Recent content by jtrink

Harrisburg, PA here...

I live in PA and my apartment hasn't risen above 71 yet. I also don't have the heat on. It should be between 60-68 in my closet. As it gets colder without the heat on I should be able to brew more consistently in the lower 60s. Better get some sweatshirts! :) I love hobbies where there is...

Haha thanks! It was a lot of fun for sure! I'm brewing the Honey Porter from Northern Brewer! The house smells great after boiling the wort! I'm kind of a perfectionist and a very analytically driven person so I didn't know if I did something incorrect. This looks like an awesome hobby to get...

Okay cool! Thanks! I'll check the link out!

Yes it was a dry yeast... And thanks for the tip!

Okay so today was my first brewing day! I'm kinda just feeling out the home brewing stuff so I'm just starting with a 1 gallon setup. My problem is I'm not seeing a lot of activity after pitching the yeast? I had the yeast refrigerated until I put it in my sanitizer tub about 1.5 hours before I...

If you're in PA, DE, D.C., or NJ you guys should check out Saucony Creek Maple Mistress! It's up there with Punkin in my opinion.

New brewer here checking in from Central PA! Planning my first brew this weekend with a Honey Porter extract kit from Northern Brewer. I have a 1 gallon setup to experiment with currently. I'm kinda dipping my feet in the brewing world so we'll see how this goes!