Recent content by kckclassic

I recently did the same on my own autumn amber ale....& I was surprised at how clear it ended up. Moral to the story: don't worry too much!

I just picked up two at Wally World this morning. They are 32oz bottles, and cost 97 cents each (which is probably cheaper than the small travel ones). I found them in the aisle with cleaning goods and laundry detergents. I needed one for star-san as well, and figured a spare couldn't hurt.

The "twang" is the exact reason I've considered the late addition. I'd like to minimize any potential extract type flavors as much as possible. I assumed the difference in hop usage would be slight, but felt like asking couldn't hurt....thanks for the quick replies! I'm going to look over the...

Greetings all, Like a lot of other folks I recently got the Midwest Supplies Living Social Deal, and opted for the Amber Ale kit. Over the weekend I picked up an 8gal SS kettle, and am now waiting on my burner to be delivered. Since I have the equipment, I intend to do a full boil of the...

monk's cafe. i love it when my friends bring me gifts!

Mine should be here Wednesday. Can't wait!

goose bump imperial stout...... not too shabby, little weak in the mouth feel area, slightly more bitter than I generally prefer, but only just. Not getting a lot of coffee, which is good for my palate. Overall nothing to write home about, but definitely drinkable. Hides the 9.0 ABV pretty...

Our friends bought this deal from our link and I received an email notifying me shortly thereafter. Have you gotten any notification Josiah?

slightly off topic, but...... .....any other newbie brewers as excited as I am to get the ball rolling on this?:D

sweet, what a deal! even if no one uses my link I'm still pretty stoked to FINALLY get my equipment ready...and with feBREWary right around the corner too.... https://www.livingsocial.com/deals/588148?ref=share-link-post&rpi=102902292&rui=144032029

boulevard is a great brewery, and the tours are fun, though as stated they fill up fast, so you might be out of luck. probably worth a call-ahead to check and see. the last one i did was for a friend's bday, and they pulled a fresh six pack of irish ale off the line for him. wonderful folks...

greetings all! i've been lurking this forum for the past few weeks, as a way of furthering my edu-beer-cation.....so much great advice to learn from, thanks everyone! the better half and i are seriously considering setting up shop, so to speak, and we're aiming to start at the beginning of...