Recent content by kenn4000

update: bottled this batch today. ended up with 36 12 oz bottles and a 22oz bottle that i threw into my closet (3 weeks at 70 right?) had about a gallon left over after that and decided to drink it without carbonating. turns out its super delicious. i guess what they say is true RDWHAHB cheers...

exactly. i like to get all my failing done up front so the good stuff can happen sooner.

i was using some info from a bunch of different sources, and i had written down to "boil wort at 170" but i guess boil means boil and 170 was pulled out of the sky. good to know for next time!

thank you for the oven idea! it never crossed my mind. and yes my thermometer is pretty cheap, so it may have some issues. what issues could this hot pitch cause?

hey all, with all these helpful words you guys expressed i decided to try my hand at my very first batch yesterday. i am sorry if i dont use the terms correctly. i sanitized everything, which might just be the only thing that went right. i was making hop blaster ipa, using 14 lbs of...

Hello all, I recently purchased the gold complete kit off amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BU7CVM/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1 Noticed that it does not come with ingredients for a first brewing. I have been looking through a few different sites for ingredient kits and there...