewed up my fourth and used spring water, even for rinsing/sanitizing. We kind of figured that this was the issue, and even asked my...

Thanks for the great advice y'all, it really eased my concerns! I am considering switching to glass carboys (the largest size available at my LHBS)

Thank you for all of the help! I made a little rig to use as a blow off, so that problem has been solved. As for the temperature, I changed my fermentation room to my cellar...I know that having too high of a fermentation temperature can alter the taste of the beer. Have I been swift enough...

@Revvy, thanks a million for the reply... This is only my third brew, so I was quite concerned, as this has never happened before... I don't have a blow off, but I've been removing the airlock, cleaning it, re-sanitizing, and then replacing the airlock; is this an okay practice? I am going to...

Also, the first picture is from around 6:00 PM tonight, EST The second is from around 9:10 tonight

Hey y'all, I'm quite new here, and have only brewed a few times...so hopefully someone help me out with the issue: This brew is a "lawnmower beer" partial that I purchased from my local homebrew supply. It started fermentation last night, but today, fermentation has been ferocious, as you...