Recent content by KansasCyclist

I brewed that kit 7 weeks ago (not that I'm counting), it's been in bottles for about a week and a half and I tried my first last weekend. FANTASTIC. I didn't pitch enough yeast and had to warm it up to get it down the last few points. It is well worth the wait, excellent beer, my best so far.

I'm currently brewing the extract kit from Northern Brewer and they also have an all grain kit available, ingredients are listed on the website. There are plenty of good reviews on the website and I'm sure it would be a good jumping point for formulating your own recipe if that's what suits...

Well I definitely knew I underpitched but didn't realize that I'd done so by that amount. That's a big revelation about liquid yeast vs. dry yeast, I'll be making starters from here on out without a doubt. At this point is it a lost cause to go out and buy another pack or two or should I just...

So I'm guessing the answer to this question is going to be, relax and wait it out but I figured I'd post anyway and get some advice. I made my first big beer this weekend, northern brewer black IPA extract kit, O.G. was 1.075. I used a Wyeast 1271 American Ale II smack pack, let it swell for...

First off I just want to thank everyone in this forum, I've been lurking here for about a month and I can't believe the amount of useful information I've gleaned. Made my first two brewing days go relatively smoothly and hopefully I'll end up with some very good beer. Which leads me to my...